Working to End Child Marriage as Part of International Women’s Day

The motion

That the Parliament notes that 8 March 2017 is International Women’s Day; recognises that this is an opportunity to build momentum to achieve gender equality and to ensure quality education for all; considers that child marriage is a human rights violation that directly threatens a girl’s health and wellbeing, often resulting in early pregnancy before she is physically and mentally ready for it, social isolation, dropping out of school early and placing her at increased risk of domestic violence; understands that worldwide more than 700 million women and girls alive today were married before their 18th birthday; recognises the work of Tearfund Scotland in Malawi to empower communities to put an end to the harmful practice of child marriage and to provide opportunities for girls to return to education and pursue a brighter future, and supports the key target of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to eliminate child and forced marriage.

No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

SNP 13 Lab 7 Green 2

Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.

No contribution in the Official Report cites S5M-04446 by reference.