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Invest in children's health and education to spur economic growth: World Bank
Governments should invest in healthcare and education for children in order to boost economic growth, the World Bank urged on Thursday. More than half of all children born this... More
Is poverty or prejudice driving removal of Brazil's indigenous children?
As a judge, Brazil’s Zaloar Murat Martins de Souza is used to making tough calls. More and more, he finds himself having to make one of the toughest of all - whether to separate a... More
Over 50 million child marriages could be prevented if girls finished school
More than 50 million child marriages could be prevented by 2030 if all girls finished secondary school, the charity Save the Children said on Thursday. More
Bullying: Protection for children is a ‘fundamental human right’ says top UN advocate
Around 130 million, or one-in-three children worldwide, experience some form of bullying, the United Nations stated on Monday, in its latest report on how children can be better-... More
UN agencies inject youthful energy into sustainable development for urban Africa
Underscoring the importance of fully involving the young in decisions affecting their lives, three United Nations agencies announced an innovative partnership on Tuesday with... More
Child sexual abuse and exploitation: UN event sheds light on the unthinkable
Governments can and must do more to end the daily sexual abuse and exploitation of girls and boys worldwide, an event at UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday highlighted,... More
Center aims to reintegrate vulnerable students, dropouts
A center in Sidon’s village of Villat is aiming to combat an increase in the number of school dropouts by implementing a program that bridges the education gap among Syrian,... More
Cash shortfall hits refugee education
This week marked the opening of registration for Syrian children who plan to enroll in Lebanese public schools that offer an afternoon “second shift” for non-Lebanese students. More
Execution of juvenile offender in Iran ‘deeply distressing’ – UN rights chief
Denouncing the execution of a juvenile offender in Iran, whose trial was also reportedly marred by irregularities, the top United Nations human rights official has called on the... More
Is Your Toddler Stressed?
Toddlerhood is a special and exciting time when a vast amount of physical, emotional, and cognitive growth occurs. With all the changes happening in their little bodies and minds, ... More
Fear and prestige pushing Kenyan girls into FGM - and out of school
It was during her first year of high school in rural western Kenya that Mary Kuket says she was “sacrificed to tradition” and her dreams of becoming a doctor shattered forever. With... More
Venezuelan hospital encourages 'kangaroo' baby care to spare incubators
Venezuela’s largest maternity hospital is asking mothers to care for non-critical premature babies with skin-to-skin contact known as “kangaroo care” rather than in incubators, as... More
Teens are smoking, vaping and eating cannabis
Adolescents who try marijuana are not just smoking it. Many are also vaping or eating cannabis, a U.S. study suggests. Almost one in three teens have smoked cannabis at least once,... More
U.S. still outpaces other nations in infant, child mortality
Mortality rates for infants, children, and young adults have fallen in the U.S., Canada, England and Wales, but death rates in a new study were still higher for American youth than... More
