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New York : On the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers, UN Secretary-General António Guterres emphasized the need to integrate child protection into peace processes during a high-level Security Council briefing on Wednesday. more
Victim-centred laws ‘paramount’ to combat online sexual abuse against children

New York : Comprehensive national strategies are urgently needed to prevent child sexual abuse online and other Internet issues for children, independent UN human rights experts said on T ...

Political solution ‘long overdue’ to protect the children of eastern Ukraine

New York: Nearly half a million children in eastern Ukraine continue to face “grave risks” to their physical health and psychological well-being, the UN Children’s Fund ...

'Alarmingly high' number of children malnourished worldwide: UNICEF report

New York: Across the globe, at least one-in-three children under-five are malnourished and not developing properly, UNICEF revealed on Tuesday, in its most comprehensive report on childre ...

Countries urged to make ‘digital world’ safer for children

New York: Rising Internet connectivity has the potential to transform children’s lives for the better, but also makes them vulnerable to sexual abuse, online harassment and bullying ...

About 1 in 5 children living in areas affected by armed conflict: Study

New York: More children are living in areas affected by armed conflict and war than at any time in more than 20 years, according to a new report published by Save the Children. Stop the W ...

Children suffering ‘atrocities’ as number of countries in conflict hits new peak: UNICEF

New York:  The world “has failed” to sufficiently protect children caught up in conflict and millions more are at risk of harm, the United Nations Children’s Fund ( ...

Suffering of thousands of war-affected Syrian children ‘unprecedented and unacceptable’

New York,Well over 7,000 child casualties in Syria’s brutal armed conflict have been verified over the last five years, but this is just “the tip of the iceberg,” the Un ...

‘Dire consequences’ for a million children in the Middle East, North Africa, as funding dwindles

New York,  Amidst a $33 million funding shortfall, plunging temperatures in the Middle East and North Africa pose a major threat to children in the region, the UN Children’s Fu ...

Conflict and inequality shape children’s lives in Iraq; UNICEF urges ‘right policies’ for protection

New York,Conflict and inequality remain the defining features of children being raised in Iraq today, according to the first comprehensive survey conducted by the United Nations Children& ...