Answer:
Children's Act 1992 is the first act solely dedicated to the rights of the child and their concern. The Act recognizes the rights of child to identity; non-discrimination; non-exploitation; protection; education and development; and juvenile justice to upbringing, development and protection of the child.
Explanation:
• The pace of decline in child marriage is slowing down. Two in every five girls are getting married before the age of 18 years. Sustaining and accelerating the reduction of child marriage remains a challenge due to community acceptance, deeply entrenched social norms undervaluing girls, and a strong patriarchal society. Child brides are more likely to drop out of school, get pregnant early, and suffer domestic violence including dowry-related abuses and violence.
• Almost every child between 1 and 14 years suffers violence in their own home. Violent discipline affects 82 per cent of children. Parents have insufficient skills positive disciplining techniques, there is societal acceptance of violence, and general lack of understanding of its negative consequences.
• Child labour has not abated. One in every three children aged 5-17 years in Nepal are engaged in labour, and almost all of them are working under hazardous conditions.
• More than 25,000 children are living in residential care institutions . Parents abandon, voluntarily relinquish or place their children in institutional care because of their inability to look after them, because of misconceptions that institutional care will provide better education opportunities or due to their lack of awareness on the importance of children growing up in family setting