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‘Brutal weather’ continues as Rohingya refugee children endure devastating rainfall in Bangladesh
Heavy flooding and landslides in the Rohingya refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, has left thousands of children and families in an increasingly dire situation with critical... More
Parents talking to kids may blunt negative impact of adversity on schoolwork
Children who suffer adverse experiences tend to do worse in school than kids who don’t, but a U.S. study suggests parents may still help improve academic outcomes by simply talking... More
UN rights chief ‘appalled’ by US border detention conditions, says holding migrant children may violate international law
Conditions in which migrants and refugees are being held in the United States are appalling, said the UN human rights chief on Monday, underscoring that children should never be... More
U.K. gangs exploiting kids as young as 7
British schoolchildren as young as 7 years old are being exploited by criminal gangs and forced to deal drugs, with some duped into debt bondage, researchers said Friday. More
Most grandparents keep pills where grandkids can get them
Most grandparents don’t move medications to a safer location when grandkids come to visit, and most of them also keep pills in their bag or purse when they visit their grandchildren... More
New UN-Syrian Action Plan signals an 'important day' for child protection, says UN envoy
The top UN official charged with representing the interests of children caught up in armed conflict, has signed a landmark new agreement on child protection with the Force Commander... More
One migrant child dies each day worldwide, U.N. data shows
A migrant child died almost every day over the past four years while trying to reach safety, the United Nations said on Friday, as a photo of a man and his young daughter who... More
Misinformation and growing distrust on vaccines, ‘dangerous as a disease’ says UNICEF chief
Vaccines save millions of lives, and yet misinformation, limited availability and inadequate access to services have left large numbers of children in jeopardy, prompting the United... More
Cocoa-growing Ivory Coast draws up new plan to stop child labor
Ivory Coast has launched a new strategy to end child labor in cocoa farming and other sectors by raising women’s incomes and building schools, the government said on Wednesday. More
Migraine in pregnancy linked with complications for mothers and babies
Pregnant women with migraine headaches are more likely to develop complications, and their babies are at higher risk for complications early after birth, too, a large study from... More
Over 80 per cent of schools in anglophone Cameroon shut down, as conflict worsens
More than 80 per cent of schools in the English-speaking North-West and South-West regions of Cameroon are closed, as the security situation and living conditions continue to... More
Beauty products send a small child to the ER every two hours
Injuries from cosmetics, shampoo and other personal care products send one young child to a U.S. emergency room every two hours, according to a new study that suggests many parents... More
Teachers need more training to support traumatized refugee and migrant students, says UN on World Refugee Day
On World Refugee Day, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is calling for more support to fill the gaps in training for teachers on trauma and... More
Every year, 297,000 under-age-five children die from diarrhea linked to inadequate WASH
Some 2.2 billion people around the world do not have safely-managed drinking water, while 4.2 billion go without safe sanitation services and three billion lack basic handwashing... More
