This is among the seven objectives in the plan launched by Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail today. FMTNews WanAzizah ChildMarriage
Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail , at the launch of the National Strategy Plan in Handling the Causes of Child Marriage.
“The plan has seven objectives, 17 strategies and 58 progeammes aimed at addressing the root causes of child marriages over the next five years,” added Wan Azizah, who is also the Women, Family and Community Development Minister. Selangor increased the minimum age for marriage to 18 in 2018 while Melaka, Perak, Johor, Sabah, Pulau Pinang and the Federal Territories are in the process of doing so.
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