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Philippines bans child marriage
January 11 , 2022
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- The President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte signed a law prohibiting Child Marriage.
- As per the Britain-based rights organization Plan International, the Philippines has the world’s 12th highest rate of child marriage.
- According to a report released by the United Nations Children Fund in 2021, the highest rates of child marriages were found in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
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