Wrap your mind around the start of this story by Abigail R. Esman , about #childmarriage in war-torn #Yemen : "There was no more money. There was only bread and tea for weeks. There was so much hunger, and so many children. "And so the couple agreed to let the man wed their youngest daughter, for a dowry payment they desperately needed in order to feed the rest of their children. "The bride was just 3 years old." This gut-wrenching scenario featured in the Algemeiner Journal Inc highlights the extreme vulnerability of #womenandgirls during #wars , #naturaldisasters and #economiccrises . As difficult as it is to read about the issue, we must keep sounding the alarm to #EndChildMarriage . Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage UN Women #VowForGirls #ISaidNo #globaldevelopment #genderjustice …see more