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More children than ever before live as migrants or refugees, outside their birth countries
More girls and boys than ever are on the move, with 35.5 million having lived outside their country of birth in 2020 and an...
Childless or Childfree as the Choice: Solution to Overpopulation or Part of Popular Culture?
Childfree news has mushroomed in Indonesian mass media and social media. Many people dismissed this idea as insane and bullied those who chose it,...
Report details grave violations against children in Afghanistan
Thousands of boys and girls have been killed or injured over the past two years in Afghanistan, according to the latest UN report on Children and...
Shocking’ escalation of grave violations against children in Afghanistan
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) expressed shock on Monday at the rapid escalation of grave violations against children in Afghanistan, following the deaths of...
Child mental health crisis ‘magnified’ by COVID
Half of the world’s children experience violence on and offline in some form every year, with “devastating and life-long consequences” for their mental health,...
Better measures of well-being needed for effective child policies
Enhancing child well-being benefits society as a whole and is key to fostering prosperity. However, improving policies to help children thrive will require better...
‘Digital dumpsites’ study highlights growing threat to children
The health of children, adolescents and expectant mothers worldwide is at risk from the illegal processing of old electrical or electronic devices, the World...
Gaza children living in ‘hell on earth’
The past ten days have witnessed a “dangerous and horrific” surge in deadly violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), particularly Gaza, and in...
100 million more children fail basic reading skills because of COVID-19
A new study released on Friday by the UN cultural agency, reveals that more than 100 million more children than expected, are falling behind the minimum...
Syria war: Average of one child injured or killed every 8 hours over past 10 years
The grim ten-year anniversary of the war in Syria has left 90 percent of the country’s children in need of help, as a triple...