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Many leaders clueless on issues facing girls, women, survey shows
Policymakers in developing nations may not know enough facts and figures about problems facing women and girls to help reach gender equality, research showed on Wednesday. More
Uzbekistan drops use of students, teachers, nurses as cotton-pickers: PM
Uzbekistan will no longer have thousands of students, teachers and healthcare workers pick the cotton harvest, Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov said on Saturday, confirming a halt to a... More
Teens risk suicide, drugs and AIDS due to gender "straitjacket": study
Gender stereotypes put girls as young as 10 at risk of HIV/AIDS and depression, and lead boys to abuse drugs and commit suicide, a major study across 15 countries said on Wednesday. More
'Verbal autopsies' show India has averted a million child deaths since 2005
India has avoided the deaths of about one million children under the age of five since 2005, largely due to a decrease in cases of preventable diseases such as pneumonia, diarrhoea... More
Kids who see guns in movies may be more apt to play with firearms
Watching movie characters use guns may not necessarily make kids more likely to pick up a weapon themselves, but it may mean children who play with guns are more apt to fire them, a... More
Younger start in football linked to higher risk of behavior, mood problems
Boys who start playing American football before their 12th birthday may be at sharply increased risk of behavioral and mood problems later in life compared to peers who hit the... More
Dozens of alcohol-flavored tobacco products may lure teens
Nearly 50 alcohol-flavored tobacco product lines are marketed by more than 400 tobacco brands in the United States and these products may especially attract teens, luring them into... More
Police bust traffickers selling Indian child brides in the Gulf
Police have rescued a dozen trafficked girls in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad and arrested more than 20 members of a major network selling brides to wealthy men in the Gulf... More
Accountability needed to end child marriage, improve health access
Three African heads of state have warned their peers that without accountability and political intervention, the problem of child marriage is set to worsen, posing a severe... More
US teens slower to drink or have sex than previous generation – study
US teenagers are growing up slower than previous generations, avoiding adult activities such as drinking alcohol and having sex until later in life, according to a new study.... More
600,000 Rohingya children may flee to Bangladesh, aid group warns
Some 600,000 Rohingya children could flee to Bangladesh by the end of the year, a relief group said Sunday, highlighting the scale of the humanitarian crisis triggered by violence... More
Global hunger rises for first time in decade: U.N. agencies
Global hunger levels have risen for the first time in more than a decade, now affecting 11 percent of the world’s population, as conflict, climate change and economic woes bite, U.N... More
UN investigating leaked sex abuse complaints in Central African Republic
The United Nations said on Thursday it was looking into allegations that complaints of sexual abuse and exploitation made against its peacekeepers in the conflict-torn Central... More
Nigeria's anti-Boko Haram vigilantes vow to stop using children
A volunteer vigilante group which formed to support Nigerian forces in the fight against Boko Haram signed a U.N.-backed agreement on Friday to root out any children from its ranks. More
