Sharia law, which influences much of Iraq’s legal system, permits child marriage under certain conditions, often tied to the ...

The number of new marriages recorded in China fell to a record low last year, despite sweeping government efforts to ...

Children around the globe rely on UNICEF programs to survive, grow and thrive — programs that lift societies and make the ...

Numbers of marriages in China dropped dramatically in 2024. The continuing decline in marriages likely signals further ...

Iraq’s top court has suspended implementation of three controversial bills passed last month by the country’s parliament, including a measure that activists say undermines women’s rights.

Marriages in China dropped by a fifth last year despite manifold efforts by authorities to encourage young couples to wed and ...

DAR ES SALAAM: AS the world marks 30 years since the Beijing Conference this year, Tanzania has made significant progress in ...

According to the report’s estimates, ending child marriage could generate more than US$500 billion in benefits annually each year. The World Bank is committed to seeing every girl prosper in her life.

A new premier in France and soon in Canada, a new coalition in Austria, new presidents in Georgia and Moldova despite ...

About three dozen countries around the world have legalized some form of same-sex marriage, more than half in Europe. In Taiwan, which in 2019 was the first place in Asia to legalize same-sex ...