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South Sudan child refugees top one million: UN
World
May 8, 2017
South Sudan child refugees top one million: UN
War has now forced more than one million children to flee South Sudan and uprooted 1.4 million others within the…
Syria’s unaccompanied children biggest victims of war: UNICEF
Middle East
March 15, 2017
Syria’s unaccompanied children biggest victims of war: UNICEF
Children have suffered the most in Syria's six-year war, and among them the most vulnerable are those separated from their…
Minister urges imposing legal penalty on ‘over-reproduction’
Egypt
February 13, 2017
Minister urges imposing legal penalty on ‘over-reproduction’
Social Solidarity Minister Ghada Wali on Monday indicated the necessity of imposing legal penalties on over-reproduction as a way to…
‘Beckileaks’ email furore puts brand Beckham on the back foot
World
February 8, 2017
‘Beckileaks’ email furore puts brand Beckham on the back foot
David Beckham, the former England football captain turned international celebrity, was hit by a media onslaught on Monday after a…
UN agency says 35,000 children have fled Iraq’s Mosul
Middle East
December 13, 2016
UN agency says 35,000 children have fled Iraq’s Mosul
The UN children's agency (UNICEF) said Tuesday that about 35,000 children have fled from Mosul since Iraqi forces and a…
Water shortages hit West Bank Palestinians, provoking war of words
Middle East
August 23, 2016
Water shortages hit West Bank Palestinians, provoking war of words
At the peak of a searing summer, Palestinians living in parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank are suffering from severe…
In Iraq, Nigeria and now Turkey, child bombers strike
Middle East
August 23, 2016
In Iraq, Nigeria and now Turkey, child bombers strike
The boy looked scared and younger than 16 when Iraqi police grabbed him on the street in the northern city…
‘Bad blood’ fears fuel abuse of children born of Boko Haram rape
World
July 5, 2016
‘Bad blood’ fears fuel abuse of children born of Boko Haram rape
Having been kidnapped by Boko Haram, held for almost a year, and raped by several militants, 28-year-old Aisha Umar could…
UNICEF Egypt launches Ramadan campaign against child abuse
Egypt
June 21, 2016
UNICEF Egypt launches Ramadan campaign against child abuse
UNICEF Egypt has launched a Ramadan campaign aimed at reducing physical and psychologial abuse of children in Egypt.The "Calm not…
Stranded in France, migrant children forced into crime, prostitution every day: UNICEF
World
June 16, 2016
Stranded in France, migrant children forced into crime, prostitution every day: UNICEF
Migrant children in northern France are forced into crime and prostitution on a daily basis to secure a place to…