A survivor says it would fuel rape and child abuse. Lawmakers in Iraq are proposing amendments to the country’s Personal Status Law that could allow marriage for girls as young as 9.

Iraq’s proposal to lower the legal marriage age for girls to as young as 9 isn’t about protection—it’s about controlling and subjugating women and girls for the pleasure and entitlement of ...

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 ...

In October 2024, World Vision Kenya launched The Big Dream to End Child Marriage program to reduce child marriage by 2030, targeting counties like Baringo, Turkana, Samburu, Marsabit, Migori, West ...