There are now more than 700 million women who were married before their 18th birthday. 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. Child marriage among girls is most common in south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. In Niger in West Africa, which has the highest overall rate, 77 percent of women between 20 and 49 were married before the age of 18.Bangladesh has the most girls who married under 15 and India is home to one third of all child brides worldwide. Christine Kalamwina, the deputy permanent representative of Zambia, which initiated the resolution with Canada, said child marriage impeded poverty reduction, education, gender equality and women’s empowerment, child mortality, maternal health, and combating HIV/AIDS and other diseases.

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