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Ending child marriage in West and Central Africa on pace to take 100 years, warns UNICEF

Ending child marriage in West and Central Africa on pace to take 100 years, warns UNICEF

Oct 25, 2017, at 03:56 am

New York, Oct 24(Just Earth News): Unless progress is accelerated, ending child marriage in West and Central Africa will take more than 100 years, with far-reaching, life-altering consequences for millions of child brides and crippling impact on the region's prosperity, the United Nations children's agency has said.