Millions of child grooms forced into marriage, UN says
By DW
07 June 2019 |
2:03 pm
Some 115 million boys worldwide entered marriage before the age of 18, a new study by the UN's children's agency shows. The marriage of minors "steals childhood," UNICEF's executive director said.
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