Nepal, July 12 -- rime Minister KP Sharma Oli has called on citizens to marry in time and focus on having children, warning that without balanced population growth alongside development, human ...

There are today more than 650 million women suffering the direct consequences of child marriage. Global instability - war and ...

In a deeply disturbing case emerging from southern Afghanistan, a six-year-old girl was allegedly sold and forced into ...

Geography and history along Nepal border have shaped society and politics — now it feels chill of Bihar electoral drive ...

The UNICEF (2023) survey revealing that 51% of Nigerian youth prioritize “personal freedom” over family obligations ...

Despite being part of the curriculum, sexuality education is often skipped due to shame, taboo, and discomfort among both teachers and students.

Elimination of child marriage and child labour are still decades away with an estimated 640 million girls and women married ...

Nonprofits and campaigners say their efforts to eliminate child marriage in Nepal have been thwarted by economic and social problems specific to the country.

Nepal has five million child brides. A proposal to lower the marriage age could imperil millions more, mothers warn.

In 2014, Nepal pledged to end child marriage by 2020 as one of its sustainable development goals. Two years later, it reset the target year to 2030. To achieve the goal, the government, in ...