Somalia: Marriage
(asked on 5th February 2019) - View Source
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to prevent child marriage in Somalia.
This question was answered on 11th February 2019
The UK is supporting discussions in communities across Somalia to encourage an end to harmful practices, including child marriage. In 2018 our programme reached over 11,000 community members and 900 religious leaders across the country. We also continue to support UN efforts with the Ministry of Women and Human Rights to strengthen the implementation of policy and appropriate legislation aimed at protecting children from this practice.