In most cases, needy parents receive a dowry for their daughter - a bit of land or livestock that can provide income, or cash and a promise to take over financial responsibility for the young bride.
Isatu, 12, carries packets of rice flour to sell at Komao village, on the outskirts of Koidu, Sierra Leone, on Nov. 22. Pic/AP
In most cases, needy parents receive a dowry for their daughter - a bit of land or livestock that can provide income, or cash and a promise to take over financial responsibility for the young bride. The girl, in turn, takes on the household chores of her husband's family and often farm work too.
In pre-pandemic Jordan, only about 10% of girls were married before the age of 18, a much lower percentage than in Africa or South Asia. The number, though, was greater among Palestinian and Syrian refugees there and they are ever more vulnerable, states Girls Not Brides organisation. "Sadly, we've seen an increase in child marriage in refugee camps since the the pandemic began as families struggle to cope," saidUNICEF representative for Jordan Tanya Chapuisat.
13M
No. of girls the UN estimates will be married off before 18 worldwide
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