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‘My youngest child doesn’t know what fruit tastes like’

Tom BennettBBC News in LondonRushdi AbualoufGaza correspondent in IstanbulGetty ImagesResidents of the Gaza Strip have described to the BBC the…

12 months ago

Bearing the brunt of war: UNICEF chief meets some of Sudan’s 700,000 child refugees crossing into Chad

In neighbouring Chad, children make up 61 per cent of the 860,000 Sudanese refugees and a staggering 68 per cent…

1 year ago

'I'm going to outlive our child, there are no words'

Jack is one of only 16 children in the world with a genetic condition so rare it doesn't have a…

1 year ago

Horse charity calls on NHS to fund child wellbeing services

Kelly MorganBBC News, West of EnglandListen: How horses help young people facing emotional and mental health challengesA charity has called…

1 year ago

Illinois landlord gets 53 years for fatally stabbing Palestinian-American child

An Illinois landlord who fatally stabbed a six-year-old Palestinian-American boy and severely wounded his mother has been sentenced to 53…

1 year ago

Three million child deaths linked to drug resistance

Dominic HughesGlobal health correspondentGetty ImagesEscherichia coli bacteria - also known as E. coli, the bug that causes food poisoning -…

1 year ago

Second child dies of measles as western Texas outbreak worsens

A second child has died from measles as an outbreak of the highly contagious virus continues to grow in western…

1 year ago

Big drop in child surgery for objects swallowed or stuck up nose

Society's move to cashless payments may have had an unintended positive side effect, surgeons say - fewer children needing operations…

1 year ago

Haiti: Massive surge in child armed group recruitment, warns UNICEF

UNICEF’s representative in Haiti, Geetanjali Narayan, told journalists that just last month, armed groups destroyed 47 schools in Haiti’s capital…

1 year ago

UNICEF sounds alarm over child crisis in eastern DR Congo

Catherine Russell, UNICEF Executive Director, expressed deep concern over the devastating impact on children and families.“In North and South Kivu…

2 years ago