Nepal makes significant progress in reducing child marriage, but girls from the poorest households are being left behind
KATHMANDU, 8 October 2026 – Nepal has made significant progress in reducing child marriage over the past decade, but the country remains off track to meet its commitment to eliminate the harmful practice by 2030, according to a new UNICEF advocacy brief, Ending Child Marriage in Nepal: A Decade of Data and a Call to Action.The release of the advocacy brief coincides with the International Day of the Girl Child, observed annually on 11 October. This year's global theme, "End child

