Tag: Children

A shortfall of nearly 650 million dollar fund in child protection leaves nearly 18 million vulnerable children and caregivers in the world's worst humanitarian crises at risk of violence, exploitation and abuse, said Save the Children.

A staggering 3,15,000 grave violations against children in conflict took place in the last years, said UN Children’s Fund UNICEF. The UN Agency described it as a “stark illustration of the devastating impact of war” on the young.

More than any other region, children in the East Asia and Pacific region are highly exposed to climate related disasters, according to the latest UNICEF regional report.

Conflict and violence threatens food security for 85 per cent of 258 million people in 58 countries, according to a new Action Against Hunger report.

Overweight boys tend to have lower testicular volume, putting them at risk for infertility in adulthood, according to a new study.

Global progress in reducing the premature deaths of pregnant women, mothers and babies, has flatlined for eight years because of decreasing investments in maternal and newborn health, according to UN World Health Organization (WHO) report, published on May 9.

An estimated 5,66,000 stillbirths and 5.2 million babies a year could be prevented from being born preterm if eight low-cost and easily implementable proven interventions for pregnant women are carried out in 81 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Children, whose lives went upside down during the time of Covid 19, should get greater priority now with the World Health Organisation...

Only one in seven children the world over are protected by laws against corporal punishment, which is the most common form of violence against children ranging from smacking to more extreme abuse, according to Save the Children.

The United States saw an increase in the number of children and teens killed by gunfire, according to an analysis by the...