Wednesday, 19 April 2023

South Asia home to world’s highest number of child brides: UN

South Asia is home to highest number of child brides in the world as increased financial pressures and school closures due to COVID-19 forced families to marry off their young daughters, according to new estimates released by UNICEF on Wednesday. There were 290 million child brides in the region, accounting for 45% of the global […]

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