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Lost Childhood, Lost Opportunities |
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Friday, June 24
Noon-1:30 pm
325 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C.
Child marriage is a significant but often neglected development problem that affects the health and well-being of millions of girls in poor countries. At least 51 million girls are currently married as children, and it is estimated that 25,000 girls are child brides every day. In many countries, marriage at the age of 10 or 12 is common. In fact at this age, many of these young girls are having children while they are still children themselves. Marriage at such early ages undermines many of the core development goals held by the United States. Recently 46 religious leaders expressed their concern about the growing practice of child marriage and called for efforts to reduce its frequency.
Please join us to hear from experts in the field who are working with local communities to reduce the occurrence of child marriage.
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