Hundreds of thousands of girls across Asia are being forced into marriage by desperate families plunged into poverty because of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, as campaigners warn years of progress tackling the practice is being undone. Photo: AFP In Asia, charities report the snowball of forced unions has already begun, estimating tens of thousands are already affected -- though hard data is yet to be collated. … [Read more...] about Virus despair forces girls across Asia into child marriage
