Governments must draw up and enforce policies that end child marriage, and create alternatives for girls and their families, if governments and civil society organizations don't act now, the number of women married in childhood will increase from more than 700 million today to 1.2 billion by 2050.

Lakshmi Sundaram

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Emergency situations are often the last straw for many families who are already living on the brink, they tip the balance and make it impossible for desperate parents to make ends meet and to protect their children. Marrying off their daughters can seem like the only option.

Lakshmi Sundaram