Headlines- While Iran's economy, military, and leadership have all significantly deteriorated, US President Donald Trump claims that the Strait of Hormuz is in "extremely good shape," adding that "it doesn't mean we won't smack them to see what happens."
- An apparent mentally unstable woman was shot and killed by New York City police after allegedly stabbing two people in Times Square.
- Leaders from more than a dozen countries, including Iran's Masoud Pezeshkian, China's Xi Jinping, India's Narendra Modi, and Russia's Vladimir Putin, gathered in Kyrgyzstan on Monday for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit.
- On Monday, Pedro Sanchez, the prime minister of Spain, accused Russian and Israeli-linked social media platforms of spreading disinformation regarding the July refugee crisis in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.
- On Monday, US President Donald Trump's administration was given permission by the US Supreme Court to proceed with the $400 million White House ballroom construction project.
- At least 750 people killed and another 3000 went missing on Wednesday after landslides caused by a glacial collapse unleashed a torrent of mud and water across Nepal and China's autonomous region of Tibet.
Tag: Child Marriage
COVID-19:Child Marriage
Ten million additional child marriages may occur before the end of the decade, threatening years of progress in reducing the practice, according to a new analysis released by UNICEF
COVID-19: Nigeria Child Brides
Young girls in Nigeria’s north are struggling to remain in school during the COVID-19 pandemic and aid group say many face the risk of child marriage
Pandemic Worsens Challenges Faced by Girls...
U.N. Women has described the gender-based violence during the global coronavirus outbreak as a “shadow pandemic.” It says since the outbreak of COVID-19, all types of violence against women and girls, particularly domestic violence, have intensified
Virus and Poverty: the Phenomenon of...
Early marriage is a widespread practice in some traditional communities from Indonesia to India, Pakistan and Vietnam, but the numbers of the phenomenon – warns the NGO – had gradually decreased in recent years, thanks to the commitment of organizations and associations that encourage women’s access to education and health services
As COVID Shuts Schools, Girls Marry...
Seventy-eight percent of respondents toasurvey sponsored by the Center for Global Development,(CGD), a Washington-based research group,also expressed concerns about school closures increasing gender-based violence.
Rights Activists Push to Eliminate Child...
For many people, their wedding day is something they dream about from a young age. But for hundreds of thousands of young girls across America, the thought of this day is more like a nightmare because of the continuing problem of child marriage
Child Marriage An Overview
A Combonation of four stories depicting the reality of child Marriage. Economist Quentin Wodon from the World Bank shares his insight into why people marry young and the economic cost of child marriage. Reporters: Carol Guensburg, Hayde Adams-Fitzpatrick; Camera: Karina Choudhury; Edited by: Phil Dierking, Martin Secrest Pam Strawbridge issues marriage licenses at the a …
Worth of a Girl: VOA Looks...
About 650 million girls worldwide were married before age 18. That is about 17% of the world’s female population, according to UNICEF. These marriages often keep girls from completing their education and can lead to devastating psychological and physical consequences
Boys With Brides: Afghanistan’s Untold Dilemma...
Afghan boys in rural areas are often impelled to marry because of long-held local or tribal traditions — customs on the inheritance rights of widows, the settlement of blood feuds, or prearranged agreements between families to exchange their children for marriage
Married at 15 and 16, Each...
Between 2000 and 2010, an estimated 248,000 children – some as young as 12 – were married in the U.S. Just last year, the northeastern state of Delaware became the first state to prohibit marriage under the age of 18