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South Sudan child refugees top one million: UN
World

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

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

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

‘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

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

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

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

‘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

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

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…
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