Donate

Raj Kumar Mahato

Girls from a scholarship program in Nepal

South Asian leaders try new ways to reduce child marriage

March 11, 2015Development

UNICEF reports that Nepal is among the 20 countries with the highest rates of child marriage — and its location in South Asia places it in the region with the most child marriages in the world. But the Nepalese government and local NGOs have been working together over the past few years to end the practice once and for all.

Latest Headlines

Peru tries to end the toxic use of mercury in gold mining
Can you ride faster uphill than a cycling legend?
Staying healthy on the Out of Eden Walk
Indonesia makes plans for a utopian future capital
The disappearance of Ekpar Asat
A decade after the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change, the treaty’s architect looks back at its legacy
This country’s paternity leave could be a model for the US
New play ‘Kyoto’ looks at the global agreement that first aimed to curb greenhouse gas emissions
Italian court shoots down plan for big bridge
‘Dobre Dobre’: A cookbook that highlights Polish and Jewish baking traditions
More stories

The World is a public radio program that crosses borders and time zones to bring home the stories that matter.

Produced by

Thanks to our sponsor

  1. Progressive Insurance logo

Major funding provided by

  1. Carnegie Corporation of New York

  1. About
  2. Contact
  3. Donate
  4. Meet the Team
  5. Privacy
  6. Terms of use

©2025 The World from PRX

PRX is a 501(c)(3) organization recognized by the IRS: #263347402.