New York, May 20 (JEN): The UN independent human rights expert on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography on Tuesday urged the Armenian government to devote more atten ...

New York, May 16 (JEN): It is time to change social norms that support male control over women and reinforce discrimination against vulnerable family members, United Nations Secretary-Genera ...

New York, May 15 (JEN): In the single largest release of children associated with armed groups in the Central African Republic since violence erupted there some two years ago, some 350 child ...

New Delhi, May 13 (JEN) Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its approval for moving official amendments to the Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Amendmen ...

New York, May 12 (JEN): The Government of Paraguay has failed in its responsibility to protect a 10-year old sexual abuse survivor and provide her with critical and timely treatments, includ ...

New York, May 9 (JEN): More children in Yemen are at risk of dying from hunger and lack of health services than from bombs and bullets, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned o ...

New York, May 6 (JEN): As part of an agreement facilitated by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), up to 10,000 children currently associated with armed groups in the Central Afric ...

New Delhi /Kolkata, May 5 (JEN): With an aim to transform education with the use of technology, Microsoft India has launched Edu-Cloud, a cloud computing-based offering that will enhance di ...

New York, May 5 (JEN): The United Nations has hailed South Sudan’s ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) as the African nation takes a critical step towards prote ...