Child marriage became illegal in the Philippines as a law banning the practice took effect in a country where one in six girls enters wedlock before the age of 18.
In the women's category, Kerala defeated the Indian Railway 3-1, to lift the 70th Senior National Volleyball (Men & Women) Championship 2021-22, held at the Biju Patnaik Indoor Stadium, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar.
World Day of War Orphans is observed annually on January 6 to highlight the problems of children who lost their parents during a conflict making them the most vulnerable and disadvantaged group of society.
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