children

'It's not a nice world to bring children into': Births fall to the lowest level in 50 years

Live births in England and Wales are at their lowest since 1977, while the age of first-time mothers has also…

4 months ago

Bangladesh measles cases: Hundreds of children die within months

On 8th March Al Amin took Akira to hospital, suffering with what he thought was a normal fever. She improved,…

4 months ago

Haitian children ‘paying the highest price’ amid surge in gang recruitment

Children now constitute around half of the gang members who have taken de facto control of large swathes of the…

5 months ago

Children shot, stabbed and pepper-sprayed in occupied West Bank

“We're seeing attacks become increasingly coordinated,” UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) spokesperson James Elder told reporters in Geneva. “Documented incidents include…

5 months ago

Darfur: Two decades on, a new generation of children faces ‘horrific violence’

In a new Child Alert report titled Darfur: 20 Years On, Children Under Threat, UN children’s agency UNICEF warns that…

5 months ago

Central Sahel: Millions of children in humanitarian need, UNICEF official warns

UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban issued the warning following a visit to Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali. “After a 14-day visit to the Central…

5 months ago

Rogue sperm donor who says he's fathered 180 children won't be on child's birth certificate

The child's mother and her partner say they never wanted Robert Albon to play any part in the child's life.…

6 months ago

World News in Brief: AI diagnostics, humanitarian deal for DR Congo, rights abuse allegations in Belarus, Ukraine children bear heaviest burden

According to the UN World Health Organization (WHO) joint report with the European Union, 74% of countries in the bloc…

6 months ago

'Endless fears': Even if fighting stops, the damage to Iran's children will endure

The BBC has been able to obtain testimony from parents and those trying to help children deal with the distress…

6 months ago

Iran using children in security roles in war, reports and witnesses say

An 11-year-old is reported to have been killed in an air strike while manning a checkpoint in Tehran. Source link

6 months ago