Child marriage: a Council on Foreign Relations InfoGuide
This video is part of the Council on Foreign Relations' "Child Marriage" InfoGuide presentation.
Child marriage remains widespread in developing countries. It affects girls far more than boys and puts their lives and livelihoods at risk.
The practice is rooted in cultural tradition and poverty. It violates human rights law, and it also threatens stability and economic development.
International conventions prohibit child marriage and set eighteen as the age of adulthood.