Child marriage is increasing at alarming levels in many places, the United Nations says, ... In Nepal, where the legal age for marriage is 20, the situation seems especially acute.

Child marriage remains a critical social issue in Nepal, deeply rooted in cultural traditions and exacerbated by economic hardships and systemic barriers. Despite its prohibition under the Civil ...

Child marriage in Nepal typically sees girls hand over complete control of their future to the family of their husband. It often cuts off education and employment, and increases the likelihood of ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal – Traditional practices, poverty, last year's massive earthquake and Nepal's ongoing political instability mean child marriages remain a serious problem in the country, where 10 ...

Nepal's child marriage rate is one of the highest in the world. Child marriage has affected 5 million child brides there, including 1.3 million who are married before the age of 15.

Nepal’s government has pledged to end all child marriage by 2030. This should also apply to marriages being chosen by pre-teens and teens, since the consequences of child marriage affect girls whether ...

The 10 hotspots where the child marriage/climate crisis risk is the greatest are the Central African Republic, Chad, Guinea, ... Sierra Leone and Nepal while conducting the study.

Kathmandu - Traditional practices, poverty, last year's massive earthquake and Nepal's ongoing political instability mean child marriages remain a serious problem in the country, where 10% of the ...

Activists who fight child marriage say they are working in the most difficult conditions they have ever faced, even as the problem worsens. Nepal has imposed harsh restrictions on vehicular movement.

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Traditional practices, poverty, last year’s massive earthquake and Nepal’s ongoing political instability mean child marriages remain a serious problem in the country ...

Nepal’s girls face new child marriage fears amid debate to change law. Nepal has 5 million child brides. A proposal to lower the marriage age could imperil millions more, mothers and child ...