Child marriage could rise after coronavirus pandemic – Experts

The economic impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic could fuel a rise in child marriage and cohabitation in developing nations, researchers warned on Friday.

Researchers led by Britain’s Oxford University interviewed 345 adolescents in India, Ethiopia, Peru and Zambia for the long-term Young Marriage and Parenthood study.

National and UN-led international programmes have reduced the number of children, particularly girls, marrying under 18 years old, they found |||READ MORE

 


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