The pandemic has kept teenagers across the world out of school in some places this has had devastating consequences. Also, the number of teen pregnancies has been soaring.
At least one million more underage girls became pregnant since the pandemic began, most in developing countries. Many of them victims of sexual abuse. Uganda is among those countries that've seen a spike in teenage pregnancies since schools were shut due to the pandemic. Rights groups warn that lockdowns have exposed girls -- who would otherwise have been in class -- to sexual exploitation, and abuse.
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