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Child suicide bombings surge in Boko Haram conflict: UNICEF
The use of children as suicide bombers by the insurgents of Boko Haram has surged in 2017, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday. More
War better than peace for Uganda's rebel children, study says
Children whose mothers were raped by rebels in Uganda say war was better than peace because they felt a greater sense of family cohesion and status during the conflict compared to... More
Malala Yousafzai designated youngest-ever UN Messenger of Peace
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today designated children’s rights activist and Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai as a UN Messenger of Peace with a special focus on... More
Children in east Ukraine need urgent care to overcome trauma of conflict – UNICEF
More than 200,000 children, or one in four, in the two regions most severely affected by the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine require urgent and sustained psychosocial support to... More
Strengthening the UN Response to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
Following his analysis of the report of the High-Level External Independent Review Panel on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by International Peacekeeping Forces in the Central African... More
Child counselling for suicide rises by 25% in Wales
Increasing numbers of Welsh children are seeking help for depression and suicidal thoughts, official figures have shown. Counselling for suicide concerns increased by 25.8% in one... More
#Rapeclause: Abuse survivors must do extra paperwork to claim benefits for ‘non-consensual’ children
Britain’s Conservative government has ruled that victims of rape must fill out a specific form in order to claim child tax credits and Universal Credit from the government,... More
Germany to crack down on immigrant child brides, underage marriages
Germany’s government has moved to stamp out child marriages by drafting a law that will raise the age of consent to 18 and give authorities the ability to break up unions involving... More
NY governor signs measure to stop sending teens to adult prison
Under a new law in New York, juveniles under 18 will no longer be funneled through adult jails, where studies show they face a higher risk of suicide and sexual assault. However,... More
young Sami more likely to contemplate suicide than other young Swedes
Each time Ida Ophaug sees condolence messages posted on Facebook, her first thought and fear is another suicide. "I get so relieved when I find out it was an avalanche or a car... More
Drought in Kenya brings a surprise: More girls in school
In this part of northwest Kenya, one of the worst droughts in years has left the land littered with carcasses of dead livestock – even hardy camels. Normally droughts here lead to... More
Malaysia passes child sex crimes law, does not ban child marriage
A Malaysian MP said girls as young as nine were "physically and spiritually" ready for marriage, as the Muslim-majority Southeast Asian country passed a law on sexual offences... More
Kids with autism struggle to read facial expressions
Children with autism may have a harder time reading emotions on people's faces than other kids, but they also misunderstand the feelings they see in a way that's pretty similar to... More
Parental smoking linked to genetic changes in kids with cancer
Parents who smoke may contribute to genetic changes in their kids that are associated with the most common type of childhood cancer, a recent study suggests. More
