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Special Besides building awareness, aid agencies believe the key to ending child marriage is poverty reduction and providing vulnerable communities with economic security. (Shutterstock)

Early marriage blights lives of young girls in Lebanon’s marginalized communities

  • Lebanese and Syrian refugee families compelled by circumstances to marry off their daughters before 18
  • Aid agencies see providing economic security to underprivileged people as one way to tackle the problem
By Nadia Al-Faour ·
Special ‘Still a lot to do,’ rights groups say after Philippines bans child marriage

‘Still a lot to do,’ rights groups say after Philippines bans child marriage

By Ellie Aben ·
Special Bangladesh looks to curb child marriage with school curriculum overhaul

Bangladesh looks to curb child marriage with school curriculum overhaul

By SHEHAB SUMON ·
The government has reported “high increases in teenage pregnancy and child marriages. (Shutterstock)

UN slams child marriages in Zimbabwe after teen died in labor

By AFP ·
Weak laws let child marriage ‘thrive’ in UK: Rights groups

Weak laws let child marriage ‘thrive’ in UK: Rights groups

By Arab News ·
Hundreds protest against child marriage in Lebanon

Hundreds protest against child marriage in Lebanon

By AFP ·
Special The fight to end child marriage

The fight to end child marriage

By NOOR NUGALI - Rawan Radwan ·
Saudi Arabia’s Shoura Council bans child marriages

Saudi Arabia’s Shoura Council bans child marriages

By Arab News ·
Child marriage costs countries billions in lost earnings: World Bank photos

Child marriage costs countries billions in lost earnings: World Bank

By AFP ·
Child bride auction in South Sudan goes viral, sparks Facebook anger

Child bride auction in South Sudan goes viral, sparks Facebook anger

By AP ·
Child brides call on US states to end ‘legal rape’

Child brides call on US states to end ‘legal rape’

By Reuters ·
“Sea change” needed to achieve goal of ending child marriage by 2030

“Sea change” needed to achieve goal of ending child marriage by 2030

By Reuters ·
Indonesian president urged to ban child marriage

Indonesian president urged to ban child marriage

By ISMIRA LUTFIA TISNADIBRATA ·

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