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- Children, Global development, Global education, India, Media, Newspapers, Newspapers & magazines, South and Central Asia, World news
Streets ahead: a landmark for the Delhi newspaper run by homeless children
Balaknama’s reports on sexual abuse, police brutality and child labour, written by teenagers, have transformed…
- Afghanistan, Aid, Children, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Global development, South and Central Asia, Women, World news
UK aid cuts could force closure of Afghan project supporting women and girls
Slashing funding to the programme from a promised £7m to just £1m sends a ‘stark message to the world’, says S…
- Bollywood, Child protection, Children, Culture, Drama films, Europe, Film, India, Norway, South and Central Asia, World news
Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway review – Rani Mukerji goes dowdy in mama-drama ordeal
Adaptation of a nightmare true story about a woman whose children were removed by the Norwegian state gets pas…
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Afghan girls may be blocked from taking GCSEs as families moved from London
‘Barbaric’ to take away exam chance after all teenage refugees have overcome, headteacher saysTwo 16-year-old …
- Children, Family, Global development, India, Inequality, Inequality and development, Life and style, Parents and parenting, Society, South and Central Asia, Women, World news
So fathers want to be ‘more present’ in the home? Put down your phone and I’ll tell you how | Nilanjana Bhowmick
Babysitting is all very well, but to truly lighten a woman’s load, partners must juggle physical, emotional an…
- Cancer, Children, Global development, Global health, Health, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, World news
‘A place of healing’: comfort for young cancer patients amid Sri Lanka’s economic crisis
The families of sick children have been pushed into poverty to access the country’s severely limited care serv…
- Afghanistan, Aid, Children, Education, Global development, Humanitarian response, Malala Yousafzai, Pakistan, South and Central Asia, Unesco, United Nations, World news
The story of Malala’s schoolfriend shows why education must be a right for all children | Gordon Brown
As a child, Ramzan’s fight for an education almost cost her her life. Worldwide, there are 222 million childre…
- Buddhism, Children, Dalai Lama, India, Religion, South and Central Asia, Spain, Television, Television & radio, World news
From six-year-old Tibetan monk to teenage Ibiza raver: a Spanish boy’s incredible journey
Osel Hita Torres joined a monastery after the Dalai Lama declared him a reincarnated spiritual leader, but at …
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‘Parents can’t afford meat, eggs and milk’: children bear the brunt of Sri Lanka’s economic crisis
Child malnutrition is soaring as inflation hits 94.9%, and many are missing school because parents do not have…
- Asia Pacific, Child labour, Child protection, Children, Pacific islands, Papua New Guinea, World news
Papua New Guinea’s undocumented children face ‘perfect storm of vulnerability’
Just 15% of children in PNG have their birth registered. Without a birth certificate, trafficking and exploita…
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Japanese nurseries’ take-home dirty nappy rule perplexes parents
Survey reveals common practice is seen as ‘strange’ by parents handed child’s soiled nappies to take home Wait…
- Adoption, Children, Family, Global development, Home Office, Human rights, Immigration and asylum, Life and style, Pakistan, Politics, Society, South and Central Asia, UK news, World news
Visa delays leave UK families with adopted babies stranded in Pakistan
Home Office accused of leaving mothers and traumatised children stranded for months while priority is given to…
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Myanmar junta accused of ‘relentless attacks’ on children
UN expert says minors have been beaten and forced to endure mock executionsScores of children have been killed…
- Asia Pacific, Children, Coronavirus, Internet, Internet safety, Online abuse, Philippines, Society, World news
One in five older children in Philippines suffer online sexual abuse, study says
Research into 12- to 17-year-olds adds to concerns that Covid has left them more vulnerable in their countryOn…
- Afghanistan, Children, Education, Sharia law, Society, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Women, Women's rights and gender equality, World news, Young people
Taliban U-turn over Afghan girls’ education reveals deep leadership divisions
A lack of teachers and school uniform issues blamed for school closures but confusion is a sign of differences…