War leaves one in four girls in South Sudan suicidal – report
Thomson Reuters Foundation One in four adolescent girls in South Sudan has considered killing herself, traumatised by physical and sexual violence brought on by the country’s civil conflict, a report by the children’s charity Plan International said on Tuesday. The study, based on surveys with 249 girls aged 10 to 19 across South Sudan, said 25 per […]
Norway to ban child marriage as it seeks to set a global example
Thomson Reuters Foundation Norway approved a law banning all child marriage on Tuesday, with campaigners saying it would set an example to others ahead of a global 2030 deadline for eradicating the practice. The Nordic country has a minimum age of 18, but allows 16- and 17-year-olds to marry with parental consent and permission from […]
“Game-changer” phone app aims to end child marriage in Bangladesh
Thomson Reuters Foundation A new phone app could be a “game-changer” in the fight against child marriage in Bangladesh, where more than half of all girls are married before they are 18, children’s charity Plan International said on Monday. The impoverished South Asian nation has one of the world’s highest rates of child marriage, according […]