8 ways to address child marriage in conflict- and crisis-affected settings

Explore the latest evidence, solutions, tools and resources for preventing and responding to child marriage in conflict- and crisis-affected settings.

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In the time it has taken to read this article 84 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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