Child marriages are on serious incline in Syria leaving it hopelessfor many of the girls who are taken as brides by men far more their age. photo: buzzfeed
(UNFPA) April 14, 2016 - Child marriage has long been a concern in parts of Syria. But since the conflict started three years ago, the numbers of child marriages have increased. Many people are now displaced and living in cramped shelters. The majority of them are unemployed, and families are spending their meagre savings just to survive. Many have come to believe that their daughters will be better protected and provided for if they are married off.
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