Report Cites Child Marriage For Girls As Major Problem

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Report Cites Child Marriage For Girls As Major Problem

A new report using UN statistics estimates there are about 700 million girls around the world who were forced to get married before the age of 18.

The Save the Children report -- issued on October 11 to mark International Day Of The Girl Child -- said a girl under 15 is forced into marriage every seven seconds and that many girls only 10 years of age are being forced to marry.

Citing statistics from the UN children's agency UNICEF, the study says that by the year 2050 there could be some 1.2 billion underage girls forced into child marriage.

The report, titled Every Last Girl, says early marriage for girls usually prevents them from getting an education, from seeking work, and often continues a cycle of poverty.

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