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The impact of Covid-19 on child marriage and other gender-based violence


The impact of Covid-19 on child marriage and other gender-based violence
Marriage before the age of 18 is a fundamental violation of human rights. Yet Unicef reported in April that the number of girls married in childhood stands at 12 million per year worldwide. Photo: Save The Children
I recently visited rural areas of Bangladesh amid the Covid-19 pandemic and returned to Dhaka with a new understanding of the impact that Covid-19 is having on child marriage, a harmful practice that is a global challenge. The fundamental shift that I saw was that child marriage, which has typically been encouraged by struggling parents, is now being encouraged by struggling girls. This worrisome trend underscores a new burden of the pandemic on the poor.  ....

Polli Shomaj , Brac Skills Development Programme , United Nations Population Fund , Bangladesh Bureau Of Statistics , Brac Community Empowerment Programme , World Population , Community Empowerment Programme , Aid Clinics , Skills Development Programme , Bangladesh Bureau , ப்ர்யாக் திறன்கள் வளர்ச்சி ப்ரோக்ராம் , ஒன்றுபட்டது நாடுகள் பாப்யுலேஶந் நிதி , பங்களாதேஷ் பணியகம் ஆஃப் புள்ளிவிவரங்கள் , ப்ர்யாக் சமூக அதிகாரம் ப்ரோக்ராம் , உலகம் பாப்யுலேஶந் , சமூக அதிகாரம் ப்ரோக்ராம் , உதவி கிளினிக்குகள் , திறன்கள் வளர்ச்சி ப்ரோக்ராம் , பங்களாதேஷ் பணியகம் ,