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Haiti hotel police raid exposes child sex trafficking

Haitian police have arrested nine people in connection with sex trafficking, involving girls as young as 13, highlighting the dangers facing children in the Caribbean nation where...

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Pakistan seeks to curb child, forced marriages with harsher punishment

 Pakistan has outlawed child marriage and toughened penalties for those guilty of the crime in an effort to crack down on the practice which is estimated to affect one in five girls...

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Pet medicines pose poison risk for kids

Parents who store medicines and household cleaners out of reach to protect their kids from accidental poisoning shouldn’t forget to consider any drugs they have for the family pet,...

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Boys and girls next door are invisible U.S. sex trafficking victims: judge

Children forced into prostitution by their parents to fund drug addiction and the exploitation of boys are types of child sex trafficking which are rarely recognised in the United...

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Many teens use e-cigarettes for 'dripping' liquid nicotine

One in four teens who use electronic cigarettes have tried “dripping” liquid nicotine directly onto the heating coils on the devices to get thicker clouds of vapor, a new study...

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Youth organizations may not ease access to HIV tests

Young people may be at risk for HIV infection, but very few get tested, partly because it can be difficult to access testing, researchers say.

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The world must make faster progress to end female genital mutilation by 2030

 “It irreparably damages girls’ bodies, inflicting excruciating pain. It causes extreme emotional trauma that can last a lifetime. “It increases the risk of deadly complications...

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Two refugees, generations apart, tell their story in new UNICEF film

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Deadliest winter for refugee and migrant children crossing the Central Mediterranean, says UNICEF

 A record number of refugee and migrant deaths in the Central Mediterranean over the past three months, including an estimated 190 children, has prompted an urgent appeal from...

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More toddlers suffer eye burns from laundry packets, study says

From 2012 to 2015, the number of chemical burns to the eye linked to laundry detergent packets rose more than 30 times among young children, a new study says. More than 1,200 3- and...

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Rape, torture and child murder alleged in new UN report into Rakhine State

Myanmar's security forces are waging a brutal campaign of murder, rape and torture in Rakhine State, a new UN report released on Friday has alleged. Eyewitness statements in the...

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Report of child's death in US raid in Yemen sparks anger

While Donald Trump's decision to restrict entry into the US for 90 days for citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries has been the dominant topic of conversation online in...

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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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