काठमाण्डौं, ,, २४ जेठ २०७६ –, युनिसेफले गरेको एक गहन बिश्लेषणले बालकहरूको बालविवाह धेरै हुने मुलुकहरू मध्ये नेपाल विश्व कै शीर्ष दशमा पर्ने जनाएको छ। सो बिश्लेषणका अनुसार नेपालका २० देखि २४ वर्षका १० पुरुषहरूमध्ये एकको बाल्यावस्थामै विवाह भएको थियो। विश्वका ८२ मुलुकहरूको तथ्याङ्कको आधारमा युनिसेफले गरेको अध्ययनका अनुसार बालकहरूको बालविवाह धेरै हुने मुलुकहरू अफ्रिकाको उप-सहारा…, सम्पादकलाई अनुरोधः, मल्टिमिडिया सामग्री डाउनलोड गर्न कृपया यहाँ जानुहोस्। बालकहरूमा हुने बालविवाहको विश्वव्यापी र क्षेत्रीय तथ्याङ्क ८२ मुलुकहरूको राष्ट्रिय तथ्याङ्कबाट गणना गरिएको हो। बालविवाह सम्बन्धी राष्ट्रिय तथ्याङ्कहरू युनिसेफको सहयोगमा सञ्चालन गरिने बहुसूचक सर्वेक्षण (MICS ) र अमेरिकी अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विकास नियोग (युएसएआइडी)को सहयोगमा सञ्चालन गरिने जनसांख्यिकीय…

बाल विवाह १९९२

काठमाडौं, २१ भाद्र २०७५ – नेपालमा एक वर्षदेखि १४ वर्ष उमेरसम्मका ८० प्रतिशतभन्दा धेरै बालबालिका अनुशासनका नाममा हुने हिंसाबाट प्रभावित हुने गरेका छन् । नेपाल बहुसूचक सर्वेक्षण २०१४ का अनुसार, एकदेखि दुई वर्षको उमेरका आधाभन्दा धेरै शिशुहरुलाई पनि बल प्रयोग गरेर अनुशासनमा राख्ने गरिएको छ । यीमध्ये धेरैजसो बालबालिकाले आफ्नो हेरचाह गर्ने मानिसहरुबाटै…, सम्पादकहरुलाई जानकारीः, युनिसेफको हिंसा समाप्त गर्ने विश्वव्यापी अभियानको थप थाहा पाउन , यहाँ जानुहोस् । , Child photo with graphics UNICEF Nepal/2017/SJThapa

KATHMANDU, 7 June 2019, – Nepal is one of the top 10 countries worldwide that has a prevalence of child marriage among boys, UNICEF said today in its first ever in-depth analysis of child grooms. In Nepal, one in 10 men aged between 20 and 24 were married as children. Using data from 82 countries, the study reveals that child marriage among boys is prevalent across a…, Notes to editors, Multimedia content can be downloaded here . Estimates of the global and regional prevalence of child grooms are calculated on the basis of national estimates in the UNICEF global databases, comprised of nationally representative data from 82 countries. National data on child marriage are primarily drawn from household surveys, including the UNICEF…

Rautahat, Nepal:, Some months ago, Janaki Sah (name changed) took a step that would change her life. The 14-year-old eighth grader goes to a secondary school in her home village in Rautahat District, in Nepal’s southern plains. In class, she is generally a force to be reckoned with, a bright student who gets good grades and always has something to contribute to…

Rautahat, Nepal –, When 17-year-old Asmita Kumari Chaudhary learned about the impending marriages of two of her fellow students, she felt she had to intervene. Like her, Sekh Jamser Aalam was a ninth-grader at the Shree Secondary School in Kanakpur in Rautahat District near Nepal’s southern border, and Osed Aalam was even younger, only in grade six. As president of…

LONDON/KATHMANDU,, 22 January 2019, –, Young people from around the world will call on governments, including the Government of Nepal, to end violence in and around schools at the Education World Forum this week.   Representing children and young people from around the globe, Khuthadzo Silima and Jonathan Franca, 18-year-old youth activists from South Africa and the USA, will present a…, Notes to Editors:, Multimedia assets can be downloaded here . Learn more about UNICEF’s #ENDviolence global campaign here ., About Safe to Learn, #SafetoLearn is a new campaign dedicated to ending violence in schools so children are free to learn, thrive and pursue their dreams.  It was initially conceived by members of the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children: UNESCO, UNICEF, UK Department for International Development (DFID) and UNGEI. Our vision is to work with governments…

KATHMANDU,,  6 September 2018 , –  Over 80 per cent [i]  of Nepali children, aged between one and 14, experience violent discipline. A significant number of toddlers, more than half, aged between one and two, are disciplined with the use of physical force. Most striking, the vast majority of children experience violence at the hands of those entrusted to take care of them. This…, Notes to Editors:, Learn more about UNICEF’s #ENDviolence global campaign  here . [i]  Central Bureau of Statistics and UNICEF Nepal. , Nepal Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2014, [ii]  : Aryal KK, Bista B, Khadka BB, Pandey AR, Mehta R, Jha BK, Kann L, Riley LM, Yamakawa Y, Rani M, Agrawal N, Karki KB. , Global School Based Student Health Survey Nepal, 2015. Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepal Health Research Council, 2017, Child photo with graphics UNICEF Nepal/2017/SJThapa

A Child Bride in Nepal 1992 (उजेली)

Nepal has one of the highest rates of child marriage in Asia – for both girls and boys. Although the legal age of unions for both sexes is 20, more than a third of young women aged 20-24 report that they were married by the age of 18, and just over one in ten by 15. Nepali boys are among the most likely in the world to be child grooms. More than…