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British schoolgirls at risk of FGM during Christmas break
As many families prepare to holiday abroad during the festive season, British charities on Monday warned that girls taken overseas could be at risk of female genital mutilation. More
Girl, 10, dies after genital cutting in Sierra Leone
A 10-year-old girl has died after undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM) during an initiation into a secret women’s society in Sierra Leone, police said on Wednesday, sparking... More
Four million Syrian children have only known war since birth
Half of Syria’s children, that’s four million, have grown up only knowing a life of violence, as the war-battered country enters its eighth year of conflict, the United Nations... More
Better care, stronger laws needed to save 30 million babies on the brink of death
Nearly 30 million babies each year - nearly a quarter of the total - are born too soon, too small or become sick, requiring specialized care to survive beyond the first month of... More
10 tips for addressing problems with your child’s teacher
Over the course of a child’s school years, parents will almost certainly disagree with, or have concerns about, something a teacher does. It’s inevitable, given a parent’s natural... More
5 things to think about before buying your child a cell phone
In households around the world, I imagine many conversations going something like this: "Mom, I really want a phone. Everyone has one. Can I please, please get one this year?" And... More
Longer breastfeeding tied to lower risk of liver disease
Mothers who breastfeed for six months or more may have less fat in their livers and a lower risk of liver disease, a U.S. study suggests. More
Younger siblings of kids with autism and ADHD have higher risk of these disorders
Children who have an older brother or sister with autism or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be more likely to develop these conditions than kids who don’t have... More
Court ruling brings Indonesia closer to ending child marriage: campaigners
Indonesian groups pushing for an increase in the minimum age for girls to marry, from 16, said on Thursday it was encouraged by a Constitutional Court order that legislators should... More
'Major strides' to cut child labor in Cambodia's fashion factories
While the United Nations says child labor has fallen sharply in Cambodia’s garment factories, many informal subcontractors using children are escaping scrutiny, activists said on... More
Yemeni mothers forced to choose which child starves, says aid group
Mothers are being forced to leave their children to starve as they face a “catastrophic” shortage of food in war-torn Yemen, a humanitarian group said on Thursday. More
E-cigarette usage nearly doubles in U.S. high-schools: survey
The percentage of high school seniors who used e-cigarettes in the last 30 days nearly doubled to 20.9 percent from last year, results of a survey released by the National Institute... More
Iraq: Over 150,000 children endangered by ‘freezing’ temperatures
The U.N. children organization said it is “racing against time” to try and protect more than 150,000 internally displaced children in Iraq whose lives are threatened by freezing... More
Record number of cases in mysterious illness paralyzing children, officials say
This year has seen a record number of cases of a mysterious paralyzing illness in children, US health officials said Monday. It is still not clear what’s causing the kids to lose... More
