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Pandemic impact ‘tip of the iceberg’ after years of neglecting child mental health
COVID-19 has taken a toll on the mental health of children and young people, and impacts could be felt for many years to come,...
Children at greatest risk of sexual violence in Kenya during the pandemic
A study of sexual violence in Kenya during the Covid-19 pandemic finds that children were more likely than adults to be attacked by somebody...
Critical gaps in refugee education, only 34 per cent attend secondary school
Two-thirds of refugee children might never get to secondary school, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Tuesday, as it called for an international...
Afghan children ‘at greater risk than ever’, top UNICEF official warns
With the needs of Afghan children greater than ever before, the world “cannot abandon them now”, a senior official with the UN Children’s Fund...
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...