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1st regretted that had thought a boy the 2nd move. oh my god, how them are going to give good levee dog, class lunar new year, partying. people across china have waited for several years to experiencing normal, non pandemic, delighted holiday. and real face time with family. ah, i melissa chan, thanks for joining us. certain states in india still recognize child marriage, a practice that is often widely assumed to be ancient history. but in some communities in the north western state of rochester, for example, the tradition continues. and this of course impacts the rights of girls to study and to work as t w's many are. chaudhry reports. a 19 year old valerie loves to see a student in college right now. her dream is to become

a professional single. but 5 years ago, her life almost took a completely different course when her parents tried to force her to marry at the age of just 14 medical by diving that without my consent, my parents fixed my wedding. when i learned about it, i try to reason with them a lot, but nothing helped my name for them. and they finally gave in. when i threatened them that i would go to the police and the government, i found yard, macy's, cynical, bye bye bye. louis is not the only one here who has pleased such a situation digest on is one of the states in india, where child, madam, is still an accepted social practice in many communities. lack of education and hype, or what the levels have kept us tradition alive. according to a government, so we conducted between 20202021 over 25 percent of women between the age of 20 to 24 were mad it before they don't 18 well if he was lucky she received counseling

from an injury cause because some time when she was being pressured to get married by her parents, rounded by such audrey, who managed to fend off her own child manage when she was 14. but mom over the n g o has been working for almost 20 years. who addressed gender inequality issues facing young girls and women in india. it has successfully stopped. many child manages all i've been now. oh, and for white counseling and education support almost $5000.00 boons who she says that while many boys are also matted off at a young age, they don't face the same work and study obstacles that goes to a lot more needs to be done in terms of awareness campaigns and laws to obliterate the practice entirely. she adds a baby, how many boys we need to make a stronger push for the education of these girls. secondly,

we need to work towards changing the mindset of the communities here, whether the girls are not a liability or ment only for being in the kitchen. they have their own life, their own dreams. parents should have faith in their daughters, cbs, or on battle soccer. that's all these goals asked for, i know with faith and support from their families because i believe and many already have plans like vina your who was engaged when she was 3 months old and month. oh, who was engaged when she was a johan? i was in what i'm studying to be a social worker and october everyone in my family that i won't marry until i fulfill this dream of mine. less pressure from the community for me to get married, but i don't want to marry now. i want to become a teacher awaiting child marriage will still be a struggle for many of the schools. but thank to end you like russia. many more will follow their dream and not giving pressure. joining us is casita right now of

the organisation, the concerned for working children. welcome to the program because we see organisations step in to try to intervene and prevent child marriages. are these actions enough then? not enough. in fact, they're hardly. now, we've actually recently spoken to a lot of young people in about 15 states of my country, india. and what they were saying was very striking because these are young people who are really at the edge of the matters in the so to speak. a lot of point the was seeing, of course was linked to whether or not law long enough. but i think the concerns were also a lot about what are the alternatives and please, what are the educational options, what are the likelihood option? and what you also found was that there were a lot of aspirations, young people have not only in terms of their own life, but also in terms of partnerships and sexuality. so for us, i think we feel

a lot of child marriage related discussion has really gone into a, you know, way, a silo only looking at the issues related to poverty and livelihoods of our dog. now can you explain the thinking behind families who decide to commit their daughters to an early marriage you alluded to? poverty is that the main reason is an economic driver behind this phenomenon. there isn't a good army driver, but behind the big somebody drive it is a social driver. the see, the situation of young people in my country are extremely compromised for a lot of families. girl actually seen this and i believe so when it goes to the born, the 1st regret is that it's not a boy. the 2nd is, oh my god, how am i going to give this good? mattie doff, because so much seems to hinge afforded good in terms of identity on american

status. so marriage for young girls is a very predominant factor in terms of people buying. the 2nd issue is also about safety of young people. a lot of young girls are very unsafe, they don't seem predicted in the community. and very often baggage is considered a way of pleasing them and safety. so these 2 are very, very prominent. so you see a lot of the community, especially in the nor bitten class, who probably think or futile that if i try, if i child is married, then she's part of the larger family. she is protected. and next she would have to look at if she can produce voice you see through they're not big but much more. so she's got it. now at the legislative level, are there moves to ban this practice state by state and, and why does there appear to be a lack of political will on this matter on so many fronts and legislative mean

india are in more steep child marriage is early marriage is not allowed until the boy is 21 and good is 18. so there is a differentiate. they have been some arguments and why should they be differential con book be, you know, 21. but the point is that the existing legislation, the only difference in legislation among the states in my country is in one or 2 states of my country. child marriage is white. people in the sense that it is the middle, it is, well, there is a child my wish, the child by this is not a marriage taught, but in all other teeth, a child mad it is still a marriage. so it cannot be annoyed unless if it's a court procedure. so, but there are pros and cons of board. you see because at this point in time there are a large number of young people who are matthews. and i think from the very young to the much old as an adult since, and the number of very young children getting married has reduced significantly.

that is something you've all noticed that you don't have to them in 2 year or the 5 year was getting measured by got it all see you will see older young dollars is married. but what you've seen on the, for instance, something like cor, we'd happens, the child madison increase because the community feel was available. they don't, they, they're trying to protect their families. can see. i think of the political will. i think they do a lot of pressure on the government to actually respond to the situation. but the problem, julie is the responses the last legislative and what our children are constantly talking about. young people use that up to 18 is fine. nobody is contesting that it makes a lot of sense. but there was a recent move in the country to move. the age of marriage goes to $21.00. and the power of young people has said that is not ok. because the minute you increase age of marriage to $21.00, what happens is that any i bill act of living together or sexuality of reproductive

rights. they're also in one big mean to come under $21.00. and that can actually harm and trim the life much more than it had. understood covey to right. not. thank you so much for joining us. i'm very glad to be there. thank you. ah. the lunar new year is in major holiday in east asia calendar and for chinese people around the world for china itself. it marks the 1st holiday since paging lifted. it's strict kobe pandemic measures allowing millions of families to reignite for the 1st time in 3 years. but many are still anxious after a recent spike in infections. ah, a festive gala welcoming the year of the rabbit. acrobatics. martial arts. over us. a

4 hour extravaganza to mark the most important holiday in china. the moon. watch steven by chinese astronauts in outer space. the new year will bring peace. we wish you a new year full of promise. let's welcome every glorious day together. celebrations, marking the new year were anticipated around the world. and at home in china, many families are re uniting for the 1st time in 3 years. with the pandemic is over here and for the new year, i wish for a thriving business. oh my god, good health and a restored production. but above all good health. while many cannot wait to watch, the spectacular light shows fireworks and performances that amplify the festive

atmosphere. others are not celebrating at all because they are mourning the loss of their loved ones. that handle the treatise, we burn incense for the people who died. now will the g. we have to do it as early as possible after midnight in the chinese new year. about fossil china has experienced a search and cove. it 19 infections and related deaths, since bating lifted it strict restrictions in december. the holiday season is considered the world's largest annual migration of humans. concerns are high that those traveling back to their home towns could exposed vulnerable of family members to cove it 19. but for many it's a risk worth taking after years of not being able to celebrate with their family and friends. that's it for monday. be sure to check out our other stories on d,

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parts of europe finally get the snow there hoping for. but the long term outlook is a bit too sunny for the sky. tourism industry. quarter takes a closer look and weeks after asia adopted the euro shoppers, there was, retailers are taking advantage of the european single currency as a way to push up prices and critical button to program with corona, virus curves over chinese tourists were traveling all across the country. and abroad to celebrate the lunar new year this weekend. but 1st reports show a lot less tourism than some businesses had hoped for. plains full of chinese tour said travellers, nations including volley thailand or like here in egypt for the 1st time in many months. however, after years of a virtual travel band and strict measures to fight the spread of depend demik lunar new year, revenues are expected to be far from the $250000000000.00.