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The UN passed resolution ahead of General Assembly calling for end to child marriage

The UN estimates 650 million women and girls currently alive were married before age 18. A new resolution aims to bring awareness and push countries to act to end child marriage.

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The United Nations adopted a resolution ahead of the General Assembly that calls for an end to child marriage. The UN estimates that 650 million women and girls alive today were married before turning 18. The resolution seeks to raise awareness and urge member states to take action to eliminate the practice.

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