In South Sudan the pandemic aggravated a situation with early marriages

Closing of schools during action of a quarantine mode was caused by sharp jump of teenage pregnancies and early marriages in South Sudan, on August 20 reports information agency "Sinkhua". As the official of educations in staff East Ekvatoriya Odomtula declared to Hilary Okum, in four months from the moment of the announcement of a pandemic 146 marriages among minors were registered. "At us was 125 girls who have thrown school from different districts, only a week ago. This week results by which to them 21 more girls are added came — marked out Okuma in interview of capital radio station. — Pregnancy of girls or early...