Tag: Children
Girls’ Everyday Resistance to Gender Norms
Girls worldwide are boldly challenging traditional gender norms in creative and often hidden ways for safety. A new global study by Plan...
Over 600 Million Children Live Amid Intimate Partner Violence
Over one in four children worldwide, around 610 million, live with mothers who have faced physical, emotional, or sexual abuse by intimate...
Explosive Weapons Responsible for Record 70% of Child Casualties
Explosive weapons caused nearly 12,000 child casualties—including deaths and injuries—in 2024, marking the highest number ever recorded. This figure represents a disturbing...
Over 400 Million Children Worldwide Live in Poverty, UNICEF Warns
Over 417 million children in low- and middle-income countries suffer severe deprivation in at least two vital areas such as nutrition, sanitation,...
Childhood Trauma Affects Nearly Half of Adults
Forty two per cent percent of Australian adults, more than eight million people, experienced traumatic events as children. This early adversity includes...
DINKs: America’s Dual-Income, No-Kids Couples Shape a New Economic Reality
The number of married couples with two incomes and no children, often known as DINKs, has grown sharply in the United States...
Higher Stillbirth Rates in U.S., Many Cases Still Unexplained
A large-scale study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthandMass General Brigham reveals that stillbirths affect more pregnancies than earlier...
Sweeping Aid Cuts Threaten Fight to End Violence Against Women and...
Sweeping global aid cuts are dismantling organizations fundamental to ending violence against women and girls. As donors slash budgets, more women face...
Poor Sleep in Teenagers Linked to Higher Suicide Risk
Teenagers who sleep poorly or suffer from frequent night awakenings are significantly more likely to attempt suicide by late adolescence, a new...
Childhood Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Neighborhood, Environmental Factors
Type 2 diabetes (T2D), once a disease associated with adulthood, has now become alarmingly common among children and adolescents worldwide. Two decades...
