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Will hunger crisis fuel child marriags ?

By Sudarsan Raghavan

In Niger, hunger crisis raises fears of more child marriages

View Photo Gallery — Balki Souley, 14, was married when she was 12, and she recently lost her baby, who was born dead. Each day, more than 25,000 girls younger than 18 are married across the world. Here is a look at some of them.

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The Washington Post

By Sudarsan Raghavan, Published: July 9The Washington Post

Maradi, Niger — Balki Souley lost her son during childbirth the other day. Her body was so frail, so weakened by a lack of food that she, too, nearly died. “When I return to my village, I will try to have another child,” she said shyly as she lay on the floor of a crowded maternity ward.

Married at 12, Balki is now 14 years old.

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