DHAKA: The Bangladeshi government, in collaboration with UN agencies, has launched new measures to prevent child marriage by strengthening community engagement and ensuring more females complete their education. The South Asian nation has one of the world’s highest percentages of child marriage, with the latest Bangladesh
New Delhi: South Asia is home to highest number of child brides in the world as increased financial pressures and school closures due to COVID-19 forced families to marry off their young daughters, according to new estimates released by UNICEF on Wednesday. There were 290 million
Geneva: United Nations (UN) rights experts deplored a reported rise in abductions, forced marriages, and conversions of girls from Pakistan's religious minorities, urging the government to swiftly halt such practices. "We are deeply troubled to hear that the girls, as young as 13, are being kidnapped