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U.N. food agency says faces $610 million shortfall for southern Africa drought relief
The United Nations' food agency said on Thursday it needed $730 million over the next 12 months for relief in seven southern African countries hit hard by a blistering drought and... More
Maryland ex-teacher aide indicted on 270 child sex charges
A former Maryland teaching assistant has been indicted on 270 child sex charges that include filming videos of students at an elementary school, state prosecutors said on Wednesday. More
Children face 'staggeringly high' hunger in conflict-hit Central African Republic
Clinging to her toy dog, 18-month-old Clemence Mokbem stares ahead as nurses rush past to tend to crying babies in the hot, overcrowded intensive care ward in a Bangui hospital. The... More
Child marriage to HIV, hardships facing children in West and Central Africa
Although millions of children worldwide have been lifted out of poverty, progress has been uneven, with children in sub-Saharan Africa facing the highest levels of mortality, poor... More
Tanzania launches crackdown on child marriage with 30-year jail terms
Tanzanian men who marry schoolgirls or get them pregnant now face 30 years in prison as the government takes tougher measures to tackle child marriage and teenage pregnancy. More
Madonna moved to tears by case of child rape in Kenya
Pop star Madonna was reduced to tears during a trip to Kenya as she listened to a man describe how his five-year-old daughter had been recently raped by a neighbor in Nairobi's... More
RPT-New partnership aims to clamp down on use of bitcoin for child porn
London-based bitcoin start-up Elliptic and the Internet Watch Foundation, a charity that monitors online child sex abuse, will cooperate to clamp down on the use of bitcoin in... More
Mongolian child contortionists stretch for international success
Nine-year-old Mongolian schoolgirl Suvd-Erdene spends four hours a day perfecting the art of doing a head-stand on a pole clenched with her teeth and push-ups without her feet... More
'Bad blood' fears fuel abuse of children born of Boko Haram rape
Having been kidnapped by Boko Haram, held for almost a year, and raped by several militants, 28-year-old Aisha Umar could have been forgiven for believing her ordeal was over when... More
Nearly 96,000 unaccompanied children sought EU asylum in 2015: agency
Nearly 96,000 refugee and migrant children who traveled to Europe alone in 2015 sought asylum in the European Union, almost four times as many as the previous year, an EU agency... More
Gambia ban on child marriage could spark backlash, activist fears
Women's rights activists on Friday welcomed Gambian President Yahya Jammeh's decision to ban child marriage, but said jailing parents who marry off their daughters could spark a... More
Iraq's war children face void without world's help: UNICEF country chief
A generation of children face the bleak prospect of going without an education unless the Iraqi government, its allies and aid agencies rebuild communities torn apart by years of... More
Child labor doubles in Iraq as violence, displacement hit incomes
More than half a million Iraqi children are estimated to be at work rather than at school as violence and displacement hurt the income of millions of families, according to the... More
Unprecedented level of food insecurity in South Sudan, UN agencies warn
Up to 4.8 million people in South Sudan – well over one-third of the population – will be facing severe food shortages over the coming months, and the risk of a hunger catastrophe... More
