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Syrian children in state of 'toxic stress', Save the Children says
Millions of Syrian children could be living in a state of "toxic stress" due to prolonged exposure to the horrors of war, aid group Save the Children says. The damage to an entire... More
On Wildlife Day, UN spotlights youth's role as today's change-makers, tomorrow's custodians
With the fate of the world's wildlife soon to be in the hands of the next generation, the United Nations is observing this year's World Wildlife Day with a call to harness the power... More
First-of-its-kind center a lifeline for kids
On the outskirts of the Bekaa Valley town of Saadnayel, a cluster of tidy slant-roofed wooden buildings stand out against the farmlands and nearby tented settlements. For the... More
Minister orders investigation into child-beating case in south Lebanon
Education Minister Marwan Hamadeh Friday ordered an investigation into a case of child-beating in one of the schools in the southern city of Sidon. The minister tasked the head of... More
Official ban of controversial Klink video: inclusion of a child constituted a form of “exploitation.”
Minister of Justice Salim Jreissati Saturday banned singer Myriam Klink’s latest music video, seen as provocative, one day after he held a meeting with Minister of Information... More
Child refugees at higher risk of being trafficked if UK doesn’t take them in, MPs warn
Scrapping the so-called Dubs amendment to keep child refugees from entering Britain will only increase their chance of falling victim to human traffickers, a group of MPs claims. More
Govt approves Russian bill on criminal punishment for pushing children towards suicide
The Russian government has approved a bill introducing criminal punishment for anyone propagating suicide among young people or promoting dangerous hobbies that might end in death,... More
Syrian children turn to suicide, self-harm to escape horrors of war: report
Children living in war-torn Syria, some as young as 12, are self-harming, taking drugs, and attempting suicide to escape the horrors they have endured after six years of conflict,... More
India police find 19 fetuses dumped in plastic bags, suspect female feticide racket
Indian police found 19 aborted fetuses dumped in plastic bags in the western state of Maharashtra while they investigated a woman's death after an abortion - uncovering what... More
Venezuela's epileptic patients struggle with seizures amid drug shortage
Venezuelan plumber Marcos Heredia scoured 20 pharmacies in one day but could not find crucial medicines to stop his epileptic 8-year-old from convulsions that caused irreparable... More
Parents fearing deportation pick guardians for U.S. children
Parents who immigrated illegally to the United States and now fear deportation under the Trump administration are inundating immigration advocates with requests for help in securing... More
Polluted environments kill 1.7 million children a year: WHO
A quarter of all global deaths of children under five are due to unhealthy or polluted environments including dirty water and air, second-hand smoke and a lack or adequate hygiene,... More
U.S. schools missing chances to protect kids from sun
Most U.S. schools could do a lot more to protect students from the sun, with efforts like keeping kids indoors at high noon or making time for sunscreen application, a recent study... More
Diabetes in pregnancy tied to altered fat cells in adult offspring
When pregnant mothers have diabetes, their children may have altered fat cells that make metabolic diseases in adulthood more likely, a small Danish study suggests. Babies of... More
