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Niger's hunger brides – in pictures

13:59 Oct 23 2012 Niger

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Niger's hunger brides – in pictures

Niger has one of the highest child marriage rates in the world, according to Unicef. On average, one in three girls marries before her 15th birthday – and severe drought, poverty and hunger are pushing some parents to marry off their daughters at even younger ages
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