Headlines- On Monday at 14:00 GMT, the US military says it would start blockading Iranian ports, preventing ships from entering or leaving Iran from passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
- In the southern town of Biyyada, Hezbollah claims that its men have attacked Israeli soldiers with "a swarm of attack drones."
- US President Donald Trump's threat to block the Strait of Hormuz was deemed "ridiculous" by Iran's navy chief, Shahram Irani.
- Any military ships approaching the Strait of Hormuz "will be considered a violation of the ceasefire and will be met with severe force," according to a statement released on Sunday by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
- The speaker of Iran's parliament Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf is leading the delegation that has arrived to Pakistan for talks with the United States.
- Nawaf Salam, the prime minister of Lebanon, stated that he was working to ensure the withdrawal of Israeli forces and to put an end to the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.
- Viktor Orban, the longtime prime minister of Hungary, has conceded defeat to Peter Magyar in the country's legislative election.
Tag: Child Marriage
Philippines Urgently Needs Law to Help...
Around 500 adolescents give birth every day in the Philippines, which prompted the government in 2019 to declare adolescent pregnancies “a national social emergency.”
As Some Girls Defy the Practice,...
Over 400,000 Zambian girls were married at the age of 15 or under, and about 1.7 million girls under the age of 18 are married, according to the U.N.
Study: In Mozambique,Four Out of Ten...
The Mozambique National Institute of Statistics recently released a study that found four out of ten women were married before becoming 18 years old. The illegal practice is hard to stop and dangerous for those who try to escape their situation.
Aid Groups Say Sudan War Forces...
According to the UN Children’s Fund, the war in Sudan has displaced at least 450 000 children from their homes, with tens of thousands of them fleeing into neighboring countries. The lack of education, according to aid organisations, puts these refugee children at greater risk of exploitation, child marriage, and joining armed organisations.
Child Marriage,Advocates Say,Hinders Girls’ Education in...
Nigeria’s child marriage rate, which is among the highest in Africa, is being addressed by aid groups working in rural communities
Child Marriage: Too Young to Get...
According to the United Nations Children’s Fund, there are 130 million child brides, already-married girls under the age of 18, and women who were married as children but are now adults across Africa. For the protection of girl child, the UN agency has urged African states and regional organisations to outlaw child marriage
In Ethiopia,Child Marriages Are on the...
According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Ethiopia’s record drought has resulted in a huge surge in desperate parents marryying off their children, with child weddings reported more than doubling this year. Aid organisations are attempting to provide much-needed water and other assistance to drought-stricken households in an attempt to reverse the trend and protect girls
Zimbabwean Rights Groups Hopes New Legislation...
According to Zimbabwean authorities, more than a third of the country’s girls are married before they turn 18, with more than half of them being minors in some places. Child marriage is now illegal in Zimbabwe for the first time, according to human rights activists
India Needs More Innovative Methods to...
Despite the legislative focus on child marriage, implementation has been inadequate in addressing the core reasons and has failed to make a significant impact on its abolition
Female Chiefs of Cameroon
Traditional Rulers’ Councils In Northern Cameroon Were Formerly All Men, But Women Have Been Allowed To Join In The Last Two Years. In A Region Of Cameroon Where Child Marriage Is The Highest, These Pioneer Female Deputy Chiefs Are Fighting Early Marriage