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Child refugees target for IS in UK

Extremist groups such as the so-called Islamic State are targeting unaccompanied child refugees in conflict zones, a UK think tank warns. A report from counter-extremism...

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UK: Child on child sex offences 'may be next scandal'

Recorded cases of child on child sexual offences have increased by 78% between 2013 and 2016, according to Barnardo's. The number of alleged offences reported to police in England...

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School bullying linked to poorer academic achievement

Not only does bullying at school affect students’ emotional and social lives, it also directly affects their schoolwork and engagement in the classroom, suggests a U.S. study.

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Cervical surgery for pre-cancer tied to preemies and small babies

Women who get surgery to treat precancerous abnormalities on their cervix are more likely to have premature or low-birth weight babies than women who don’t have these procedures, a...

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Exposure to violence tied to risk of teen gun possession

Adolescents with criminal records may be more likely to carry guns if they have witnessed or experienced violence, a U.S. study suggests.

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African-Americans suffer inordinate loss of parents, children and siblings

By the time they turned 10 years old, black children born in the U.S. in the 1980s were three times more likely than white children to have lost their mothers and twice as likely to...

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Black, Hispanic parents may be less likely to enroll kids in medical trials

White parents may be more likely than African American or Hispanic parents to allow their children to participate in a medical trial, a recent U.S. study suggests.

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Heavy fighting in Ukraine leaves thousands of children cold, thirsty and out of school – UNICEF

 Following intense fighting over the last two days around the town of Avdiivka, Donetsk region, more than 17,000 people – including 2,500 children – are facing freezing weather...

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Schools in Syria rise from the rubble

In the past weeks, UNICEF has supported the re-opening of 23 primary schools in the eastern parts of Aleppo city, allowing nearly 6,500 children to return to school.

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New open source app helps protect children displaced by conflict

A life–saving service for vulnerable children caught up in crises is now available to government, aid agencies and social service workers through an open source app developed by...

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UNICEF statement on child refugees

 “The needs of refugees have never been greater. Worldwide 28 million children have been uprooted by conflict, driven from their homes by violence and terror. They need our help.  “...

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UNICEF seeks $3.3 billion in emergency assistance for 48 million children caught up in conflict and other crises

48 million children living through some of the world’s worst conflicts and other humanitarian emergencies will benefit from UNICEF’s 2017 appeal, which was launched today.

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4.7 million children in vaccination campaign against measles in northeast Nigeria

 In a major vaccination campaign concluding this week, 4.7 million children are being vaccinated in response to a measles outbreak in northeast Nigeria. The campaign is covering the...

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Yemen civil war: Widespread starvation forces people to eat food from rubbish dumps

Starvation and poverty provoked by the civil war in Yemen is so desperate that the country’s poorest are turning to rubbish for food. A 45-year-old father trying to feed his family...

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Scotland's child health 'among worst in Europe'

Scotland’s “appalling” record on child health has been exposed in a major study as among the poorest in western Europe. Experts have called on ministers to commit to more action on...

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