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Unicef SA reports a third of children under eight get child-support grants
A third of children under the age of eight receive a child-support grant but there needs to be a focus on family-strengthening interventions, according to the Family Contexts, Child... More
Childbirth is killing black women in the US, and here's why
It was her second time lying numb in a hospital bed in North Bergen, New Jersey, with blood streaming down her legs and fear creeping into her heart. At that moment, Timoria McQueen... More
France may set age of consent at 13 after man acquitted of raping 11yo
The French government is considering setting the minimum age for sexual consent following a controversial decision by a jury to spare a man accused of raping an 11-year-old girl.... More
Strangers could be speaking to your child through smart toys, watchdog warns
Strangers could be communicating with children through smart toys by hacking Bluetooth connections, consumer group Which? has warned. It says an investigation found no password and... More
Colombia makes progress on child labor: study
The number of children working in Colombia has fallen by nearly 300,000 in the past four years but child labor remains rife in rural areas, researchers have said. More
Malawi's abandoned child brides pushed into sex work as 'only option'
When Memory Chitsulo was still in school in Malawi she married a man a decade older. But her husband soon left for South Africa, abandoning her with a baby. Desperate for money, the... More
$6 for 38 days work: Child exploitation rife in Rohingya camps
Rohingya refugee children from Myanmar are working punishing hours for paltry pay in Bangladesh, with some suffering beatings and sexual assault, the International Organisation for... More
Forced to wed at 19, U.S. campaigner works to save others from child marriage
After being married off at the age of 19 to an abusive husband by her ultra-Orthodox Jewish family in New York City, Fraidy Reiss vowed to make a difference - and stop child... More
Traffickers prey on lost Rohingya children in Bangladesh camps
The end of the cyclone season comes as a relief to most Rohingya in Bangladesh’s Kutupalong refugee camp. But not Noor Alom, who had been searching for his six-year-old daughter for... More
Slaves are in your street, your town, say campaigners from UK to India
From upmarket British and U.S. neighborhoods to slums in India, people are trapped in slavery in every country with greater efforts needed to free them and rebuild their lives,... More
To grow teen athletes, let kids try lots of sports
The best way to get teens to play sports may be to let them sample a variety of different athletic pursuits earlier in childhood, a Canadian study suggests. Researchers followed 756... More
Sell sex or starve? Grim choices for Chad's 'ghost' girls
Wearing a pastel-colored dress embroidered with a tatty trim and speaking almost in a whisper, 17-year-old Chancelle looks like she should be in school. But, since the age of 15,... More
Young people with disabilities more likely to be arrested
More than half of blacks in the U.S. with disabilities will be arrested by the time they reach their late 20s, a new study finds. In general, people with mental or physical... More
Yemen set to run out of fuel and vaccine in a month: UNICEF
Yemen’s stocks of fuel and vaccines will run out in a month unless a Saudi-led military coalition allows aid into the blockaded port of Hodeidah and Sanaa airport, UNICEF’s... More
