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World Food Program tackles hunger with innovative ad
The UN World Food Program on Monday took its campaign to fight world hunger to a global cinema audience with an innovative, interactive advertisement. Billed as a world first, the... More
Labor of love: Local NGOs strive to help abused kids
When visitors enter the Home of Hope shelter in Mount Lebanon’s Kahaleh, children will inevitably flock around them and demand hugs. The shelter’s youngest residents in particular... More
Majority of Lebanese oppose child marriage, favor law forbidding the practice: study
The vast majority of Lebanese people opposes child marriage, and most favor the forbidding of the practice by law, according to a poll published by activists Tuesday. More
Child vaccination numbers fall in England
Fewer children are being vaccinated against potentially fatal illnesses, new figures show. NHS data shows the proportion of two year olds immunised against measles, mumps and... More
500,000 children face ‘immediate danger’ in Libya capital due to fighting
Half a million children are in “immediate danger” in Libya’s capital Tripoli due to fighting, the UN children’s fund said Monday. More
How to gently get your child to brush their teeth
For most parents, the phrase “I don’t want to brush my teeth” is rather familiar. While it may seem easiest to pry their mouth open and force them to brush, research suggests there... More
Every five seconds, a child under-15 dies: new UN report
Around 6.3 million children under the age of 15, died from mostly preventable causes last year, the equivalent to 1 child dying every 5 seconds, according to a new report compiled... More
New Moroccan law fails to protect women from forced marriage: activists
A new law criminalizing violence against women that came into effect in Morocco on Wednesday does not fully protect women against forced marriage or domestic violence, activists... More
UK - Number of children in care for emotional abuse soars
The number of children put on to local authority care plans because their parents have been accused of emotional abuse has soared over the past decade, research has found, amid... More
Many babies still being injured in infant walkers
Babies in the U.S. are being injured in infant walkers at a rate of more than five per day, a new study finds. While the number of injuries has dropped significantly over the last... More
UK launches first safe house for child slaves amid security fears
A charity announced Britain’s first safe house for trafficked children on Monday, aiming to tackle the high number of victims who go missing while in the care of authorities, who... More
How to spot if a child's being sexually abused — and what to do if they tell you
If a child tells an adult they're being sexually abused, there's a one in three chance they won't be believed. That's according to a study conducted by the Australian Childhood... More
Hunger reached ‘alarming’ ten-year high in 2017, according to latest UN report
With food deprivation on the rise due to conflict and climate change, more people went hungry in 2017 than at any time in the previous decade, according to the latest edition of the... More
More children are dying by suicide. Researchers are asking why
Suicide in elementary school-aged children remains rare: 53 children aged 11 and younger took their lives in 2016, the last year for which the Centers for Disease Control and... More
