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Ukraine: 750,000 children at risk of losing access to safe drinking water, warns UN
With the recent escalation of hostilities damaging vital water infrastructure in eastern Ukraine, at least 750,000 children are at imminent risk of being cut off from safe drinking... More
The right to education for refugees
From Fawaz’s home in a makeshift refugee camp just across the border from Syria where he lives with his now-displaced family, one danger has been traded for another. “There are no... More
UNICEF names first goodwill ambassador who is a refugee
The U.N. children's agency on Monday announced the appointment of its youngest goodwill ambassador - 19-year-old Syrian refugee and education activist Muzoon Almellehan. More
Emotional child abuse reports on the increase, NSPCC says
Reports of children in Wales being emotionally abused have risen three-fold since 2009, the NSPCC has said. There were 344 cases last year, up from 112 calls from people worried... More
Northern Ireland child health 'among worst in W Europe'
The health of children in Northern Ireland is among the worst in western Europe, according to a new report. The widening gap between rich and poor is putting the health of Northern... More
Former Texas nurse charged with murder, suspected in up to 60 child deaths
Already behind bars for killing a toddler in 1981 and for administering a potentially lethal injection on another young child who survived, former Texas nurse Genene Jones may never... More
Screen kids and teens for obesity, U.S. experts say
Children and teens should be screened for obesity at doctors' offices starting at age 6 and advised to attend intensive weight management programs if needed, according to a U.S.-... More
New York state moves to ban child marriages
New York state moved to end child marriages on Tuesday, raising the legal age to 18 from 14 to tackle the issue of underage marriage that is permissible across the United States. More
WHO says child from Raqqa among 15 new polio cases in Syria
Fifteen new cases of polio have been confirmed in Syria, including a child who may have caught the disease in Raqqa, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. Aid workers are... More
Skies are the frontline in fight against human trafficking
Flight attendant Donna Hubbard was deeply concerned when a couple carried a boy who was sweating, lethargic and appeared to be in pain onto her flight from Honduras to Miami in... More
Nearly 1,300 U.S. kids die from gunshot wounds each year
Firearms kill almost 1,300 American youngsters each year, and boys and black children are most often the victims, a U.S. study finds. During the 13-year study, more than half of the... More
Wombs for rent: Indian surrogacy clinic confines women in 'terrible conditions', say police
Police raided an illegal fertility clinic in southern Indian at the weekend and discovered 47 surrogate mothers - who had been lured to rent their wombs for money - living in "... More
Raped then rejected, stigma drives former girl soldiers back into Congo's militias
Stigma and rejection from their communities after returning home from armed groups are driving former girl soldiers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo back into the militias,... More
Worldwide, more than 10 percent of young teens are smokers
Roughly 11 percent of youth aged 13 to 15 around the world use tobacco products like cigarettes and cigars, a global survey of students suggests. More
