UNICEF says child marriages, which are illegal in Ethiopia, have more than doubled in the country's four hardest-hit regions in the first six months of 2022 compared to the previous year.
Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi has endorsed the idea of the Central govt to extend the marriageable age of girls to 21 from 18 while launching the nationwide campaign for a Child Marriage Free India in village Navranpura in Virat Nagar town of Jaipur district.