Wednesday, May 3, 2023

It'll take 300 years to wipe out child marriage at the current pace of progress

A 14-year-old schoolgirl in Bangladesh poses with friends and neighbors on her wedding day. A new UNESCO report looks at progress — and the lack thereof — in ending child marriage.

UNESCO's new report on child marriages shows signs of progress. Yet each year, 12 million girls marry before they turn 18. And the pandemic, climate change and conflict has only made things worse.

(Image credit: Sultan Mahmud Mukut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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