Global Daily - From refugees to rising inequality, the world is facing some of the most pressing issues of our day. With these challenges in mind, Global Daily serves to bring global citizens the best journalism and most compelling stories aggregated from media outlets and partners from around the world.

Mobile Menu

Global Daily - From refugees to rising inequality, the world is facing some of the most pressing issues of our day. With these challenges in mind, Global Daily serves to bring global citizens the best journalism and most compelling stories aggregated from media outlets and partners from around the world.

Filter by UN Global Goals:

  • Global Goals
  • Global Goals
  • Global Goals
  • Global Goals
  • Global Goals
  • Global Goals
  • Global Goals
  • Global Goals
  • Global Goals
  • Global Goals
  • Global Goals
  • Global Goals
  • Global Goals
  • Global Goals
  • Global Goals
  • Global Goals
  • Global Goals
Poverty + Development

‘Child marriages rampant’

A recent survey by the United Nations Population Fund finds that Zimbabwe was among 41 nations with the highest rates of child marriages.

September 22, 2015
by THE FINANCIAL GAZETTE/

By Andrew Kunambura for The Financial Gazette.

The Zimbabwe National Statistical Agency (ZIMSTAT) has released damning figures showing rampant child marriages in its 2014 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) report.

According to the report, about one third of women between the ages of 20 and 49 years got married when they were under the age of 18 years, while about a quarter of Zimbabwean girls are currently married or in unions similar to marriage.

SEE MORE: Getting to equal: Gender equality and the implementation of the new global goals

The Constitution of Zimbabwe provides the marriageable and consent age as 18 years for both boys and girls.

Read More Here. 

read the full story
Loading Loading More Articles ...