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The Science Behind Your Child’s Tantrums
LeAnne Simpson’s 6-year-old daughter had thrown plenty of tantrums before the pandemic. But after a few weeks of lockdown, minor frustrations that used to lead to short-lived... More
Three billion people globally lack handwashing facilities at home: UNICEF
Although handwashing with soap is vital in the fight against infectious diseases, including COVID-19, billions of people around the world do not have ready access to a place to... More
Myanmar: ‘Shocking’ killing of children allegedly used as human shields
UN agencies in Myanmar have expressed ‘sadness’ and ‘shock’ over the killing of two boys, allegedly used as human shields by security forces in the country’s northern Rakhine... More
U.N. to Bangladesh: do more to end child marriage
Bangladesh must do more to tackle child marriage if it is to meet its own goal of eliminating the crime by 2041, according to a United Nations report released on Wednesday. “This... More
Reading to Children: Why It’s So Important and How to Start
Babies and young children are sponges that soak in practically everything in their environments. It’s true! Even during story time, their minds are at work, taking in all the... More
Thousands more underfed children may die due to COVID
An extra 10,000 children per month may die this year from malnutrition due to the COVID-19 crisis, the head of the World Health Organization warned Wednesday. More
E-learning and the future of education
The lockdown during COVID-19 pandemic has reassessed the value of online learning and services platforms in our daily lives, with people also considering online schooling as an... More
Report: 29 million girls, women victims of modern slavery
A new report estimates that 29 million women and girls are victims of modern slavery, exploited by practices including forced labor, forced marriage, debt-bondage and domestic... More
Stillbirths: An unnecessary, unspeakable tragedy – UN report
A stillborn baby is delivered every 16 seconds, which translates into nearly two million infants over the course of a year that never took their first breath, according to a new UN... More
Report reveals linkages between human trafficking and forced marriage
Across the world, girls as young as 12 are being forced or tricked into marrying men who exploit them for sex and domestic work, in what the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has... More
DR Congo: Children suffering ‘unrelenting violence’, UNICEF deeply concerned
Thousands of children continue to suffer grievously as unrelenting violence persists across eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on... More
Reimagine education to achieve quality learning for all, UN and partners urge
Now is the time to “think beyond COVID-19” to reimagine education and realize the goal of providing all students with access to quality learning, UN agencies and their partners said... More
As Covid-19 Closes Schools, the World’s Children Go to Work
Every morning in front of the Devaraj Urs public housing apartment blocks on the outskirts of the city of Tumakuru, a swarm of children pours into the street. They are not going to... More
Conflict, climate crisis, threaten fragile gains to advance women and children’s health
Fragile gains made over the past decade to advance women and children’s health are threatened by conflict, the climate crisis and COVID-19, according to a new report from Every... More
