90% of world’s children are breathing toxic air, WHO study finds

1 November 2018

Report says air pollution is having a devastating impact on children worldwide, storing up a public health time bomb Poisonous air is having a devastating […]

A small army of humanitarian workers helps migrants on the treacherous road to the United States

26 October 2018

As a caravan of Central American migrants creeps north through Mexico, dwindling in size as the weary and discouraged drop out, a small army of […]

Human trafficking among migrants and refugees in Europe: Understanding what puts them at risk

26 October 2018

While substantial evidence exists on the trafficking and exploitation of migrants and refugees on the Western Mediterranean migration route in Europe, little is known about […]

Iqaluit student sits during national anthem to make statement about residential school curriculum

24 October 2018

A 12-year-old student in Iqaluit says he ended up in the principal’s office after he sat during the Canadian anthem to make a statement about […]

CHILD TRAFFICKING: WHO ARE THE VICTIMS AND THE CRIMINAL NETWORKS TRAFFICKING THEM IN AND INTO THE EU

18 October 2018

New Europol report on child trafficking provides up-to-date intelligence picture on criminal phenomenon: One of the most serious aspects of this phenomenon is the role […]

A peace train in Morocco teaches Youth to become advocates for peace and tolerance

18 October 2018

Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1981, the International Day of Peace—or “Peace Day”—was declared to commemorate the need to strengthen the ideals […]

Yemen on brink of ‘world’s worst famine in 100 years’ if war continues

17 October 2018

UN warns that famine could overwhelm country in next three months, with 13 million people at risk of starvation. Yemen could be facing the worst famine […]

Almost 6,000 doctors sign letter to PM demanding children be taken off Nauru

15 October 2018

Australian GPs lambast ‘deliberate government policy which is causing the pain and suffering of these children’. Australian doctors are ramping up their campaign to have […]

833 children released from armed group in Northeast Nigeria

12 October 2018

MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA, 12 October 2018– UNICEF welcomes the release of 833 children from the ranks of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Maiduguri, northeast […]

Migrant Children in Search of Justice: A 2-Year-Old’s Day in Immigration Court

10 October 2018

The youngest child to come before the bench in federal immigration courtroom No. 14 was so small she had to be lifted into the chair. […]

Moving Towards an Era of Prevention for Children Affected by Armed Conflict

9 October 2018

New York – Efforts to prevent grave violations against boys and girls affected by conflict must go hand in hand with our work to protect them, […]

Report – Far From Home: The 13 worst refugee crises for girls

9 October 2018

Refugees are uniquely vulnerable. But refugee girls doubly so. When extreme violence, hunger or climate drives them from their homes, they are the first to […]

Migrant Children Moved Under Cover of Darkness to a Texas Tent City

3 October 2018

In shelters from Kansas to New York, hundreds of migrant children have been roused in the middle of the night in recent weeks and loaded […]

World leaders voice strong support for new refugee deal at UN General Assembly

26 September 2018

Countries hosting large numbers of refugees join UNHCR and World Bank in support of ambitious model to respond to displacement crises. UNHCR, the UN Refugee […]

Philippines: Millions Of Children At Risk As Country Braces For Potential Devastation From Super Typhoon Mangkhut

18 September 2018

Communities in northern parts of the Filipino island of Luzon are preparing for heavy rains, flooding and landslides as they await the arrival of Super […]

Former UN human rights chief calls Canada’s handling of child refugees ‘inhumane’

17 September 2018

Canada should change the way it treats child refugees and their families. That’s the conclusion of a former UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of […]

Young adults with disabilities discriminated against based on age, human rights commission says

17 September 2018

People with disabilities lose necessary supports upon turning 18, complainants argued. The Manitoba government systematically discriminated against two young adults with disabilities who lost support […]

Pope calls bishops to ‘child protection’ meeting in February

12 September 2018

Pope Francis will host a meeting next February of senior bishops from around the globe to discuss “the protection of minors”, the Vatican announced on […]

Escalation of violence in Idlib could be deadly for children, UNICEF warns

10 September 2018

A further escalation of fighting in Idlib, northwestern Syria, will put the lives of more than 1 million children at imminent risk, UNICEF said today.  […]

Child sexual exploitation: How big is the scale of online abuse?

10 September 2018

The full scale of online child sexual exploitation is difficult to know. Sites are often disguised to make them appear legal, or are hidden on […]

Ottawa spells out new measures to reduce number of migrants in jail

26 July 2018

The federal government plans to rely on electronic monitoring, telephone reporting and community supervision to avoid locking up migrants while they await immigration hearings. The […]

#MeToo: Number of Montreal children, youth reporting abuse is rising

5 July 2018

They did not speak out with the vociferousness of celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow or Jennifer Lawrence about having been targets of unwanted sexual advances. But […]

Inside the Former Walmart That Is Now a Shelter for Almost 1,500 Migrant Children

15 June 2018

In the loading docks, children sat in a darkened auditorium watching the animated movie “Moana.” Where there were once racks of clothes and aisles of […]

Fathers are one of the best, yet most underutilized child development resources – UNICEF

12 June 2018

As Father’s Day is celebrated across nearly 90 countries this month, UNICEF today launched a new parenting site as part of its ‘Super Dads’ campaign […]

#aHand2Hold

8 June 2018

With the support of close to 20 organizations, Médecins québécois pour le régime public (MQRP) has publicly added its voice to the #aHand2Hold campaign to […]

“I left everything behind: my family, my friends, my childhood”

1 May 2018

Yusra Mardini, UNHCR’s youngest goodwill ambassador, has written a memoir recounting her journey from Syrian refugee to Olympic swimmer. With the book due to hit […]

The abuse of children is not constrained by borders

4 April 2018

With child exploitation rife among aid workers and tourists, better safeguarding by recruiters and governments is vital. When sex offender Richard Huckle wrote an abuse […]

Girls Not Brides Welcomes Historic Drop in Global Number of Child Marriages but Warns Complacency is Not an Option

6 March 2018

Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage welcomes new data published by UNICEF today showing a significant drop in the global number […]

Australia to curb tourism to foreign orphanages that exploit children for profit

5 March 2018

The federal government has announced plans to divert well-meaning Australian volunteers from foreign orphanages that exploit fake orphans for profit. The foreign minister, Julie Bishop, […]

Statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict on the attack against Bursari Government Girls Science Secondary School in northeast Nigeria

27 February 2018

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba, calls for the unconditional release of all the girls abducted during the […]