'By 2020, more than 140 million girls will have become child brides' – UN ... if we do not Take Action NOW !!! March 2013 – If current child marriage rates continue, more than 140 million girls will become child brides between 2011 and 2020, the United Nations said today, warning that little progress has been made towards ending this harmful practice. Of these 140 million girls, 50 million will be under the age of 15, according to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), which added that … [Read more...]
Too YOUNG to WED – End Child Marriage/slavery!
November 2, 2013 by Team Celebration
Filed Under: AFRICA, ASIA, CA-- USES, CHILDCARE, MIDDLE EAST, Uncategorized, WOMEN that "Share in Positive Action" for Our World! Tagged With: Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Chad, Change NOW, child brides, child marriage, End Child Marriage/slavery!, Guinea, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, NIGER, South Sudan, Take Action, the Central African Republic, TOO YOUNG TO WED, TOO YOUNG TO WED - Take Action
