Married couples are having just as many children as they used to. The problem is that there are a lot fewer married couples than there used to be.

UNESCO's new report on child marriages shows signs of progress. Yet each year, 12 million girls marry before they turn 18. And the pandemic, climate change and conflict has only made things worse.

It is crucial for other states, like West Bengal, which reports a high number of child marriage cases every year, to also take firm measures to address this issue and protect the rights of children.

Ending child marriage in the US will first require recognising it as an urgent, ongoing, domestic problem. Further stigmatising the practice or ostracising affected communities will not help.

Around the world, the causes of child marriage are multifaceted. In South Asia – the region with the highest number of child brides – it remains deeply embedded in traditional customs and ...

Legislation to restrict marriage for Missouri residents under age 18 had been stalled by Republican critics for years. The ...

UNICEF called on Friday for greater global efforts to end child marriages and provide quality education for all girls, emphasizing the importance of a multisectoral approach to target the root cause ...

The most common conditions of maltreatment include parental drug and alcohol abuse, severe mental illness, domestic violence and the presence of nonrelative males in a home. Money alone is not a fix.