The UN passed resolution ahead of General Assembly calling for end to child marriage

The UN passed resolution ahead of General Assembly calling for end to child marriage The UN estimates 650 million women and girls currently alive were married before age 18. A new resolution aims to bring awareness and push countries to act to end child marriage. Transcript SCOTT DETROW, HOST: The United Nations is calling for an end to child marriage, recently passing a resolution ahead of this month's General Assembly. The U.N. says 650 million women and girls alive today were married before they turned 18. The resolution comes as advocates push for solutions that go beyond laws, including keeping girls in school. NPR's Fatma Tanis reports.FATMA TANIS, BYLINE: In northern Nigeria, the U.N. estimates that 80% of girls are married before they turn 18. Maryam Abubakar is with the Abuja Bay Centre for Girls Education. The group aims to prevent child marriage by getting girls to school.MARYAM ABUBAKAR: We are not saying don't get married, but we are saying that let these girls reach the age that they can be married.TANIS: In 2018, the group began a combination of mentoring and tutoring for girls and financial assistance for their families. The focus was on unmarried girls between the ...