00:01Forced and child marriages of girls from minority communities in Pakistan were at the center of discussions at a side
00:07event during the 63rd Union Human Rights Council session in Geneva.
00:11Human rights defender Naveed Walter highlighted their impact on girls' rights, education, health and dignity.
00:18Most recently the UNICEF gave the data about Pakistan. 19 million women and children and girls have been affected being
00:34of child rights and from them 4.8 million were under 15 of age.
00:44You know, dear Excellencies and dear audience, that during the pregnancy of the children, millions have been died.
01:00And you know, under 13% of the children who got married, they even does not have a basic education.
01:13Cindy women's rights activist Dr. Shiguf Thakandro highlighted the situation in Sindh, drawing attention to the vulnerabilities faced by girls
01:21married at a young age and the impact on their health and future.
01:24According to the National Commission on Rights of the Children, 84,000 children between the age of 10 and 17
01:33are married, widowed and separated.
01:37Many of them have already left the school and many face serious health risks.
01:42More than one in five young women in Sindh, 21% had been married before the age of 18 and
01:52have few cases ended in a conviction.
01:56The consequences are also miserable in girls' health.
02:00Pakistan has around the birth rate of 41,000 girls aged 15 to 19 and estimated 61,000 pregnancies over
02:13the year.
02:14Only 44% of the pregnant girls in that age group receive four or more antennal visas.
02:21In Sindh, 61.9% of the girls are anemic.
02:26The highest of any provinces in Sindh.
02:30Speakers called for stronger protection of women and children and greater international action against child and forced marriage as gender
02:37-based violence.
02:4034,000 children between the age of 10 and 17 are married, widowed and separated.
02:47Many of them have already left the school and many face serious health risks.
02:54More than one in five young women in Sindh, 21% had been married before the age of 18 and
03:03few cases ended in a conviction.
03:06The consequences are also miserable in girls' health.
03:11Pakistan has around the birth rate of 41,000 girls aged 15 to 19 and estimated 61,000 pregnancies over
03:23the year.
03:24Only 44% of the pregnant girls in that age group receive four or more antennal visas.
03:31In Sindh, 61.9% of the girls are anemic.
03:37The highest of any provinces in Sindh.
03:41Speakers called for stronger protection of women and children and greater international action against child and forced marriage as gender
03:48-based violence.
03:50According to the National Commission on Rights of Children, 84,000 children between the age of 10 and 17 are
03:59married, widowed and separated.
04:03Many of them have already left the school and many face serious health risks.
04:08More than one in five young women in Sindh, 21% had been married before the age of 18 and
04:18few cases ended in a conviction.
04:22The consequences are also miserable in girls' health.
04:26Pakistan has around the birth rate of 41,000 girls aged 15 to 19 and estimated 61,000 pregnancies over
04:38the year.
04:39Only 44% of the pregnant girls in that age group receive four or more antennal visas.
04:47In Sindh, 61.9% of the girls are anemic.
04:51The highest of any provinces in Sindh.
04:55Speakers called for stronger protection of women and children and greater international action against child and forced marriage as gender
05:02-based violence.
05:03The highest of принимates.
05:06The highest of women and girls have a number of young people around the world.
05:09Probably for two months.
05:10The highest of women and girls have a number of young people named who are two or four or three
05:11times for 16 or 16 years.
05:12The highest of women and children have one of them favorite targets,
05:12the highest of women in the vaccinated national community.
05:12You
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