--- title: UNICEF Data: 700 Million Women Were Child Brides description: UNICEF released staggering new data outlining the prevalence of child marriage and genital mutilation canonical: https://time.com/3018044/unicef-child-brides-genital-mutilation-unicef/ author: Laura Stampler article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-07-22T12:24:38.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:55:41.851Z og:title: UNICEF Data: 700 Million Women Were Child Brides og:description: UNICEF releases new data about child marriage and female genital mutilation og:url: https://time.com/3018044/unicef-child-brides-genital-mutilation-unicef/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb09c0ba5ad5db8b8/69869c97cd68481e8c095c09/unicef-annual-report.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: UNICEF's 2014 Report og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: UNICEF Data: 700 Million Women Were Child Brides twitter:description: UNICEF releases new data about child marriage and female genital mutilation twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb09c0ba5ad5db8b8/69869c97cd68481e8c095c09/unicef-annual-report.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 700 Million Women Were Child Brides, UNICEF Says > Sponsored content. 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And while girls are one third less likely to experience female genital mutilation (FGM) today than they were 30 years ago, more than 130 million girls and adult women have experienced FGM in the Middle East and Africa, according to information released as part of UNICEF’s first-ever Girl Summit with the UK Government. UNICEF is calling for accelerated action because even if the numbers decline at a steady rate, 63 million more girls will be mutilated by 2050\. “The numbers tell us we must accelerate our efforts. And let’s not forget that these numbers represent real lives,” UNICEF executive director Anthony Lake said in a release. “While these are problems of a global scale, the solutions must be local, driven by communities, families and girls themselves to change mindsets and break the cycles that perpetuate FGM/C and child marriage. 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