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UN: More Than 12 Million Girls Marry Before 18 Each Year

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More than 12 million girls worldwide marry before the age of 18 every year, putting their education, health, safety and future choices at risk, the United Nations has warned ahead of the International Day of the Girl Child. Sima Bahous, executive director of UN Women, said child marriage deprives girls of opportunities to learn, make […]

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In the world about one in five girls is married before she turns 18. There are about 650 million women and girls living today who have contracted early marriages. (ANSA)

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AgenPress. On the occasion of the Day of Girls and Girls (tomorrow), UNICEF remembers that, in the world about 1 in 5 girls is given to the bride before she is 18 years old; there are about 650 million women and girls living today who have contracted early marriages. The crises, conflicts and displacements continue [...]

(The following text is taken in full from the press note sent to the Agency Opinion) //// UNICEF on International Day of Girls and Girls (11/10) Focus on early weddings: 1 girl out of 5 date married before she turned 18. Each year more than 12 million girls are [...]

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ANSA broke the news in Rome, Italy on Saturday, October 10, 2026.
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