In a new report released by U.N. Children’s Agency (UNICEF), the organisation warns that the number of child brides in Africa could more than double to 310 million by 2050, if current practices continue. Just over one in three African girls marry before the age of 18, most commonly in poor, rural families which often receive a bride price or dowry in exchange for their daughter.
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Desire for a male child leads a woman to give birth to 14 daughters in western India
A woman gives birth to 14 girls in order to fulfill the family’s desire for a male child in a remote village in western India.