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Teen sexting may be more common than you think
At least one in four teens are receiving sexually explicit texts and emails, and at least one in seven are sending sexts, a new study suggests. More
Many mothers may lack knowledge about child burn risk, treatment
Mothers of young children may be largely unaware of the biggest burn risks to their little ones and even what age group is most likely to get burned, Australian researchers say. More
U.S. childhood obesity rates rising again
Childhood obesity is a growing problem in the U.S., according to two new studies that suggest some recent reports of progress may have been incorrect, or that a downturn was... More
School restarts in South Sudan, in theory
Some of South Sudan’s 6,000 schools opened for a new academic year this month -- but the government does not know how many. Teachers have not been paid. Many of them, and their... More
Fresh Boko Haram abductions threaten gains for girls' education in Nigeria
The kidnapping of dozens more schoolgirls in northeast Nigeria by Boko Haram militants could undermine efforts to keep girls in schools and threaten progress on women’s education in... More
Mongolian air pollution causing health crisis: UNICEF
Smog in the Mongolia’s capital, Ulaanbaatar, is causing a public health crisis, especially among children, with treatment costs likely to put the cash-strapped country under... More
Tackling slavery online, UK urges web firms to crack down on trafficking
Web companies must do more to stop victims of modern slavery being sold and exploited over the internet, Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday, as the country aims to... More
Decades on, a survivor campaigns to change India law on reporting abuse
When she began an online petition from her home in Canada urging India to remove its three-year statue of limitations on reporting child abuse, Purnima Govindarajulu did not imagine... More
Ghanaian 'superhero' awarded for work to end 'spirit child' killings
When Angela was born without lower legs, her father believed she was an evil spirit and should be taken to a “concoction man” – a traditional herbalist who would kill the baby and... More
Job creation around agriculture can spur youth employment in Africa – UN agency
With hundreds of thousands of migrants who arrived in the United States as children facing possible expulsion, a group of United Nations human rights experts has urged the country... More
Protect the rights of ‘Dreamers,’ UN human rights experts urge US Government
With hundreds of thousands of migrants who arrived in the United States as children facing possible expulsion, a group of United Nations human rights experts has urged the country... More
World is failing newborns; UNICEF says global mortality rates remain ‘alarmingly high’
Newborns are dying at “alarmingly high” rates in countries that are poor, conflict-ridden or have weak institutions, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said Tuesday in a... More
Securing a child's future needs to start during parents' teen years
Researchers from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) and the University of Melbourne said that taking action once a woman knows she is pregnant is often starting too... More
Funds dwindling for children’s cancer treatment
Iman Moussa is a quiet child, but has a bright smile that masks the fact that the 3-year-old with rich black hair and olive skin has spent the last year undergoing chemotherapy for... More
