Former Prime Minister, and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Helen Clark, visited projects in Afghanistan to see the impact that violence, drought and flooding is having on children's lives.
Helen met with families that are struggling with the devasting reality of having to decide their daughter's fate to manage financially.
"I've seen that there are women who care deeply about their daughters and are under great pressure to allow them to be, in effect, sold into early marriage because that would relieve some financial difficulties" shared Helen.
Early marriage violates girls’ rights to health, education and future opportunities.
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