马拉维酋长取消330桩童婚

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1、马拉维酋长取消330桩童婚　　2012年，一半的马拉维女孩都在18岁之前出嫁。联合国人口基金会数据显示，马拉维童婚率在世界排名第八。近年来，联合国妇女署及其伙伴经过长期不懈的宣传努力，增强了人们对这个问题的意识，并推进了相关法律的制定，比如，2015年4月颁布的《马拉维婚姻、离婚和家庭关系法案》。今年6月，代扎地区酋长取消了330桩民间婚约，其中175桩涉及未成年女童，155桩涉及未成年男童。　　Inacountrywherehalfofgirlsaremarriedbeforeage18，UNWomenplayedakeyrole

2、inlobbyingforanewlawthatraisesthelegalagetowed，whileraisingawarenessandworkingwithtraditionalleaderstoannulmarriages.　　InJune2015，SeniorChiefInkosiKachindamotoannulled330customarymarriages?Cofwhich175weregirlwivesand155wereboyfathers?CinDedzadistrict，intheCentralRegion

3、ofMalawi.Theobjectivewastoencouragetheseyouthtoreturntoschool，andcontinueahealthychildhood.　　BernadettaMatison，17，wasamongthem.Marriedat15，shebecamepregnantthesameyear.“IdroppedoutofschoolbecauseIgotpregnant，”shesaid.“I’veseentheevilsofgettingmarriedatayoungage.WhenIth

4、inkaboutitnow，Irealizethatgetting4marriedatsuchayoungageisn’tagoodthing.Attheendoftheday，westilllackthethingsthatbroughtusintothemarriageinthefirstplace，likesoapandlotionandotherbasicitems.Someevengetbeaten，whichisn’tright.”　　Childmarriageandpregnancyremainthemaincause

5、sfortheirhighdropoutrates.Themanyyounggirlswhohaveleftschoolhavefewopportunitiestoearnaliving，whichleavesthemexposedtovariousformsofgender-basedviolence.ThoughthereareanequalnumberofboysandgirlsinlowergradesofPrimarySchoolinMalawi，only45percentofgirlsstayinschoolpastst

6、andardeight（8thgrade）.　　Whilecivilmarriagescanonlybeterminatedundercivillaw，customarymarriagesareregulatedbycustodiansofculture.Therefore，UNWomenMalawihasengagedwithtraditionalleaders，includingChiefKachindamoto，tofighttheculturalandreligiouspracticesthathaveallowedchil

7、dmarriages.　　“Idon’twantyouthfulmarriages，”saidChiefKachindamoto.“Theymustgotoschool…nochildshouldbefoundloiteringathomeordoinghouseholdchoresduringschooltime.”TheChiefclearlystatesthatopportunitiesthattheyouthhavetoday，werenotreadilyavailableforher.Marryingearlyinhert

8、imewasanorm.4　　InMalawiin2012，oneineverytwogirlswasmarriedbeforetheageof18andaccordingtotheUNPopulationFund，ithasoneo