Child marriages are surging in Gaza as families grappling with war and poverty push underage daughters into wedlock. Over a brief monitoring period, Gaza’s emergency courts processed more than 400 ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Survivor testimony is fueling a new initiative to eliminate Ohio’s last legal pathway for minors to marry, and lawmakers from across party lines seem largely aligned on the matter.

DHAKA (March 5 2026) - More than 1,000 girls in Bangladesh have avoided marriage and stayed in education after receiving income-generating support from Save the Children, including being given goats ...

On November 14, the Balochistan Assembly passed the Child Marriage Prohibition Bill with a majority vote. The new law sets the minimum legal age for marriage at 18 for both males and females, and ...

Timely intervention by the Jind Child Welfare Committee, an NGO named Mission to the Desperate and Destitute (MDD) of India, and local administration prevented two child marriages in 24 hours in Jind ...