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Indonesia fights to prevent child marriage amid COVID-19 pandemic

Eni, a resident of West Nusa Tengga (NTB),  regretted that she allowed her 14-year-old daughter to marry last May ...

Online prostitution involving children must be dealt with seriously

The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) has urged the government to seriously deal with online prostitution ...

Women play noteworthy role in the maritime sector: PPPA minister

Women's Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA) Minister Bintang Puspayoga highlighted the vital role of women in ...

Protracted remote learning can spur dropouts, raise child marriages

Long-term remote learning could spur dropouts and increase the number of child marriages among students, according to ...

Early marriage deprives children access to quality education: minister

Education and Culture Minister Nadiem Makarim has said that child marriage can deprive children of the opportunity to ...

Village SDGs support prevention of child marriage: minister

Villages, Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration Minister Abdul Halim Iskandar has said that the Sustainable ...

Child marriage constitutes human rights violation against children

Child marriage is a form of violation of human rights against children, according to Women's Empowerment and Child ...

Online violence against women up amid pandemic: minister

Minister of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection, I Gusti Ayu Bintang Darmawati, has said cases of online ...

Students pulled out of school, pushed into marriage amid pandemic:

The prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, which is forcing students to study online from home, is becoming a trigger for many to ...

Child marriage: Police act on KPAI report, probe wedding organizer

The National Police’s Crime Unit has launched an investigation against a wedding organizer for promoting underage ...

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Eye on human capital, Indonesia ramps up fight against stunting

The Joko Widodo administration has set human resource development as its priority program for the second presidential ...

Women an important force in COVID-19 handling: minister

Women are an important force the nation can tap into to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, said Women’s Empowerment and ...

Indonesia, Unicef sign CPAP for 2021-2025 to promote child welfare

The Indonesian government and the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) inked the Country Programme Action Plan ...

Gojek Partners empowered with knowledge of anti-sexual violence

Gojek, the leading super app in Southeast Asia, has further strengthened its commitment towards ensuring driver ...

Face-to-face learning resumption after meeting strict requirements

Face-to-face learning will resume in the second half of the 2020-2021 academic year, albeit after meeting the stringent ...