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Impoverished families flout Guatemala's child marriage ban
A year after Guatemala passed a law banning child marriage, poor families who regard girls as a financial burden are still marrying them off as prolonged drought plunges many into... More
Central African Republic: Nearly one in five children is a refugee or internally displaced
As the fragile recovery continues, more than 850,000 people in Central African Republic – half of them children – are still on the move, either internally displaced or refugees in... More
UNICEF leads convoy into Mosul city with emergency supplies for 15,000 children
A UNICEF-led multi-agency humanitarian convoy was on Sunday the first to enter the Iraqi city of Mosul together with WFP and UNFPA. “UNICEF has entered Mosul city for the first... More
'I was forced to kill my best friend', former DRC child soldier says
It was during an ordinary game of soccer when Michel Chikwanine was abducted at age 5 by rebel soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo and recruited into the army. Herded onto... More
Fewer U.S. parents say they spank their kids
Spanking and hitting children to discipline them has become much less common in recent decades as more parents choose non-physical approaches like “time-outs” instead, a U.S. study... More
Neighborhood violence tied to biological stress for kids
Neighborhood factors, like liquor store density, domestic violence and violent crime rates, may be tied to biological factors like stress hormone responses for children, according... More
Depression becoming more common among U.S. teens
The number of U.S. adolescents and young adults with untreated depression may be on the rise, a recent study suggests. For youth ages 12 to 17, the prevalence of depression... More
Universal Children’s Day: Two hundred world renowned writers come together for children’s rights
Over 200 prominent writers including novelists, playwrights and poets, have joined a global literary campaign this week, penning ‘tiny stories’ of around seven lines each to... More
Pneumonia and diarrhoea kill 1.4 million children each year, more than all other childhood illnesses combined
Pneumonia and diarrhoea together kill 1.4 million children each year, the overwhelming majority of whom live in lower and middle-income countries. These childhood deaths occur... More
Measles jab saves over 20 million young lives in 15 years, but hundreds of children still die of the disease every day
Despite a 79 per cent worldwide decrease in measles deaths between 2000 and 2015, nearly 400 children still die from the disease every day, leading health organizations said in a... More
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Liam Neeson meets with Syrian children and youth in Jordan
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Liam Neeson wrapped up a two-day visit to Jordan this week, along with his eldest son Micheal, where he met with Syrian children, young people and their... More
Over 25% of Children in UK Live in Poverty
The level of child poverty is the highest in large cities of the United Kingdom, mainly in London, Birmingham and Manchester and among the 20 parliamentary constituencies, with... More
Thousands of schoolchildren being spied on without their knowledge in UK
At least 1,000 schools have installed software that allows teachers to monitor their students’ internet activity, but most schools have failed to inform youngsters that they are... More
Number of underage soldiers record high in German army
The German military recruited a record number of underage soldiers in 2015, German daily Die Welt reported, citing figures from an inquiry conducted by the Left Party (Die Linke),... More
