National plan to tackle underage marriage in final stage, says Wan Azizah
Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail says the plan contains programmes for 16 federal and state agencies to tackle child marriage. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, November 19, 2019
THE draft national strategic plan to tackle the problem of underage marriages is in the final stage, said Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. Dr Wan Azizah, who is also women, family and community development minister, said the plan contains programmes of action involving 16 agencies at the federal and state levels, and is expected to be tabled to the cabinet in the form of a memorandum at the end of the year.
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