#aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#badj  ,,an ,,act  ,to prev5t *ild      
m>riage 9 refugee settlem5ts adm9i/]$ by
 ! ,unit$ ,nations1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,prev5t+ ,*ild ,m>riage 9 ,displac$   
,populations ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress
 f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,accord+ to       
,,unicef1 #ab million girls m>ry be=e ! 
age ( #ah e ye>4  7#b7 ,e>ly m>riage    
d5ies *ildr51 especially girls1 _! "r to
 make vital decisions ab\t _! well-be+1 
includ+ relat+ to _! heal?1 family1 &   
c>e]4 ,*ild brides are less likely to   
f9i% _! education1 & are at high] risk =
 abuse1 contract+ ,,hiv1 & dy+ :ile     
pregnant or giv+ bir?4  7#c7 ,*ild      
m>riage also imposes sub/antial economic
 co/s to develop+ c\ntries1 imp$+       
developm5t & prosp]ity ga9s4  7#d7      
,displac$ populations are p>ticul>ly    
vuln]able to *ild m>riage1 9 communities
 :]e pov]ty1 in/ability1 & displacem5t  
put pressure on families to m>ry *ildr51
 p>ticul>ly "y girls1 (f at a "y age4   

7#e7 ,"o ,unit$ ,nations 7,,un7 /udy    
f\nd t *ild m>riage rates 7 #d times    
high] among displac$ ,syrian refugees   
?an among ,syrians be=e ! crisis4 ,?is  
indicates t displacem5t1 in/ability1 &  
pov]ty are driv+ *ild m>riages4  7#f7   
,unit$ ,nations ag5cies1 includ+        
,,unicef & ,,unhcr1 h ackn[l$g$ ! dang]s
 ( *ild m>riage & tak5 /eps to address  
its risk 9 ! populations !y s]ve4  7#g7 
,! ,,un ,jo9t ,program on ,*ild ,m>riage
 supports ?is "w by build+ ! resili5ce (
 populations to indirectly prev5t *ild  
m>riage & by g5]at+ new data & evid5ce  
on ! preval5ce ( *ild m>riage 9         
humanit>ian & fragile sett+s4 ,=        
example1 9 ,ug&a1 ! ,,un ,jo9t ,program 
on ,*ild ,m>riage help$ #bg1jjj         
adolesc5t girls /r5g!n critical skills  
?r\gh s*ool clubs & ,g ,back to ,s*ool  
campaigns1 z well z life-skills &       
f9ancial lit]acy tra9+4  7#h7 ,aft] !   
,,un ,jo9t ,program on ,*ild ,m>riage   
id5tifi$ ,yem5 z "o ( its focus         
c\ntries1 #fe1jjj p1 ( :om #de1jjj are  

adolesc5ts1 7 rea*$ ) aw>5ess rais+     
activities on ! h>ms ( *ild m>riage 9   
#bjah alone4 ,z a result1 local c\ncil  
repres5tatives1 eld]s1 & community      
lead]s f six di/ricts sign$ a pl$ge to  
support advocacy ef=ts to end *ild      
m>riage4  #c4 ,prev5t+ *ild m>riage 9   
displac$ populations  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,presid5t %all direct ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
,p]man5t ,repres5tative to ! ,unit$     
,nations to use ! voice1 vote1 &        
influ5ce ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates at ! ,unit$  
,nations to call = an adoption ( an     
agre$-^u def9ition ( *ild m>riage across
 ,unit$ ,nations ag5cies4  7b7 ,/rategy 
,! ,presid5t %all direct ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,p]man5t ,repres5tative to ! ,unit$    
,nations to use ! voice1 vote1 &        
influ5ce ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates at ! ,unit$  
,nations to call = ! developm5t ( a     
compreh5sive /rategy to address *ild    
m>riage 9 refugee settlem5ts adm9i/]$ by
 ! ,unit$ ,nations4 ,su* /rategy %\ld   
include ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,a m&ate to     
regul>ly collect & report data relat$ to

 ! numb] ( kn[n or suspect$ *ild        
m>riages tak+ place inside ea* su*      
settlem5t4  7#b7 ,protocols = ,unit$    
,nations p]sonnel reg>d+ prev5tion &    
monitor+ ( *ild m>riages inside ea* su* 
settlem5t4  7#c7 ,a description ( ,unit$
 ,nations programs adm9i/]$ at su*      
settlem5ts t include-- 7,a7 physical1   
m5tal1 & emotional rehabilitation &     
support to *ildr5 :o h extricat$        
!mselves f *ild m>riage2 &  7,b7        
alt]natives to *ild m>riage1 su* z      
education initiatives4  7#d7 ,protocols 
reg>d+ h[ ,unit$ ,nations p]sonnel      
%\ld--  7,a7 report adults p>ticipat+ 9 
illegal *ild m>riages 9 ea* su*         
settlem5t2 &  7,b7 monitor ! prosecution
 ( su* adults by ! au?orities ( ! c\ntry
 9 :i* ! settlem5t at issue is locat$4  
7c7 ,rese>* ,! ,presid5t %all direct !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,p]man5t ,repres5tative to
 ! ,unit$ ,nations to use ! voice1 vote1
 & influ5ce ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates at !      
,unit$ ,nations to advocate = ! ,unit$  
,nations & its appropriate ag5cies to   

include1 z appropriate1 9 all ( its     
rese>* into *ild m>riage ! relation%ip  
betwe5 *ild m>riage & viol5ce aga9/     
girls1 includ+ "y *ildr5 & infants4  7d7
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,*ild
 m>riage ,! t]m *ild m>riage means a    
=mal m>riage or in=mal union involv+ at 
lea/ "o p]son y\ng] ?an age #ah4  7#b7  
,illegal *ild m>riage ,! t]m illegal    
*ild m>riage means a *ild m>riage t is  
illegal "u ! laws ( ! c\ntry 9 :i* !    
*ild m>riage occurs4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives ,june #aj1 #bjai4;,cl]k4