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Somalia: UN launches lifesaving vaccination campaign for children facing measles threat
Almost 30,000 young Somali children, many of them displaced by a searing drought, are being vaccinated against measles this week in a United Nations-backed emergency campaign in one... More
Child allowed to stay with mother in central prison - India
A two-year child was reunited with her mother, who was in Central Prison recently, thanks to the efforts of jail authorities. More
Female genital mutilation procedure ‘hurted a lot,’ child says
A 7-year-old girl who underwent a painful genital mutilation procedure told federal investigators that after a doctor completed the process, she was rewarded with a piece of cake... More
once every nine days a child dies of heatstroke in a vehicle
According to the safety organization KidsAndCars.org, on average, once every nine days a child dies of heatstroke in a vehicle. Wednesday, April 26th marks National Child Vehicular... More
British children go hungry on vacation without free school meals
Millions of pupils who qualify for free school meals during term time are going hungry while on vacation because their families are struggling to cope with the rising cost of food,... More
Russian Duma forbids naming kids with numbers, obscenities
The Russian State Duma has banned parents from naming their children with exotic names, which include numbers, symbols and swear words. The MPs passed the legislation on Friday... More
Cambodia, U.N. launch plan to tackle fake orphanages
Cambodia launched a crackdown on bogus orphanages on Thursday, many of which are set up to attract donations from tourists, with the aim of returning about 3,500 children who were... More
World's mushrooming cities pose big vaccination challenges: UNICEF
Rapid urban growth poses a big challenge for efforts to vaccinate the world's poorest children and increases the risk of rapidly spreading disease outbreaks, the head of... More
Dolls, teddy bears return to eastern Mosul after Islamic State
Toy shops are thriving in eastern Mosul, with Iraqi children once again able to buy dolls, teddy bears or action figures after Islamic State was driven out of the area. The militant... More
Indian baby traffickers target pregnant sex workers - charity
Sex workers in Mumbai's red light district are being lured and even forced to sell their babies, campaigners say, sparking fears that traffickers are looking for new ways to buy... More
UN seeks to avert famine in Yemen, where a child dies every 10 minutes
The United Nations needs massive funds to avert famine in Yemen and warring parties there must ensure humanitarian aid can be delivered, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said... More
Regulator links Sanofi epilepsy drug to child deformities
Up to 4,100 children in France suffered major malformations in the womb after their mothers took a treatment against epilepsy and bipolar disorders known as valproate between 1967... More
Fake passports fuel child trafficking to Hong Kong, Singapore
When Siti was promised a high salary for working as a maid overseas, her parents urged her to leave their rural home in Indonesia's rugged East Java province. There was only one... More
Pregnant women need routine blood pressure checks
Pregnant women should get their blood pressure checked at each prenatal visit to screen for preeclampsia, a potentially fatal complication that can damage the kidneys, liver, eyes... More
