FMR 57 - From the editors
This issue therefore focuses – as did the 2014 issue – on displacement from and within Syria.
FMR 57 - Child marriage in Jordan: breaking the cycle
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About this Episode
In seeking to combat the growing phenomenon of child marriage among Syrian refugees, it is vital to engage the whole range of actors involved, and to recognise that girls and boys have the capacity to address this issue in their own communities.
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