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Jordan: More Syrian child brides in Jordan amid poverty, uncertainty
Associated Press – August 07, 2017
Figures from Jordan’s population census document the long suspected increase for the first time. In 2015, brides between the ages of 13 and 17 made up almost 44 percent of all Syrian females in Jordan getting married that year, compared to 33 percent in 2010. With Syrians expected to remain in exile for years, it’s a harmful trend for refugees and their overburdened host country, U.N. and Jordanian officials say.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/more-syrian-child-brides-jordan-amid-poverty-uncertainty-060702398.html