Old man poses with 12-year-old bride – Watch video to know how people reacted

United Nations: A video featuring an old man posing for photographs with his 12-year-old bride has gone viral on social media platforms.

The video has been made by United Nations Population Fund to pressurise Lebanon government to act against child marriage.

The video shows an old man posing for snaps with his newly-wed 12 year-old bride in public.

Seeing the couple, number of people reacted. See the video to watch their reaction.

According to the UN, child marriage is a human rights violation. Despite laws against it, the practice remains widespread, in part because of persistent poverty and gender inequality. In developing countries, one in every three girls is married before reaching age 18. One in nine is married under age 15.