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Rape reaches 'epic proportions' in South Sudan's civil war
After months of being raped by her rebel captors in the middle of South Sudan's civil war, the young woman became pregnant. Held in a muddy pit, sometimes chained to other prisoners... More
Infant deformities in Yemen linked to bombardment
Doctors in Yemen have reported an increase in children born with deformities as a result of the two-year war that has left the country on the brink of famine. The al-Sabeen... More
2.2mn Yemeni children close to famine, 70% rise in those killed over past year
Children in Yemen are teetering between life and death, as 2.2 million suffer from acute malnutrition, while those killed by hostilities jumped 70 percent last year, UNICEF warned... More
Britain’s poorest children constantly moving house & going hungry – study
Children growing up in Britain’s poorest families are frequently made to move home, travel long distances to school and spend extended periods indoors because of how unsafe their... More
U.S. justices reject Gorsuch in win for disabled student
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected legal reasoning used by President Donald Trump's high court nominee Neil Gorsuch in his role as an appellate judge, ruling in favor of... More
Four fifths of Yemen's children need humanitarian aid
Yemen's children are paying the heaviest price in the country's war, the U.N. children's agency warned on Monday, as the country teeters on the brink of famine following two years... More
Child marriage soars in Yemen as famine looms: UN
Child marriage has soared in Yemen as families struggle to feed their children amid a conflict that has left the country on the brink of famine, the U.N. children's agency said on... More
Four-year-old migrant girl and mother in emotional reunion in Sicily
A four-year-old migrant girl who arrived in Italy alone from North Africa had an emotional reunion with her mother on Monday, months after a lucky break helped authorities trace the... More
Hungarian law risks exposing migrant children to sex abuse
Hungary's new law to detain migrants in transit zones on its southern border will put children on the move at risk of exposure to sexual abuse, the watchdog Council of Europe said... More
Polio vaccine campaign targets 100 million African children to stop Nigeria outbreak spreading
Health workers are preparing to vaccinate more than 116 million children against polio across West and Central Africa in a drive to contain an outbreak of the disease in conflict-... More
Rural women lead fight against infant mortality in DR Congo
As a nurse in rural Democratic Republic of Congo where health facilities are scarce and patients often arrive too late for treatment, Jeanne Empunda is used to dealing with child... More
DHA supplements during pregnancy don't raise kids' IQ
- Children of women who took DHA supplements during pregnancy are no smarter than peers whose mothers didn’t take the supplements, a recent study concludes. More
USA- Most states don't require lifesaving heart device in schools
Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are used to restart hearts after cardiac arrest and restore normal heartbeats, but a new study found only about one-third of U.S. states... More
Cambodia bans breast milk exports
Cambodia on Tuesday banned the export of breast milk, putting a stop to the business of a U.S.-based company that had been selling the milk in the United States. The decision was... More
