Tag: Children
World
The parents who sever ties with their children
Many children cut off contact with their parents due to conflict. It’s less common for parents to sever ties with their kids – but...
Independent Africa
UNICEF issues $2.6 billion appeal for children in Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF has made an appeal for $2.6 billion on Tuesday December, 13, 2022, to help children in the Middle East and North Africa with...
Independent Africa
Kenya launch a measles vaccination campaign in response to an outbreak
Kenya's health ministry is set to launch a two-week measles vaccination campaign targeting 1.2 million children aged nine months to five years.This comes after an...
Entertainment
Kate Winslet: Parents feel “utterly powerless” over children’s social media use
The government should make social media firms enforce age limits to help tackle their impact on children's mental health, actress Kate Winslet has said.Speaking...
World
Afghanistan: ‘I drug my hungry children to help them sleep’
Afghans are giving their hungry children medicines to sedate them - others have sold their daughters and organs to survive. In the second winter...
Independent Africa
Mali: 150,000 displaced children have no legal identity (NGO)
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has said that nearly 150,000 children displaced by the conflict in Mali do not have birth certificates and are...
World
At least 64 children have been killed in UK military operations in Afghanistan
The UK government has paid out for at least four times the number of Afghan children killed than it previously admitted.In addition to the...
Entertainment
Walk with Joe Children in Need events kicks off in Maidenhead
Hundreds of people have turned up to join TV fitness coach Joe Wicks on a walking event for BBC Children in Need.Wicks invited families...
Independent Africa
Women and children suffer a great deal from South Sudan’s dehumanizing crimes
Conflict Related Sexual Violence (CRSV) has been a problem in South Sudan. In 2021, the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs estimated...
Parenting expert says calling your children ‘naughty’ is as bad as smacking them
Raising your children to be polite, respectful, and well-behaved has its challenges as any parent will tell you. And everyone seems to have an...