Girls Not Brides UK releases recommendations for UK government action on child marriage

Photo: UK Parliament - Parliamentary Copyright Accessed in March 2016

In the time it has taken to read this article 12 girls under the age of 18 have been married

Each year, 12 million girls are married before the age of 18

That is 23 girls every minute

Nearly 1 every 2 seconds

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