Rights

One in four children in North Africa, Middle East live in poverty – UNICEF study

New York, May 17(Just Earth News): Poverty continues to impact the lives of Middle Eastern and Northern African children, according to new analysis from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), which highlights that millions of the region’s young people live without quality health care or decent housing. more

Europe: 24,600 refugee children 'in limbo' at risk of mental distress, UNICEF warns

New York, May 5 (Just Earth News): Nearly 75,000 refugees and migrants, including an estimated 24,600 children, currently stranded in Greece, Bulgaria, Hungary and the Western Balkans are at ...

Somalia: 1.4M children to suffer acute malnutrition this year – UN agency

Washington, May 3 (Just Earth News): Some 1.4 million children in Somalia are projected to be acutely malnourished this year, an increase of 50 per cent over last year, the United Nations Ch ...

'Alarming' rise in use of children in 'suicide' attacks by Boko Haram in Lake Chad region – UNICEF

New York, Apr 12(Just Earth News): The use of children, particularly girls, by the Boko Haram terrorist group in violent attacks in the Lake Chad region has seen an “alarming” surge in 2 ...

Nine in every ten children do not get adequate diet in Jharkhand , Bihar, NFHS data reveals

Ranchi & Patna, Apr 5 (IBNS): Nine out of every ten children within the age-group of 6 – 23 months in Bihar and Jharkhand do not get adequate diet, as the latest National Family Health Sur ...

Children in countries facing famine threatened by lack of water, sanitation - UN agency

New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News): In African and Middle Eastern countries facing famine, unsafe water is as dangerous for severely malnourished children as lack of food, the United Nations ...

Children suffer grave atrocities in Sudan's conflict - UN reports

New York, Mar 28 (Just Earth News): Fewer children have been recruited to fight in parts of Sudan, but they are still killed and injured, and victims of sexual violence in the country, accor ...

Children paying the heaviest price as conflict in Yemen enters third year - UN

New York, Mar 27 (Just Earth News): As the escalation of the conflict in Yemen enters its third year this week, the top United Nations humanitarian official has called on the parties to the ...

Thousands of children out of school as classrooms shelled in eastern Ukraine – UNICEF

New York, Feb 8 (Just Earth News): With thousands of children forced out of school in eastern Ukraine due to last week's surge in fighting, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and it ...

Millions of ‘children on the move’ without protection is unacceptable – UN refugee agency chief

New York, Dec 9 (Just Earth News): Highlighting the challenges confronting the protection of millions of children, many of whom are separated from their families as they flee wars and persec ...