UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations on Friday, November 21, 2014, adopted the first-ever resolution calling on governments to stop child marriages, despite misgivings from countries who had hoped to include sex education as key to preventing the practice. About 15 million girls worldwide become child brides each year and globally, more than 700 million women were married before the age of 18. Unless action is taken, some 1.2 billion girls will be married by 2050, said the Girls Not Brides coalition of non-governmental organizations. Niger, Bangladesh and India have high rates of child marriages, but Zara Rapoport from the child rights group Plan said forced marriages are also prevalent […]
UN moves to prevent child marriage Reported by IndiaVision 14 hours ago.
UN moves to prevent child marriage Reported by IndiaVision 14 hours ago.