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MPR Deputy Chief asks stakeholders to address child marriage seriously

Deputy Chief of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Lestari Moerdijat has appealed to  ...

Minister lauds village heads' commitment to improving early education

Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Nadiem Anwar Makarim on Thursday lauded one thousand ...

NGOs urge gov't to include forced marriage in sexual violence bill

Six non-governmental organizations (NGOs) under Indonesia Joining Forces (IJF) have asked the government to include ...

Child marriage in 21 provinces above national rate: Ministry

Lenny N. Rosalin, Gender Equality Deputy at the Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection, said there are 21 ...

Ministry encouraging complete switch to face-to-face learning

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology has encouraged all parties to accelerate the ...

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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 ...

Education minister in favor of digitizing Javanese characters

Education and Culture Minister Nadiem Anwar Makarim supports the digitization of Javanese characters to elevate the ...

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 ...

East Kalimantan is striving to eliminate child marriages

East Kalimantan has been striving to eliminate underage marriages as the province's child marriage rate is recorded ...

Counter-terrorism needs gender mainstreaming: expert

Measures to counter-terrorism should be strengthened with gender mainstreaming because women could play a leading role ...

Giwo appointed to deal with women development in Asia Pacific

International Council of Women`s vice president-elect from Indonesia Giwo Rubiyanto Wiyogo has been appointed to be in ...

Reducing violence against women in Indonesia

The rate of violence against children and women in Indonesia remains high, so various efforts are being and will ...

Minister calls on children to utilize time optimally

Women Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Yohana Susana Yembise has called on children, who attended the main ...