Women, family and community development minister Nancy Shukri says there has been a 37% drop from 2019 to 2023.

More broadly, child marriage, or unions that often involve coercion concerning a girl under the age of 18, “remains a ...

My Decision. My Rights,” a project funded by Global Affairs Canada to reduce and respond to child marriage. She joined other global leaders at this year’s 2023 Women Deliver Conference, July 17 -20, ...

was proof that the power of traditional leaders will advance the societal cause I am fighting for: Protecting young girls from child marriage and giving them a chance to go to school and achieve their ...

A key House committee deadlocked over whether to recommend support or political death for carving out an exception to the ban on child marriage to allow a 17-year-old to wed when one of the partners ...

Child marriage disproportionately affects girls ... Pregnancy-related deaths are the leading cause of death worldwide for girls aged 15 to 19. In some cases, parents willingly marry off their ...

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

Hardy Billington, a Poplar Bluff Republican, said the change could cause pregnant teenagers to have abortions when they can’t get married. Bill to ban all child marriages runs into resistance ...

In a win for human rights advocates Friday, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Child Marriage Prohibition Amendment Act of 2024. This legislation, proposed in October 2024, would ensure ...