Worldwide, 15 million girls are married before the age of 18 each year – that’s 28 girls every minute. One every 2 seconds. Of the 10 countries with the highest rates of child marriage, nine are in Africa, according to UNICEF.
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Worldwide, 15 million girls are married before the age of 18 each year – that’s 28 girls every minute. One every 2 seconds. Of the 10 countries with the highest rates of child marriage, nine are in Africa, according to UNICEF.
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