Can we end this nightmare in one generation? Experts think that child marriage could spike as we face a global climate crisis. Three of the world’s most influential women are determined not to see that happen.
40m girls face forced child marriage by 2050
Power of three: Michelle Obama, Amal Clooney and Melinda French Gates (left to right) announced their collaboration to end child marriage. Glossary
displaced - Forced to leave their homes
Drought - A time when there is not enough water and the ground is very dry.
Malawi - A country in southeastern Africa with a GDP per capita of just $625.29.
Consent - Agreement with full knowledge.
UNICEF - A UN agency responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide.
Amal Clooney - A lawyer who specialises in human rights.
Melinda French Gates - An American philanthropist. She is the ex-wife of Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
First Lady - The official title of a US president’s wife.
Nepal - A landlocked country in south Asia. Thirty million people live there.
Maldives - A country made up of a series of islands in the Indian Ocean. It has a population of half a million.
Reproductive - Relating to the biological process of having children.
Reductive - Dealing with or describing something complicated in a simple or too simple way.