UNICEF USA is working with partners including Unchained at Last to end child marriage in the United States. Eleven U.S. states have already passed legislation banning marriage before the age of 18, ...

In a significant move to protect minors and align with neighboring states, the D.C. Council held a legislative hearing Monday on the Child Marriage Prohibition Amendment Act of 2024. The proposed ...

This past spring, as part of my work teaching international relations, I oversaw a team of students assigned to create a first-of-its kind, comprehensive report on the status of women in the United ...

"Especially the younger generation has responded very well," the 15-year-old who just won a Raindance award tells THR in an interview. "They now feel more empowered." By Georg Szalai Global Business ...

Access to education and skills training helps girls avoid early marriage and gives them the opportunity to reach their full potential. A peer facilitator displays materials from the Rupantaran tool ...

Advocates and child marriage survivors from the group “Unchained at Last” put on wedding gowns, veils, chains and tape over their mouths as they gather on Boston Common before marching to the State ...

At the start of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, survivor of child marriage and internationally-recognized expert on the issue Naila Amin advocates for federal law banning marriage for children ...

Sierra Leone officially banned child marriage on Tuesday with President Julius Maada Bio signing into law a bill to end the practice that remains widespread. Advocates hope the new legislation will ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Adult women who left marriages they entered as children on Wednesday called on Missouri lawmakers to outlaw child marriage, a practice currently legal in most states.

New Hampshire's child marriage ban went into effect on Wednesday, making it the 13th state to require people to be 18 years old to get married. Child marriage remains legal in most states, many of ...