Nigeria: More Than 140 Million Girls to Become Child Brides in 2020 - Osotimehin

The UN on Friday said that by 2020 more than 140 million girls would have become child brides globally if the current marriage rates continue.

It warned that little progress has been made towards ending the harmful practise.

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