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Stakeholders were asked to do their part to end early marriages. The Ministry of Women, Children and Youth Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) has asked stakeholders to participate in solving the problem in a sustainable way, as it is an inhumane act that can cause complex physical and psychological harm to women and adolescents.
A panel discussion was held at Hotel Zahab on how to prevent early marriage together with the support of the Jerusalem Community and Child Development Organization, the coordination of Yes Multi Media Production and the Swedish International Development Association (AIDS) .
The panel discussion was attended by various governmental and non-governmental organizations, art and media institutions and other interested parties. An introductory article was presented on the situation of early marriage in Ethiopia, in particular the impact of COVID-19 on children.
In her keynote address at the panel discussion under the slogan ‘We will all marry’, Zebider Bogale, Advisor to the Minister for Children’s Affairs at the Ministry, said: “The government is committed to enforcing the international treaties that have contributed significantly to end harmful traditional practices, including early marriage, the design of supportive national legal frameworks and the strengthening of executive capacity. “
He said the ministry, in collaboration with stakeholders, has been conducting a number of activities to help curb harmful traditional practices, especially early marriage and female genital mutilation.
“For example,” he said, “a roadmap is being developed to help implement our country’s commitment to end these practices by 2025.”
In addition, it has come a long way to bring about fundamental change in society through broad awareness and mobilization, improving existing laws, developing new strategies, and establishing and strengthening community partnerships.
However, in addition to the fact that the problem is entrenched and the practice is constantly deteriorating, he said that there was a lack of coordination between the Executive and a gap in the action against the perpetrators.
Therefore, in order to save women and young children from early marriage and circumcision, he called on all parties to make every effort to achieve the 10-year development plan and the sustainable development goals within the deadline. He said there are useful inputs from the discussion.
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Ethiopia is committed to eliminating child, early and forced marriage by 2030, in line with the goal of the Sustainable Development Goals. During its Voluntary National Review at the 2017 High-Level Political Forum, the government highlighted that its Women and Politics strategies address the elimination of child marriage.
Ethiopia co-sponsored the 2017 Human Rights Council resolution recognizing the need to address child, early and forced marriage in humanitarian contexts, and the 2015 Human Rights Council resolution to end child, early and forced marriage, recognizing which is a violation of human rights. .
Ethiopia co-sponsored the 2013 and 2014 UN General Assembly resolutions on child, early and forced marriage, and also co-sponsored the 2013 Human Rights Council resolution on child, early and forced marriage. In 2014, Ethiopia signed a joint statement at the Human Rights Council calling for a resolution on child marriage.
