Children
- Africa, Child marriage, Children, Coronavirus outbreak, Global development, Malawi, Nepal, South and Central Asia, World news
Why Covid school closures are making girls marry early
The pandemic’s impact is long-term: the UN warns that it could lead to 13 million more child marriages over a …
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New Zealand given ‘F for failure’ on child obesity and youth suicide in Unicef report
‘Woeful’ result puts country in bottom 15% for overall child wellbeing which Ardern says reflects previous gov…
- Afghanistan, Children, Coronavirus outbreak, Health, Infectious diseases, Medical research, Pakistan, Polio, Science, Society, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Vaccines and immunisation
The Guardian view on African success: a step closer to conquering polio | Editorial
We are tantalisingly close to eradicating the disease. Things may slip backwards because of science, thugs and…
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New Zealand braces for spike in child abuse reports as Covid-19 lockdown eases
Head of children’s welfare agency says toll could start to emerge after lockdown created ‘perfect storm’ of st…
- Africa, Children, Coronavirus outbreak, Global development, Homelessness, India, Inequality and development, Infectious diseases, Kenya, Poverty, South Africa, South and Central Asia, World news
‘Will we die of hunger?’: how Covid-19 lockdowns imperil street children
For millions of young people, coronavirus restrictions have made access to food, water and shelter even more p…
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‘Bear hunt’ helps banish coronavirus boredom for New Zealand children
Teddies appear in windows across the country – and the world – in a bid to entertain isolated childrenCoronavi…
- Children, Global development, Health, Hospitals, Myanmar, NHS, Nursing, Society, South and Central Asia, World news
Seeing a boy die in Myanmar made me so thankful to work as a nurse in the NHS
I still wonder whether he would have survived with access to treatments we would have used in the UKThe boy’s …
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Propaganda and sexism prove powerful contraceptives for Chinese women
China’s push for more births fails to convince a generation of only-childrenChina’s government has been trying…
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China’s birthrate falls to lowest level despite push for more babies
Efforts by policymakers to bolster the population after decades of strict family planning seem to be failingCh…
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Pakistani children infected with HIV ‘exposed to unsafe jabs’
Investigation finds children were being treated for ailments that can be cured with pills More than 700 childr…
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Pakistani children infected with HIV ‘exposed to unsafe jabs’
Investigation finds children were being treated for ailments that can be cured with pills More than 700 childr…
- Asia Pacific, Australia news, Australian federal police, Banking, Children, Crime - Australia, Cybercrime, Law (Australia), Online abuse, Philippines, Rape and sexual assault, Slavery
Australian paedophiles pay as little as $15 for online abuse of children in Philippines
Australian federal police say livestreaming of children performing sexual acts marks ‘alarming shift’ Australi…
- Afghanistan, Children, Global development, Human rights, Sexual violence, South and Central Asia, World news
Whistleblowers on school paedophile ring in Afghanistan arrested
Human rights defenders alleged that teachers and social workers were involved in abuse of more than 500 boysTw…
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‘You ruined me’: New Zealand’s abuse survivors speak at landmark inquiry
Survivors are given a voice at first public hearings of investigation into historical abuse of thousands of ch…
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Babies in the Beehive: the man behind New Zealand’s child-friendly parliament
From bottle feeding infants in the chamber to a playground on the front lawn, speaker Trevor Mallard has welco…