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Conflict, widespread poverty stall progress on education rates over past decade – UNICEF
Pervasive levels of poverty, protracted conflicts and complex humanitarian emergencies have led to stagnation in reducing the global out-of-school rate over the past decade,... More
Suspected cholera cases complicate already complex crisis in northeast Nigeria – UN relief wing
Over 530 suspected cases of cholera, claiming some 23 lives, have been registered in Nigeria’s Borno state, the United Nations humanitarian wing reported today. More
16 million children affected by massive flooding in South Asia – UNICEF
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said today that an estimated 16 million children are in urgent need of life-saving support in the wake of torrential monsoon rains and... More
Schools must notify parents if lice is found in child's classroom, says new Texas law
A school-focused bill packed with new laws includes a section about what schools must do if they discover a child with head lice. According to Senate Bill 1566, starting Sept. 1,... More
For children of divorced parents, quality of parent-child relationships trumps everything else
One big reason for the inequity is a decades-long belief by judges and others that conflict between divorcing parents (which is to be expected at this difficult passage) will cause... More
U.N. seeks to protect young children from work on farms in Lebanon
With child labour soaring in Lebanon following the outbreak of war in Syria, the United Nations published on Wednesday the first guide in Arabic to help farmers and officials... More
Back to School campaign aims to enroll 400,000 children in Lebanon
Over 400,000 children in Lebanon are expected to receive free education this year under the Back to School campaign, despite dwindling funds on the part of international donors. More
US clears breakthrough gene therapy for childhood leukemia
Opening a new era in cancer care, U.S. health officials have approved a breakthrough treatment that genetically engineers patients’ own blood cells into an army of assassins to seek... More
Police threaten to arrest minors and evict their parents in crime crackdown
Anti-social behavior blighting areas of Manchester has prompted police to take tougher action on whole families – even threatening to evict the parents of nuisance children.... More
12yo takes own life after alleged ‘period shaming’ by school teacher
Police in India have charged a 26-year-old schoolteacher with ‘abetment of suicide’ after a 12-year-old girl took her own life Monday as a result of consistent harassment which... More
Humanitarian crisis hits Bangladesh as nearly 60,000 Rohingya flee Myanmar
Nearly 60,000 Rohingya Muslims have crossed into Bangladesh from Myanmar since last week, adding pressure on the scarce resources of aid agencies and local communities already... More
Indonesian school a launchpad for child fighters in Syria's Islamic State
Hatf Saiful Rasul was 11 years old when he told his father, a convicted Islamic militant, that he wanted to leave school and go to Syria to fight for Islamic State. More
Rohingya women, children die in desperate boat escape from Myanmar
On a remote beach looking out onto the Bay of Bengal, a baby boy lies swaddled in cloth, his face smeared with wet sand. The bodies of nine more children and eight women lie... More
U.S. doctors unsure kids under 3 need vision screening
Children should get their vision tested at least once between ages 3 and 5, but there isn’t enough evidence to say for sure whether they need evaluations when they’re younger,... More
