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Mongolians protest to demand greater action against child abuse
Thousands of Mongolians protested in front of parliament in Ulaanbaatar on Saturday to demand more action to prevent child abuse, after the widely-reported rape of a male infant... More
UNICEF scales up psychosocial support for Papua New Guinea’s children after devastating quakes
Children are suffering significant trauma and stress one month after a series of major earthquakes hit Papua New Guinea, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on... More
UNICEF envoy David Beckham sets sights on new goal: ending bullying in Indonesia’s schools
To help the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) tackle bullying in Indonesia – where one in five children have been physically attacked in school – David Beckham has visited the... More
Half a million students drop out in Yemen war
Close to half a million Yemeni children have dropped out of school since 2015, when Saudi Arabia and its allies intervened in the country’s civil war, UNICEF said Tuesday. That... More
A global, networked solution to education reform
Around the world, some 250 million children are unable to attend school and many who do have access to a classroom are not learning the skills they need to succeed in life. And,... More
Sudden infant death syndrome may have genetic basis, study suggests
Sudden infant death syndrome -- long regarded as an unexplained phenomenon affecting apparently healthy children under 1 -- may have a genetic basis in some cases, a new study... More
Before you go to an amusement park, read this
Two years after a child was decapitated on the world's tallest water slide in Kansas, investigators revealed this week that they found design flaws and unreported injuries at the... More
From child drug mules to migrant smuggling, reports of slavery soar in Britain
From children being forced by gangs to carry illegal drugs, to migrants smuggled into Britain and trapped in exploitative work, reports of slavery in Britain have surged as... More
Philippines urges tougher global action on cybersex child trafficking
The Philippines’ fight to end cybersex trafficking needs other countries to get tougher with sexual predators who pay to watch children being abused over webcam, a Filipina senator... More
Philippines child slavery survivors fight to heal scars of abuse
After years of being abused, exploited and enslaved, the girls in gloves do not hesitate to strike when their turn arrives. Cheered on by their friends, the Filipina children launch... More
A child dies, a child lives: why Somalia drought is not another famine
At the height of Somalia’s 2011 famine, Madow Mohamed had to leave her crippled five-year-old son Abdirahman by the side of the road to lead her eight other starving children toward... More
U.S. teens often ride with impaired drivers
In a U.S. study, about one-third of young people just out of high school admitted to riding with a driver who was under the influence of alcohol or illicit drugs. That raises their... More
Reading programs may teach parents and kids more than literacy
Programs that encourage parents to read with their kids may teach more than just book smarts – a new study suggests they may also be associated with better behavior and emotional... More
Hoverboard injuries sending thousands of kids to ERs
Hoverboards, the motorized self-balancing scooters that took the nation by storm a few years back, have sent thousands of kids to the emergency room, a new study suggests. More
