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New guidelines for child car seats
Experts are eliminating the age limit for children in rear-facing car seats. More
Japanese preschools using tablets to prep tots for digital age
It’s drawing time at this suburban nursery school in Japan, but instead of crayons, tiny fingers are tapping on colors on iPad screens and taking selfies. More
Children's lack of sleep is 'hidden health crisis', experts say
Thousands of children and teenagers face a mounting sleeplessness crisis, with the number of admissions to hospital of young people with sleep disorders rising sharply in six years... More
World leaders warn failure to educate girls will cause 'catastrophes'
Leaders of France, Canada and Britain called on world nations on Tuesday to boost efforts to educate girls, warning that “catastrophes” can result from failure to provide access to... More
Stigma, poverty leave 'cursed' disabled children neglected in Kenya's orphanages
At a dilapidated orphanage on the outskirts of eastern Nairobi, children with twisted limbs and clawed hands are slumped in wheelchairs, lie foetal-like on mattresses on the floor,... More
U.N. rights expert urges Malaysia to end child marriage
Malaysia should ban child marriage immediately, a United Nations human rights expert said on Monday, stepping into a controversy that has raged since reports in July that a 44-year... More
Breastfeeding might benefit babies by reducing stress
Mothers have long been told that “breast is best” when it comes to feeding newborn babies, but a small experiment suggests at least some of the benefits may have nothing to do with... More
Some school security measures make kids feel less safe
Schools that install a lot of indoor cameras may not be improving security while in fact making children feel less safe, a U.S. study suggests. More
Cases of newborns with syphilis doubles in four years
The number of newborns born with syphilis has reached a 20-year high, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday, tracking a general increase in several sexually... More
Youth2030: UN chief launches bold new strategy for young people ‘to lead’
The United Nations Secretary-General launched a new partnership strategy with the world’s 1.8 billion young people on Monday, to help put “their ideas into action”. More
DR Congo: Amid renewed risk of spread, Ebola virus leaves over 150 children orphaned or unaccompanied
New Ebola virus hotspots in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are threatening progress made in tackling the deadly disease and increasing its risk of spreading, the World... More
Vulnerable children face ‘dire and dangerous’ situation on Greek island reception centres, UNICEF warns
Overcrowding in Greek island reception centres for refugees and migrants has made conditions for children there increasingly “dire and dangerous”, the United Nations Children’s Fund... More
Globally, youth are the largest poverty-stricken group, says new UN report
Half of all people living in poverty are younger than 18 years old, according to estimates from a new report released on Thursday by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)... More
A third of world’s out-of-school youth live in conflict, disaster-affected countries: UNICEF report
Childhood is a time for growth, a time for school. But conflict or disaster are depriving 104 million young people between the ages of five and 17 of that foundation, according to a... More
