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Colombia offers nationality rights to Venezuelan children born there: UN hails ‘very important step’
The UN migration agency, IOM, has welcomed Colombia’s decision on Monday to grant nationality status to more than 24,000 Venezuelan babies born inside the country after their... More
‘Agents of change’: Survivors unite against child marriage
Rawda got married when she was a 15-year-old in Homs, years before the Syrian civil war. It was an arranged marriage, and she barely knew her 22-year-old husband-to-be, who was the... More
Another ‘devastating week’ for children in the Middle East and North Africa
July had seen another “devastating week” for children living through conflict and instability in the Middle East and North Africa, with killings and other violent acts committed... More
Security Council must ‘come together’ to address the plight of children trapped in armed conflict, says UN envoy
It is “vitally important” that the Security Council “come together” on the current plight of children affected by armed conflict across the globe”, Virginia Gamba, the United... More
World Breastfeeding Week 2019 to spotlight importance of family-friendly policies
World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated every year from 1 to 7 August to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies around the world. It commemorates the Innocenti... More
UN urges probe into shooting of Sudan schoolchildren
The United Nations called for a probe into the killing of five schoolchildren at a Sudan rally as protesters piled on pressure on army rulers to transfer power ahead of talks on... More
Most traumatic brain injuries in U.S. kids linked to consumer products
The majority of the more than four million traumatic brain injuries in kids treated in U.S. emergency rooms involved consumer products, a new study suggests. More
U.S. doctors giving fewer kids cough and cold medicines
American doctors are recommending cough and cold medicines less often amid a growing recognition that these treatments may be ineffective and lead to serious and potentially fatal... More
Stillbirth risk in diabetes higher with obesity and high blood sugar
Pregnant women with diabetes may be more likely to experience a stillbirth when they have obesity or poorly controlled blood sugar, a new study suggests. More
Kids with autism at increased risk of bullying by siblings and classmates
Children with autism are more likely than kids without the disorder to be bullied by siblings and peers in early adolescence, and they may have more psychological and social... More
New UN report shows record number of children killed and maimed in conflict
A new UN report has found that 2018 was the worst year on record for children caught up in armed conflict; the year saw the highest numbers killed or maimed since the United Nations... More
UNICEF must triple budget to combat Ebola outbreak in DR Congo; complex crisis impacting unprecedented number of children
With an unprecedented number of children affected by the Ebola virus outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on... More
Easing ‘classroom crisis’ in Côte d’Ivoire, brick by (plastic) brick
In an innovative partnership, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and a Colombian social enterprise announced on Monday that it had broken ground on a first-of-its-kind... More
Breast ironing is abuse and could lead to jail, UK prosecutors say
Breast ironing - where a young girl’s breasts are compressed to stop them developing - is child abuse and could lead to 10 years in jail, British prosecutors said on Friday. More
