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- Afghanistan, Africa, Arms trade, Children, Europe, Iraq, Islamic State, Libya, Nato, Nigeria, Race, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UK news, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, Yemen
All wars horrify us, but it seems not equally so | Letters
Readers respond to an article by Nesrine Malik about how the invasion of Ukraine has been viewed differently t…
- Afghanistan, Aid, Child labour, Children, Global development, Human rights, Humanitarian response, Middle East and North Africa, Poverty, Society, South and Central Asia, Taliban, World news
Scared, hungry and cold: child workers in Kabul – picture essay
As temperatures fall below freezing, children as young as four trying to make a living on the Afghan capital’s…
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Same-sex couple become first in Taiwan to legally adopt child
Wang Chen-wei and Chen Chun-ju sign papers after ruling allows Chen to register as parent alongside WangA marr…
- Afghanistan, Brexit, Children, Europe, European Union, Global development, Human rights, Immigration and asylum, Politics, Refugees, South and Central Asia, UK news, World news
‘The need is still there’: last young refugees arrive in UK as family reunion route closes
Activists lament that a safe, legal way into Britain has closed with Brexit, when stranded children need it as…
- Afghanistan, Children, Global development, Global health, Health, Polio, South and Central Asia, Vaccines and immunisation, World news
Afghanistan to restart polio vaccination programme with Taliban support
The WHO and Unicef campaign will restart after three years, and the hardliners say they will assist and allow …
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Child stunting from malnutrition could increase in Pacific in wake of Covid, experts warn
World Vision report says widespread loss of income and families having fewer meals are seriously affecting chi…
- Afghanistan, Aid, Business, Childbirth, Children, Dominic Raab, Economics, Education, Foreign policy, Global development, Global economy, Health, Health & wellbeing, Human rights, Infant and child mortality, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Law, Life and style, Maternal health, Maternal mortality, Politics, Society, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Teaching, UK news, United Nations, Women, Women's rights and gender equality, World Bank, World Health Organization, World news
The Taliban are not the only threat to Afghanistan. Aid cuts could undo 20 years of progress
The most vulnerable people will bear the cost of sanctions, as services and the economy collapseWatching Afgha…
- Afghanistan, Children, Divorce, Global development, Internally displaced people, Life and style, Society, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Women, World news
‘They came for my daughter’: Afghan single mothers face losing children under Taliban
Life for single mothers in Afghanistan has always been marred by stigma and poverty. Now with the Taliban in c…
- Africa, Asia Pacific, Burkina Faso, Children, Education, Global development, Global education, India, Mumbai, Philippines, Schools, Society, South and Central Asia, World news, Zimbabwe
‘Their future could be destroyed’: the global struggle for schooling after Covid closures
Hundreds of millions of children fell behind around the world as schools closed during the pandemic. We look a…
- Afghanistan, Africa, Aid, Asia Pacific, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Children, Climate crisis, Coronavirus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Education, Environment, Global development, Global education, India, Middle East and North Africa, Nigeria, Philippines, Schools, Society, Somalia, South and Central Asia, United Nations, World news, Yemen
‘Lost generation’: education in quarter of countries at risk of collapse, study warns
Covid, climate breakdown, poverty and war threaten return to school after pandemic kept 1.5bn children out of …
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China cuts amount of time minors can spend playing video games
Under-18s will be allowed to play online games for one hour on Fridays, weekends and holidaysChinese regulator…
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Afghan child refugees left without support in Home Office hotels
Charities accuse the government of failing to meet young asylum seekers’ basic needs, despite care pledge Chil…
- Child rights, Children, Global development, Hinduism, Islam, Pakistan, Pakistan's blasphemy laws, Religion, Society, South and Central Asia, World news
Pakistan police drop blasphemy charges against eight-year-old
Hindu boy, accused of urinating in madrassa library, was youngest Pakistani to be charged for the crimePolice …
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Rice, rice baby: Japanese parents send relatives rice to hug in lieu of newborns
Each bag matches birth weight and features baby’s face, so new arrival can be hugged in pandemic Parents in Ja…
- Books, Children, Culture, Global development, Global education, Nepal, Society, South and Central Asia, World news
Missing school: how art can help girls in Nepal get an education – in pictures
Some of the UK’s best-loved illustrators, including Axel Scheffler, Debi Gliori and Jackie Morris, have create…