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On Friday, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) praised the Philippines for enacting legislation prohibiting child marriage, describing it as “another layer of protection” for children.

The passing of Republic Act 11596, or the “Prohibition of Child Marriage Law,” strengthens the country’s legal framework and protects Filipino children, according to Unicef Philippines Representative Oyunsaikhan Dendevnorov in a statement.

“(The law) reaffirms the government’s commitment to fully implement the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child as a state party,” Dendevnorov added.

She called child marriage a “human rights violation” that can cause “a lifetime of sorrow” for both young girls and their children.

“Girls who marry before they are 18 are less likely to stay in school and are more likely to be subjected to domestic violence and abuse,” Dendevnorov added.

Young girls, she claims, are more likely than women in their 20s to die as a result of difficulties during pregnancy and childbirth.

“If they survive pregnancy and childbirth, their infants are quite likely to be stillborn or die during the first month of life,” Dendevnorov said.

Unicef and its partner organizations, she said, would “remain dedicated” to ensuring the law’s strict implementation and assisting the Philippine government in the “full eradication of child marriage and all forms of abuse against children.”

“Other efforts, like as social protection measures, equal access to school, uninterrupted health care, and the empowerment of children and young people, will be safeguarded by UNICEF,” Dendevnorov stated.

President Rodrigo Duterte signed the Prohibition of Child Marriage Law on December 10, 2021, and it was made public on Thursday.

Child marriage is defined by the law as any marriage in which one or both of the parties are minors and is solemnized in civil or religious processes, or in any other recognized traditional, cultural, or customary method.

It covers the unofficial union or cohabitation of an adult and a child or between children outside of marriage.

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