Articles: 2020
Articles: everything published in 2020 (94 items).
94 items
2020
Faith leaders and families: partners in protecting girls
Religious leaders are trusted voices in many communities. This article explains how they can help families protect girls from early marriage.
Radio interview with Nada Al-Ahdal
In a radio interview, Nada Al-Ahdal talks about escaping child marriage, her video, her abduction, the work of Nada Foundation and what keeps her going.
Ending child marriage: what communities can do
Child marriage affects girls in Africa and in many other parts of the world. This article explains the practical steps communities can take to protect their girls.
UN daily press briefing: child marriage and other topics
The UN noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for the Secretary-General, covering Syria, Yemen, child marriage, food assistance, Darfur and more.
Early marriage in Nepal: second episode of a web series
The second episode of a web series on early marriage, made for the International Day of the Girl Child (October 11, 2017) to highlight the gender inequality girls face in Nepal.
India's secret weddings of child brides
In India, marrying off a daughter can mean one less mouth to feed, so children are forced into illegal marriages very young. CBN News attended one ceremony.
Nada Al-Ahdal: the girl who said no to child marriage
In 2013, 11-year-old Nada Al-Ahdal fled a forced marriage in Yemen. Her video reached millions and led to laws criminalising child marriage. This is her story.
Working with faith and community leaders to protect girls
Faith and community leaders are among the most trusted voices in many communities. This article explains how working with them can help to end child marriage.
Every girl deserves a childhood
Childhood is short and cannot be given back. This article explains why every girl deserves a full childhood, and how families and communities can protect it.
The Bride Price: consequences of child marriage worldwide
A video of moving images by photographer Stephanie Sinclair, winner of the 2007 UNICEF Photo of the Year, showing child brides in Afghanistan, Ethiopia and India.
Let's stop child marriage: adolescent girls in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has an estimated 30 million adolescents aged 10 to 19, 20 per cent of its population. The situation of its adolescent girls mirrors that of adult women.
Child marriage: a stolen innocence
The story of a girl saved from early marriage by her mother, who did not want her daughter to live through what she had lived through as a girl.
Samakon: a web series from Nepal on ending early marriage
For the International Day of the Girl Child 2017, Sancharika Samuha and UNFPA Nepal produced a web series on early child marriage.
We must stop child marriage
A short video calling for an end to child marriage, shared with the message "Keep calm and love people".
Complicated delivery: mother and child care in Yemen
A video by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) on care for mothers and newborn children in Yemen, including complicated deliveries.
Under-age marriage in Rajasthan, India
Child marriage in rural India is deeply rooted in culture and social structures. In parts of Rajasthan, nearly 80 percent of marriages are estimated to involve girls under fifteen.
Diaries of Yemen's women: a traveller's account
A traveller describes Yemen, facing separatism, Al-Qaeda, revolts and poverty, and her wish to get to know the Yemeni women behind the black veil.
Child marriage in Niger
Every year, 15 million girls worldwide are married before 18: 28 every minute. Of the 10 countries with the highest rates of child marriage, nine are in Africa.
A paralysed girl becomes a symbol of Yemen's children in war
In Taiz province, a 10-year-old girl is paralysed after being shot by a sniper. A video report from 22 January 2018 on how Yemen's war is ruining children's lives.
Why I married outside my culture: a video diary
A young woman of Yemeni and Harari background talks about why she married a man from Trinidad, outside her culture, and the pros and cons of that choice.
Yemen's child labour: children forced out of school to work
Yemen's civil war, which began in 2015, is forcing children out of school and into work. Nearly 2 million children in the country are out of school.
Changing attitudes on child marriage in Maharashtra, India
Around half the girls in India marry before 18. Community correspondent Rohini Pawar, herself married at 15, talks to two girls who saw their friend married.
Yemen: the war on children, a DW documentary
For more than two years, Yemen has been wracked by war. This DW documentary shows the devastating toll the conflict has taken on the country's children.
Las niñas de Yemen: a Spanish-language video on the girls of Yemen
A Spanish-language video about the girls of Yemen, made by the Mexican producer Careo Lux Productions.
Forced to live at home: a married man in Yemen and his mother
In Yemen, a married man still lives at home with his mother, wife, children and brothers under one roof. Taha wants a place of his own, if his mother Saleha will let him go.
Yemeni man publicly executed for the rape and murder of a child
Muhammad al-Maghrabi, convicted of raping and murdering a three-year-old girl, was executed in Sana'a in front of hundreds of onlookers on July 31.
Women in Technology: Mahliah's story from Yarim, Yemen
Mahliah Mohammed, 45, from Yarim in Ibb, Yemen, married after 6th grade and was kept from school. She takes part in the Women in Technology (WIT) programme.
The horror of child marriage in Kenya
According to UNICEF data, 25 out of every 100 girls in Kenya are married before the legal age, and 5 out of 100 before they turn 15.
Yemen: the plight of the children in Taiz
Fifty thousand children under the age of five in Yemen are expected to die this year from hunger or disease. A BBC News report from the front-line city of Taiz.
Celebrating weddings, protecting childhood
Weddings in Yemen are times of music, dance and family joy. This article explains how communities can keep these traditions while making sure that no bride is a child.
What Islam says about child marriage: an interview with Imam Abdulrahman Ahmad
A video interview from the programme 60 Minutes with Angela, in which Imam Abdulrahman Ahmad speaks about what Islam says about sex and child marriage.
My daughter and I: a mother in India stands against early marriage
Married as a girl and abused by her in-laws, a woman in India now stands by her daughter, as her own father stood by her. A video by Breakthrough on ending early marriage.
Child brides in Ethiopia: an NPR audio slideshow
An audio slideshow on child brides in Ethiopia by Brenda Wilson, aired on NPR's All Things Considered on January 18, 2007.
Yemen's civil war: children in the country's oldest orphanage
As Yemen's civil war enters its sixth year, special correspondent Jane Ferguson reports from the country's oldest orphanage on what the war has done to children.
Girls' rights are human rights
Girls hold the same human rights as everyone else, and they need special protection as children. This article sets out those rights and explains why child marriage violates them.
Stop the wedding: the story of a child bride in Bangladesh
A 16-year-old girl from a village near Dhaka, Bangladesh, tells how she was forced to marry at 14.
Divorced women in Yemen struggle for independence and acceptance
A video on divorced women in Yemen and their struggle to find independence and acceptance in society.
Matrimonio infantil: a video on child marriage
A short video post on child marriage. The original post gave only its title, "Matrimonio infantil", Spanish for child marriage.
"Let me breathe with my dream": a young Bangladeshi film against child marriage
Novera Hasan Nikkon, 20, from Bangladesh, won a Jury Award at Film Your Issue 2018 for her short film against child marriage in her country.
Meet Amani Yahya, Yemen's first female rapper
Considered Yemen's first female rapper, Amani Yahya has overcome death threats to make music about women's rights and child marriage in her war-torn country.
Is child marriage allowed in Islam? A debate between two sheikhs
A video of a debate between a Salafi sheikh and a Sunni sheikh about child marriage in Islam.
A young Yemeni woman whose tears turn to stone and who sweats blood
A woman in her twenties from Bajil, in Hodeidah governorate in western Yemen, sheds tears that harden into stone and sweats blood. Her condition began 6 months after her marriage.
Coming together to prevent child marriage in India
A film by HAQ: Centre for Child Rights, directed by Avijit Dutt, on its project to strengthen governance to prevent child marriage in West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh.
Child marriage: common myths and the facts
Child marriage continues partly because of beliefs that are rarely questioned. This article looks at four common myths and sets out the facts.
Video interview with a survivor of child marriage
A video interview with a woman who survived child marriage.
Yemen: families marry off young daughters to get food
As famine threatens Yemen, some desperate families have married off their daughters, some as young as 3, just to get food. A report by RT.
Child marriage is a global problem
Child marriage is not limited to one religion, region or culture. This article explains why it is a global problem and how the world, and each of us, can respond.
The war in Yemen is taking a heavy toll on children, the UN says
A UN representative in Yemen says about 80 percent of under-18s urgently need help. A report by Aishe Jamal, which contains distressing images.
Social exclusion of women in southern Yemen
Some Yemeni women are punished for life for behaviour said to shame their families. Al Jazeera's Mohamed Vall meets a woman in southern Yemen who helps them.
Children's education: a 1998 film for UNICEF
A video shot in 1998 for UNICEF as part of its work on the state of children's education in the world.
Omaima Hoshan: a teenager who says girls are too young to be brides
Omaima Hoshan is a brave teenage girl who speaks up for girls' education and against early marriage, and runs painting and acting classes on the issue.
Talking about child marriage in Egypt, Yemen and beyond
Child marriage is discussed in many countries of the region. Here is why the conversation matters, and how it can protect girls.
Hunger in Yemen: CNN reports from a hospital in Aden
CNN's Clarissa Ward gets rare access to a hospital in Aden and shows how desperate the hunger crisis has become, especially for children.
Gulf News daily headlines, including a Yemeni child bride
A Gulf News round-up of the day's headlines from the UAE and around the world, including a story about a Yemeni child bride.
Nada Al-Ahdal, 11: 'I'd rather kill myself' than be forced to marry
Nada Al-Ahdal, an 11-year-old Yemeni girl, fled home to avoid a forced marriage. She said she would rather die than be forced into it.
Nada Al-Ahdal, 11, breaks a tradition of child marriage
Cenk Uygur discusses the plea of Nada Al-Ahdal, an 11-year-old Yemeni girl who escaped a child marriage and spoke out against the practice.
Alaa Al-Eryani interviews Nada Al-Ahdal
Women's rights activist Alaa Al-Eryani interviews Nada Al-Ahdal, who ran away from home when she learned of the plan to marry her off so young.
Yemen: an estimated 85,000 young children may have died of hunger or disease
Save the Children estimates that 85,000 children under five may have died of extreme hunger or disease in Yemen since the civil war began in 2015.
Khadija Al-Salami, 2017 Prince Claus laureate
A film about the Yemeni film-maker Khadija Al-Salami, shown at the 2017 Prince Claus Awards. She was honoured for using film against discrimination and child marriage.
More than 267,000 children in Yemen at risk of dying from malnutrition
More than 267,000 children in Yemen are at risk of dying because of severe acute malnutrition.
Child marriage in Rajasthan, India
Child marriage in rural India is deeply rooted in culture. In parts of the country, such as Rajasthan, nearly 80 percent of marriages are estimated to involve girls under fifteen.
Have Yemeni women benefited from the Arab uprising?
Yemeni women joined the protests that toppled Ali Abdullah Saleh. The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil reports on how much has changed for them since.
Marrianne: a short animated film
A short animated film made with Gacha Studio about a girl named Marrianne.
The key to a happy marriage: maturity, readiness and free choice
Every family hopes for a happy marriage for its children. This article explains why happiness does not depend on an early wedding, and what truly helps a marriage succeed.
Bride kidnapping in rural Kyrgyzstan
In rural Kyrgyzstan, some men still take wives by abducting women off the street. The custom has returned since the fall of Communism.
Nada Al-Ahdal at TEDx: child marriage is a humanitarian disaster
In a TEDx talk, human rights activist Nada Al-Ahdal explains why child marriage is a humanitarian disaster, especially in the Arab world.
A young girl's last hours: the face of Yemen's child deaths
A young girl lies in a hospital bed in her last hours. UNICEF says more than a thousand children under five die every week in Yemen from preventable diseases.
A married couple with a 30-year age gap
A Barcroft TV video about Melinda and Larry Mikla, a married couple with an age gap of 30 years who met in Ohio in August 2012.
Senator Chris Murphy condemns a bombing that killed schoolchildren in Yemen
US Senator Chris Murphy reacts with outrage after a US-backed coalition bombed schoolchildren in Yemen, leaving dozens dead. A video from MSNBC.
Child brides in rural China
A girl of 13 married an 18-year-old man three days after meeting him. She soon became pregnant and left school, like a growing number of child brides in rural China.
Bride kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan (2012)
A 2012 Journeyman documentary from Kyrgyzstan, where bride kidnapping is presented as a proud tradition and the practice is growing.
Pockets of famine in Yemen: ITV News reports
ITV News learns that 'pockets of famine' already exist in Yemen. Correspondent Neil Connery visits the country facing the world's largest humanitarian crisis.
A song for the children of Yemen
A song about the suffering of Yemen's children in the war, and an appeal to the world to help them.
Child marriage: a Council on Foreign Relations InfoGuide
Part of the Council on Foreign Relations' 'Child Marriage' InfoGuide: why the practice persists and how it harms girls, human rights and development.
Child marriage must stop: a film by 12 women married as children
Twelve women who were all married as children made this video against child marriage and screened it in their villages.
An Unsolved Fact: a documentary on child marriage in Nepal (part 2 of 3)
Part 2 of 3 of a Nepali documentary on child marriage, filmed in Birgunj in the Tarai, on the border between Nepal and India.
Child marriage in Turkey
Early marriage is found in every region of the world and is also common in Turkey. A video by Hurriyet Daily News and the UNFPA Turkey country office.
Nightline reports from inside war-torn Yemen
The programme Nightline gets an exclusive ground report from Yemen, where the war has left nearly three million people homeless and 22 million in need of aid.
The president of SEYAJ Organization on child marriage in Yemen
A television interview with the president of SEYAJ Organization in Yemen, broadcast by Al-Araby Al-Jadeed TV.
Child marriage in the United States
Child marriage is often linked with countries such as Niger or Afghanistan. This YR Media video points out that it is legal in America.
Nada Al-Ahdal, 11, flees home to avoid forced marriage
A YouTube video shows Nada Al-Ahdal, an 11-year-old Yemeni girl, telling how she escaped a forced marriage. She said she would rather die than be forced into it.
Starving babies and daily airstrikes: ITV News reports from Yemen
ITV News correspondent Neil Connery reports on the horror of war in Yemen, where five-month-old babies are dying of starvation amid daily airstrikes.
Selling girls in Yemen
A short video post on the selling of girls in Yemen.
A Yemeni girl
A short video post about a girl in Yemen, shared by Nada Foundation.
'Marriage is Not a Game': an animation against child marriage in Lebanon
At the close of the '16 Days of Activism' campaign, the EU, UNICEF and the Lebanese NGO ABAAD launched an animated film on child marriage in Beirut.
Yemen on the brink of collapse after three years of war
Three years of intense civil war have pushed Yemen to the brink of collapse. Peace is the only way forward.
Rubie's story: forced marriage and honour-based abuse in the UK
Forced marriage is illegal in the UK but still threatens thousands of people. This video talks to survivors of forced marriage and honour-based abuse.
Yemen: a little girl faces war and cancer
A young girl in Yemen has cancer in her left eye. She is being treated for malnutrition, but no doctors are left who can treat her cancer.
Tamil Nadu tops the list for child marriages
A News7 Tamil video report on child marriage in Tamil Nadu, India, which it says ranks first in the number of child marriages.
Child marriage in Nepal: girls campaign to choose their future
Half of all girls in Nepal marry before 18. A UNFPA-supported programme, 'Choose Your Future', unites girls in the campaign against child marriage.
Nadia Al-Sakkaf: Yemen through the eyes of women
In March 2005, Nadia Al-Sakkaf became chief editor of the Yemen Times, the country's first and most widely read independent English-language newspaper, and a leading voice on gender and development.
Yemen: the Hodeidah ceasefire appears to be holding
A UN-brokered ceasefire to protect the port of Hodeidah appears to be holding, while the United Arab Emirates withdraws, says journalist Patrick Cockburn.
Child marriage and child motherhood
Child marriage is deeply rooted in cultural traditions. It exposes girls to serious health risks, violence and isolation, and almost always ends their education, which keeps them in poverty.
A message from Yemen's children to the world
Children in Yemen send a message to the world against the Saudi-led military campaign and the air strikes of Operation Decisive Storm that have hit innocent children.