The devastation of child marriage effectively ends a girl’s childhood. How? Forced marriage robs a girl of her education and more, replacing lessons learned in the classroom with adult ...

According to a recent report, a concerning number of young men say they feel aimless and isolated. They are much more likely ...

Despite efforts to end child marriage globally, an estimated 12 million girls are still married each year. West and Central Africa home to six of the top 10 countries with the highest prevalence of ...

One chamber down, one to go on an effort to ban child marriage in Missouri. The bill sponsored by Sen. Tracy McCreery, ...

Under the legislation approved Thursday by the Legislature’s upper chamber, only those 18 and older will be able to get married in Missouri.

The bill would ban marriage for anyone under 18 . Currently, minors as young as 16 can marry with parental consent.

Kevin Lowery; Chandra Wicke; Marc de Groot The romance community is coming together to raise awareness of a major global issue: child marriage. VOW for Girls, a nonprofit organization founded 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 ...