As more states make child marriage illegal, the places where it is still lawful are emerging as havens for ceremonies which can devastate the lives of young people. A Newsweek investigation reveals ...

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, ...

Child marriage remains legal in most U.S. states, leaving minors open to abuse and vulnerabilities within the legal system, advocates say. Only 12 states currently have a minimum marriage age of 18, ...

Progress has been made, but at the rate we're going, it will take another 300 years to end child marriage around the world. An urgent call to action. Chatting with a UNICEF staffer in Dedougou, ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is part of As Equals, CNN’s ongoing series on gender inequality. For information about how the series is funded and more, check out our FAQs. Since 17-year-old Rehana was a ...

Brigitte Combs was 11 years old and living in Los Angeles when her mother found a prospective husband for her. The mother and father were in the Hare Krishna movement, and she says that as a result, ...

Last week, Sierra Leone’s parliament enacted landmark legislation to ban child marriage. The Prohibition of Child Marriage Bill 2024, which makes marriage for anyone under 18 a criminal offense, seeks ...