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UNICEF warns of millions more child brides in Africa – but the Church could help change that
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UNICEF warns of millions more child brides in Africa – but the Church could help change that

(Photo: Compassion UK) UNICEF has just launched a report revealing that an additional 45 million girls in sub-Saharan Africa will become child brides in the next decade if progress to stop the practice is not accelerated. Marie-Pierre Poirier, UNICEF Regional Director for West and Central Africa highlights that in poorer rural areas that have a higher…