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Teen Pregnancies in Uganda

Uganda now ranks 16th out of the 25 countries with the highest rate of child marriage in the world. Speaking during the dissemination of the second national strategy to end child marriage and teenage pregnancy at the Admas Hotel in Entebbe, the minister said child marriages and teenage pregnancies is a violation of the rights for children that ought to be fought. However, The Ministry of Gender Permanent Secretary, Aggrey Kibenge noted that proper child upbringing is key in ensuring an end to child marriages and teenage pregnancies. Who has failed in protecting the teens, is it the government, society or parents ?

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