The United Nations agreed on Friday that all members should pass and enforce laws banning child marriages, resolving to end a practice that affects about 15 million girls every year.
The committee of the 193-nation General Assembly that deals with human rights adopted by consensus a resolution urging all states to take steps to end "child, early and forced marriage."
There are now more than 700 million women who were married before their 18th birthday, many in conditions of poverty and insecurity, according to UN statistics. Read more
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