Among the many vexing problems with which the world continues to grapple is the issue of child marriage, a matter that predominantly affects girls in less developed countries. As the United ...

More Theo Wargo/Getty Images/Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images For L'Oreal. To solve these problems, ... I've been through FGM and child marriage. These issues are very personal to me.

A senior official in the Saudi Arabian Justice Ministry boldly declared that the government finally will attack a significant national problem: child marriage. It's not uncommon to hear about ...

Child marriage is a problem in the US that needs urgent action. Only 12 out of 50 states have a ban on this harmful practice. Maniza Habib. Research Associate at the Population Institute.

In 2021, the state of New York passed “Naila’s Law,” one of the strongest laws against child marriage in the United States. It sets a minimum age requirement for marriage at 18, no exceptions.

Image. Ms. Banda speaking in Geneva, in 2019. ... She noted that child marriage is a multidimensional problem that requires a multidimensional solution of scholarships, ...

Child marriages in India dropped from 54.2% in 1992-93 to 23.3% in 2019-21, as per the NFHS data. But West Bengal has held steady at around 41%.

Child marriage at any age is still legal in California. Our state must pass legislation making it legal for adults age 18 and up to marry.

Story at a glance About 300,000 children and teens were legally married in the United States between 2000 and 2018, according to data from Unchained at Last, a nonprofit that works t… ...