In 2018, Sununu signed a bill to raise the minimum age of marriage to 16. For more than a hundred years, the law had allowed 13-year-old girls and 14-year-old boys to get married with parent and ...

established 18 as the legal age of marriage – though children can be married as young as 15 with permission from a judge or guardian. Unicef reports that 28% of Iraqi girls are married before 18 ...

Iraq is facing widespread concern and criticism over a proposed bill that could lower the minimum marriage age for girls to 9 years and for boys to 15. The contentious legislation, introduced by ...

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 ...

“With fewer girls receiving an education, girls face a higher risk of child marriage with negative repercussions on their well-being and health.” The agency warned that over 4 million girls ...

This monthly absenteeism builds up, leading to girls falling behind in their studies and eventually dropping out, increasing the risk of child marriage. Teresa adds, “When a girl misses school ...