Chinese President Xi Jinping often interacts with children on International Children’s Day, extending warm greetings to children across the country. Xi, also general secretary of […]
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Sudan – Darfur: Two decades on, a new generation of children faces ‘horrific violence’
Twenty years after the conflict in Darfur first sparked global outrage, children in the region are once again trapped in a catastrophic cycle of violence, […]
Mercy Ships’ medical training in Madagascar improves treatment for children born with clubfoot
Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Rachel Buckingham from the United Kingdom volunteered with Mercy Ships and helped train Malagasy surgeons in the operation room (OR) on the […]
About 6.4 mln Nigerian children suffer from acute malnutrition: ICRC
Nearly 6.4 million children under the age of five are suffering from acute malnutrition across Nigeria’s northeast, northwest, and north-central regions, a dire consequence of […]
Current deficits in nutrition, learning, and on-the-job skills are costing children born today half of their future earnings – World Bank
Current deficits in health, education, and skill development at work are costing low- and middle-income countries 51% of their future labor earnings, according to a new […]
Nigeria launches large-scale vaccination campaign to protect 106 million children against measles, rubella and polio
Nigeria is rolling out one of the largest integrated vaccination campaigns in its history, aiming to protect around 106 million children against measles, rubella and […]
World Food Programme partners Japan to provide school meals for children in Sudan
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of JPY 400 million (approximately US$2.7 million) from the Government of Japan. This vital funding […]
Xinhua News | Xi’s discourses on work related to women, children, families published in English
Two compilations of the discourses of Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, have been published in English by […]
Children’s Rights: What every parent and guardian should know
By Emmanuel Edem Akomea Every time a child is beaten senseless, denied food, used for labour, or forced to drop out of school, a crime […]