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Home Office criticised for opaque child refugee transfer process
Human Rights Watch has condemned the Home Office for its “non-transparent and arbitrary” process for transferring unaccompanied child refugees to the UK. More
Human traffickers preying more on children, men, laborers
The face of human trafficking is changing with more children and men falling prey and more victims trapped in forced labor than a decade ago, the United Nations reported on... More
Lots of teen screen time tied to obesity
Too much television time has long been linked to childhood obesity, but a U.S. study suggests that the connection holds true for smaller screens too, such as computers, gaming... More
Kids in poor countries have higher death rates from abdominal surgery
Children who have emergency surgery for conditions like appendicitis may be up to seven times more likely to die when they live in poor countries than when they live in more... More
Free sanitary pads, menstruation classes mean Ugandan girls less likely to skip school
School attendance improves when girls in sub-Saharan Africa are taught about menstruation and given free sanitary towels, boosting their job prospects and self-esteem, researchers... More
Body image problems in teen girls tied to alcohol use
High school girls who have issues with body image and weight are more likely to be drinkers than ) their peers, a recent U.S. study suggests. Researchers focused on body image... More
Winter is the latest threat to children living on the brink across the Middle East
Unseasonably cold temperatures and winter weather are sweeping across the Middle East, threatening millions of children affected by crisis in the region. UNICEF is facing a $38... More
Child abuse 'affects health decades later'
People who were maltreated as children are more likely to have poor health and living standards decades later, a study suggests. The researchers tracked 8,076 people born in 1958... More
US Gymnastics scandal: 368 cases of child sex abuse in 20 years
This disturbing new information follows in the wake of a widespread child sex abuse scandal in British football. The growing global fear of child sex abuse has now spread to US... More
‘Radicalized’ 12yo boy tried to blow up German Christmas market
A 12-year-old boy tried to detonate a home-made bomb at a Christmas market in Ludwigshafen, western Germany, local media reported on Friday. The boy, a German citizen of Iraqi... More
Parents may overlook child safety during holiday travels
Traveling during the holidays is stressful enough without adding kids to the mix, and a new survey suggests that when children are involved, the trips can pose serious safety risks... More
Syrian girls flee war only to become mothers in Jordan camp
In a crowded maternity clinic at a refugee camp in Jordan near the Syrian border, Elhem cradled her crying 11-month-old son, bounced him on her knee and then handed him to her... More
Some poor Venezuelan parents give away children amid deep crisis
Struggling to feed herself and her seven children, Venezuelan mother Zulay Pulgar asked a neighbor in October to take over care of her six-year-old daughter, a victim of a pummeling... More
Children take the lead in cyclone early warnings in Bangladesh
As Cyclone Roanu approached the coast of Bangladesh last May, 10-year-old Mohammad Hossain worried about his father, a fisherman out at sea in the Bay of Bengal. More
