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that is sort of boy, the 2nd move. oh my god, problem is going to give good maddie dog floss 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'm 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 for levy loves to sing a student in college right now. her dream is to become

a professional singer. 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 it without my consent, my parents fixed my wedding. when i learned about it, i tried 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 faced such a situation. digest on is one of the states in india where child mattered is still an accepted social practice in many communities, lack of education and hypo. would. the levels have kept this tradition alive. according to a government survey 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 since ton, 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 got mammogram. the n g o has been working for almost 20 years. who are just 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 whites, counseling and education support the almost $5000.00 boons. osha 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 bebe, how me board 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 unbridled soccer. that's all these goals asked for. i know with feet 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 assertion. when 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 tank to end use like many more will follow their dream and not give into pressure. joining us escabido right now of the organisation,

the concerned for working children. welcome to the program, because we see organisation step in to try to intervene and prevent child marriages are these actions enough? then lottie mouth, 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 and so to speak, a lot of point the was seeing, of course, i mean to whether or not law alone is enough. but i think their concerns are also a lot about what are the alternatives in please. what are the educational options, what are the likelihood option? and what we 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 have really gone into a way a silo, only looking at 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 somebody drive it is a social driver. you 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 i go to the board, the 1st regret is that it's not a boy. the 2nd is, oh my god, how am i going to get this good married off? because so much seems to hinge, afford it 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 feel predicted in the community. and very often baggage is considered a way of placing them in safety. so these 2 are very, very prominent. so you see a lot of the community, especially in the nor middle class who probably think or you know that if i try, if my child is married, then she is part of a larger family. she is protected. and nick, she would have to look at if she can produce what 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? a legislative mean india are in more. steve child marriage is early,

marriage is not allowed until the boy is 21, and girl is 18. so there is a differentiate. there have been some arguments and why should be differential? can both 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, have been in the sense that it is the media that is, well, there is a child my wish. the child by this is not a manager taught, but in all other teeth, a child mad it is still a marriage. so it cannot be annoyed unless it's, 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 be much older than their dollar since. and the number of very young children

getting mad it has reduced significantly. that is something he won't notice that you don't have too many to yet or the 5 year was getting married by god. i don't see you will see all the young adults with magic. but what you're seeing on, for instance, something that we'd happens, the child by this is increased because the committee does feel valuable. they don't, they, they're trying to protect the families can see. i didn't cover 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 lawsuit, legislative, and what our children are constantly talking about. and young people use that up to 18 is fine. nobody is contesting that. that makes a lot of sense. but there was a recent move in the country to move the age of marriage of goes to 21. and the power of young people has said that does not okay. because the minute you increase age of marriage to $21.00, what happens is that any act of living together or sexuality or reproductive,

right? the also one time beginning to come under $21.00. and that can actually harm and cream to life, much more than it had. understood covey to rotten up. thank you so much for joining us. i'm very glad to be there. thank you. ah. the lunar new year is a major holiday in east asia calendar and for chinese people around the world for china itself. it marks the 1st holidays since paging lifted, its strict covey 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. ah, 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. i got a 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 is the handle of the treatise. we burn incense for the people who died. now will the genie and we have to do it as early as possible after midnight in the chinese, new year for china has experienced a search and covert 19 infections and related deaths. since paging 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

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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 creation adopted the euro shoppers, they're accused. retailers are taking advantage of the european single currency as a way to push up prices across global 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 tours to travel those nations including bali 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.