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World Bank and Save the Children release brief on limitations of laws addressing child marriage
The brief summarizes findings from respective undertaken by the World Bank and Save the Children on the lack of legal protection against child marriage for girls. The analysis suggests that many countries not only fail to provide effective legal protection against marriage, but also that legal reforms are not sufficient to end the practice. The brief calls for additional interventions to prevent the same, such as expanding access to education and other opportunities.
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