After I suffered because of social practices

Girls and women from all over the world are fighting underage marriage

She got married while still playing with her doll bride.

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One million girls in the world are married each year before they reach the age of 18, according to United Nations estimates.

The United Nations was able to make remarkable progress in this regard, and the organization hopes to end child marriage by 2030 as a goal of the United Nations' set of sustainable development goals, and many countries have launched strategies to stop this practice, but progress is slow, and it is likely to be severely affected by the virus epidemic. Corona, as closed schools and financial pressures affect families.

Last April, the United Nations Population Fund predicted that an additional 13 million children would marry over the next decade, due to disruption of programs.

Nevertheless, some girls and women took this issue into their own hands, and began calling for a change in the situation in which minors lived.

The following are some of the girls who have been able to contribute to fighting this phenomenon, and others who have suffered:

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40%

Of girls in Nepal get married before their 18th birthday.

One million girls in the world are married each year before they reach the age of 18, according to United Nations estimates.

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