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Education critical in preventing adolescent pregnancy, underscores UN agency
Girls with higher levels of education are less likely to have an early and unintended pregnancy, the United Nations education agency said today, launching a new technical paper with... More
UN-backed roadmap shows how to improve situation of separated refugee children in Europe
United Nations agencies issued a set of recommendations for action to improve the situation of refugee and migrant children arriving and staying in Europe without their parents or... More
DR Congo’s economy loses over $1 billion to child undernutrition, finds UN-backed study
The economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is losing as much as 4.5 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) to the effects of child undernutrition, according to a... More
U.S. should ratify convention on children’s rights
The Convention on the Rights of the Child is an internationally recognized agreement among nations which establishes a comprehensive set of goals for individual nations to improve... More
Online ‘pedophile hunters’ told to join police force
Members of vigilante ‘pedophile hunter’ groups could be made special constables to help officers in their online search for child sex groomers, a police and crime commissioner has... More
Tired of war, South Sudanese youth turn to art to push for peace
South Sudanese activists are using music, poetry, theater, comedy, dance and fashion to preach tolerance in the world's youngest nation which has been divided by years of civil war. More
Life after fistula: Surgery helps heal stigma in Cameroon
After giving birth at the age of 13, whenever Amina Mba wanted to attend prayers in her local mosque, sheer terror would stop her from crossing the threshold. More
Child begging rampant in Senegal despite state crackdown: activists
Tens of thousands of children at Islamic schools in Senegal are being forced to beg by their teachers despite a government drive to sweep them off the streets, activists said on... More
German police make arrests over massive child pornography website
German police have uncovered an underground website for child pornography with nearly 90,000 users and arrested the suspected operator of the platform, prosecutors said on Thursday. More
Michigan governor signs laws banning female genital mutilation
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder on Tuesday signed legislation making genital mutilation of girls a state felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison, both for doctors who perform... More
outdoor time may help kids prevent nearsightedness
Kids who spend more time outdoors and who play sports are less likely to be near-sighted, according to a recent study in a large, diverse group of urban 6-year-olds. More
Cholera may accelerate famine in Yemen as resources shift: U.N.
Yemen's growing cholera epidemic may accelerate looming famine, as limited resources are shifted away from malnutrition and other programs to try to contain the disease, the top U.N... More
Given a chance, even babies will overeat
Having infants feed themselves all their food from the start of solid feeding, so-called baby-led weaning, does not prevent them from becoming overweight, according to new research... More
Yemen cholera cases pass 300,000 mark, ICRC says
A 10-week cholera epidemic has now infected more than 300,000 people in Yemen, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Monday, a health disaster on top of war,... More
