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Child marriage rate falling too slowly, UN says in new report

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Child marriages are declining -- but at a rate that would not eliminate the practice for another 300 years, while a perfect storm of crises could yet reverse the trend, the United Nations childrens' agency said Tuesday.

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Channel News Asia

Number of child marriages falling too slowly: UNICEF

UNITED NATIONS: Child marriages are declining - but at a rate that would not eliminate the practice for another 300 years, while a perfect storm of crises could yet reverse the trend, the United Nations childrens' agency said Tuesday (May 2). "We definitely have made progress in the abandonment of the prac

1 year ago·Singapore

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Al Jazeera

Child marriage rate falling too slowly, UN says in new report

UNICEF estimates that some 640 million girls and women today were married when they were below 18.

1 year ago·Qatar

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Zeit Online

Human rights: UNICEF: Twelve million child marriages each year

Here you can find information on the subject of “human rights.” Read now “UNICEF: Twelve million child marriages each year.”

1 year ago·Germany

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Deutsche Welle

UNICEF: Crises jeopardize progress in the fight against child marriage

According to UNICEF, the proportion of girls in child marriages has fallen slightly over the past five years. But crises, wars, climate change and the consequences of the corona pandemic threaten “hard-won progress.”

1 year ago·Germany

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