New York, Nov 30 (JEN): Syrian refugee children in Lebanon and Jordan suffer from widespread psychological distress, with many of them living alone or separated from their parents, and most ...

New York, Nov 28 (JEN): The United Nations Wednesday called on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to take immediate action in light of alarming reports of disappearance and assassin ...

New York, Nov 27 (JEN): Former child soldiers and girls used as sex slaves in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) desperately wish to be reunited with their communities – to return ...

New York, Nov 20 (JEN): Schools in and around Timbuktu and other parts of northern Mali are barely functioning following the occupation of the region earlier this year by armed groups, a joi ...

Bhopal, Nov 13 (JEN) Nishita, a student of class seven from a school in Bhopal city of Madhya Pradesh, hand paints a picture of how child labour impacts children. In a poster painted by her, ...

New York, Nov 9 (JEN): A United Nations independent expert Friday urged the Government of Benin to make child protection a priority in its agenda, following a visit to the country which rev ...

New York, Oct 25 (JEN): The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) said Thursday it is extremely concerned about persistent reports of child recrui ...

New York, Oct 19 (JEN): Seven out of 10 primary school students in the Central African Republic (CAR) have not returned to school since the conflict started in December 2012, according to a ...

New York, Oct 12 (JEN): Marking International Day of the Girl Child, senior United Nations officials Friday highlighted the power of innovation to get more girls in classrooms and improve th ...