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‘Protect children and their digital footprint,’ urges UNICEF on Safer Internet Day
Every half a second, every day, a child goes online for the first time – tapping into all the great opportunities the Internet has to offer, but facing grave risks, the United... More
Iran: Three Child Offenders Executed
Iran executed at least three child offenders across the country in January 2018, Human Rights Watch said. Iran should immediately and unconditionally end the use of the death... More
Female genital mutilation ‘not acceptable’ in the 21st century – UN envoy on youth
Speaking a day ahead of the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation, the United Nations youth envoy people underscored that the ghastly practice is an... More
World ‘failing to stop the war on children,’ says UNICEF Middle East, North Africa director
Describing January as “a dark month” in crisis-torn Middle East and North Africa, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) director for the region said Monday that the violence... More
South-East Asia region aims to close immunity gap, wipe out measles by 2020 – UN health agency
The so-called ‘big six’ countries in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) South-East Asia region are meeting today in New Delhi on an accelerated strategy to wipe out measles and... More
Partnership key to ensuring all children can access education – senior UN officials
Stressing the importance of quality education for the future of young people and children, senior United Nations officials, including the head of its education agency and the UN... More
83 killed in 'war on children' across Mideast: UN
At least 83 children were killed in Middle East war zones in January, most of them in Syria, the U.N. children's agency UNICEF said Monday, vowing their voices "will never be... More
Child abductions rise as South Sudan’s civil war grinds on
It’s been almost two years since Deng Machar’s three young children were abducted from his home and likely sold for cattle. Sitting in South Sudan’s opposition-held town of Akobo,... More
sharp rise in child abuse fatalities in the U.S
Newly released federal figures show a sharp rise in child abuse fatalities in the U.S., with the bulk of the increase occurring in two states - Indiana and Texas - where child-... More
Community obesity rates help shape whether families are overweight
Parents and kids who live in communities with high obesity rates are more likely to become overweight themselves than families living in communities where more people are a healthy... More
More evidence links advanced maternal age to preterm births
The higher risk of preterm births for women over 40 may not be completely explained by their greater use of reproductive technology or medical interventions like induced labor or... More
Babies with opioid withdrawal might do better outside the ICU
Newborns suffering from opioid withdrawal might have shorter hospital stays and less need for medications if they stay in a room with their mother instead of being sent to intensive... More
Schools act as havens for girls fleeing FGM, marriage in Uganda
Gertrude had barely hit puberty when her father agreed to marry her to an older man in exchange for 30 cows so she did something unusual in her Ugandan tribe - she ran away to... More
Survivors of female genital mutilation say #MeToo
The #MeToo campaign against sexual abuse should include the stories of survivors of female genital mutilation (FGM), activists said ahead of a global day on Tuesday to raise... More
