child marriage
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Middle East
Afghanistan: Girls at increasing risk of child marriage
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has received credible reports of families in Afghanistan offering daughters as young as 20 days old for future…
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Africa
Tanzania helpline calls time on child marriage and abuse
Child marriage continues to affect many young girls across Tanzania, in East Africa, but now a series of interventions supported…
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Culture and Education
UN NEWS EXCLUSIVE: Exceptional teacher inspires students and fights scourge of child marriage
Indian primary school teacher Ranjitsinh Disale, winner of the UN-backed 2020 Global Teacher Prize, says that he is driven by empowering…
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