This has a devastating impact on their ability to access basic and specialized services in the midst of a humanitarian crisis, when the cumulative nature of such obstacles has even greater impact. Syrian child brides were also significantly more likely than counterparts in the Iraqi, Jordanian and Palestinian communities to marry men 15 or more years older than them. Such stigma can make access to justice a particular problem in the region. If young women are to participate fully in the country's future, then too many have already been excluded through lack of educational opportunity.