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French medics offer vital pre-natal care for Syrian refugees Zaatari refugee camp on the Syria, Jordan border….it’s where some 120,000 Syrians who have fled the conflict, currently call home. Among them are between… 11/05/2013
Finland tops poll for ‘world’s best place to be a mother’ Scandinavian countries remain the world’s best places in which to become a parent, according to a new report from the charity Save the Children. They make… 07/05/2013
Somalia receives super-jab Abdul Wahab is just six months old so is unaware he has made history. He is one of the first children in Somalia to receive the pentavalent vaccine which… 06/05/2013
Child gun use ‘normal’ in Kentucky where boy shot toddler sister A five-year-old boy in the southern US state of Kentucky has accidentally shot dead his two-year-old sister at the family home. He had received the rifle… 02/05/2013
India: Five year old rape victim dies After nearly two weeks in hospital, a five year old girl raped in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh has died of her injuries. The victim had been… 30/04/2013
Nicaragua: Fugitive on FBI’s 10 Most Wanted list arrestedOne of the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted has been arrested by the Nicaraguan police. Former Washington DC schoolteacher Eric Justin Toth is suspected of child… 23/04/2013
Pakistani schoolgirl shot by Taliban launches Malala Fund charity Malala Yousafzai – the Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by the Taliban last October – has started a fund to educate other girls in Pakistan. With… 05/04/2013
Womb to rent – the harsh realities of surrogacy In a clinic in Ukraine surrogate mothers carry babies for couples who otherwise would be childless. It is legal but not without controversy with some who… 29/03/2013
Kids and computers We have all heard the warnings about screens being bad for children – but now a French study from the influential Academy of Sciences claims that playing with… 25/03/2013
LA archdiocese to pay out $10 mln to settle abuse cases With all eyes on the Vatican’s new beginning – the past continues to dominate for the US archdiocese of Los Angeles and its former leader Cardinal Roger… 13/03/2013
Syrian children see past, present and future go up in smoke To mark the second anniversary of the uprising against the rule of Bashar al-Assad, Save the Children have issued a report, which claims the conflict has… 13/03/2013
UK pledges 40 million euros to end female genital mutilation Britain has pledged 40 million euros to end female genital mutilation in a generation. International development minister Lynne Featherstone promised the… 06/03/2013
“Our daughters will not be mutilated” It is known as female genital mutilation, a practice that is prevalent in many countries. There are laws against it, but that is not enough to resolve what… 04/03/2013
Medical hope for sexually mutilated womenAn increasing number of hospitals around the world are offering fresh hope for sexually mutilated women and girls who want to attempt to ‘repair’ the damage… 04/03/2013
‘It makes me furious to know the mutilation continues’Khady Koïta was sexually mutilated at the age of seven in Africa. Today, as a mother of four children, the emotional scars are as present as ever. She wrote a… 04/03/2013
Violence in schools: The dread of cyber-bullying Violence in schools is a fact of life for many people around the world. Harassment, intimidation, cyber-bullying, threats, assaults – they all have a… 01/03/2013
Russian parliament demands orphan returns from US Russian lawmakers have urged the U.S. Congress to help return a Russian boy living with a Texas family, after the death of his three-year-old brother… 22/02/2013
The boys and girls who’d rather go to school This week in Learning World, we look at the issue of child labour. An estimated 250 million children are forced to work rather than go to school, due to… 04/01/2013
Bad toys banned from Santa’s list Over three billion toys are manufactured and sold each year, most of them around Christmas time. How are product safety checks carried out, especially when… 21/12/2012
Children in conflict zones get Nobel Peace Prize cash The EU is donating the money from its Nobel Peace Prize to thousands of young victims of war. More than one million euros of EU cash will be added to the… 18/12/2012
Leaving no orphans behind We all know that the outlook for orphans is often bleak. Life is also tough for children whose parents cannot look after them – for whatever reason. It is not… 14/12/2012
Child trafficking: widespread and unpunished Selling children into slavery – it is one of the world’s most heinous crimes and it is on the rise. By its very nature, trafficking is extremely hard to… 12/12/2012
EU, US lead fight against online child sex abuse All 27 EU countries are joining up with the US and 20 other nations to fight against child sex abuse online. The UN estimates the illegal sale of child porn… 05/12/2012
Cold killing young Syrian refugees Three Syrian refugee children who died of cold in the Zaatari camp in Jordan were buried on Monday, in the border town of Ramtha. The charity Save the… 04/12/2012
Chad-France orphan fraud case opens Aid workers from the French charity Zoe’s Ark have gone on trial in Paris, accused of fraud. They were arrested in Chad, central Africa, in October 2007, in… 03/12/2012
The Great Escape: children break free from crises We hear the uplifting story of 13 year old Kesz Valdez, once reduced to scrabbling for survival among the rubbish tips of Manila, now he is the proud… 02/11/2012
Crusade against Cambodian sex trade Cambodia has become one of the world’s hubs for human trafficking -a hell on earth where one survivor stands tall. The residents of a foster home in the… 17/10/2012
Expert urges ‘limit kids’ screen time’ The amount of time that children spend in front of screens – be they televisions, computers, games consoles or mobile phones – should be cut to stave off… 11/10/2012
Has anyone seen my child? It is a drama that families hope they will never have to face: the disappearance of a child. Amid the panic and the stress it is crucial that a support system… 01/10/2012
A new SOS when youngsters vanishNumerous organisations across Europe are attempting to reduce the number of cases of missing children. Right On spoke to two NGOs who run the dedicated… 01/10/2012
Missing children images on website error pagesWhen a family is looking for a missing child it is important that all search methods are explored. Many are forced to turn to novel methods to keep cases in… 01/10/2012
Report reveals scale of UK human trafficking problem More than 10 percent of child victims rescued after being trafficked into the UK for forced prostitution or other forms of criminal exploitation later go… 11/09/2012
EU told to do more to end child institutionalisation More action at an EU level is desperately needed to prevent the worrying number of children who end up in care, child protection groups say. Though no… 07/06/2012
Discipline in school – the pain of learning Uganda: corporal punishment Maintaining control in the classroom is essential but some methods of keeping order are controversial. While corporal… 22/03/2012
Duchess of Cambridge visits children’s hospice – nocomment On March 19, the Duchess of Cambridge made her first public address during a visit to a children’s hospice in Ipswich, eastern England. Her visit marked the… 20/03/2012
Human rights in Europe is getting worse says Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg Chris Burns: “The Council of Europe’s Human Rights Commissioner, Thomas Hammarberg, wraps up his six year term at the end of this month and he’s going out… 14/03/2012
The diabetes puzzle An insulin syringe has become a vital part of life for a growing number of people, but why is the incidence of diabetes increasing? And how can children be… 11/01/2012
Over-hygienic parents could be cause of diabetes Insulin-dependent diabetes is on the rise all around the world, but the cause of this disease remains unclear. There is a theory, however, that kids need a… 11/01/2012
Toy safety on The Network Party killjoy? Or justified safety cop? The European Union draws ridicule and criticism for a recent toy-warning that kids under eight should not blow up… 08/12/2011
Food programme in ManilaA boy enjoys free meals provided by a food programme at a slum community in Manila. According to the United Nations, gaps between rich and poor are widening… 28/10/2011
How safe are toys in Europe? This week in U talk, our internet question comes from 10-year-old Laure in France. She asks: “When I was little, my mummy kept saying that toy safety was… 29/07/2011
Child-sex tourism debated in The Network From Thailand to Cuba, Brazil to Morocco, sex-tourism is lucrative. Websites hawk erotic escapes while authorities in impoverished lands are tempted to look… 07/07/2011
Horn of Africa region faces famine risk – nocomment Save the Children are appealing for emergency aid as they say more than ten million people are at risk of starvation in Kenya and other East-African… 06/07/2011
William and Kate arrive at gala dinner for children’s charity – nocomment The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, still better know under the names of Prince William and Kate Middleton, attend a banquet at Kensington Palace in London to… 11/06/2011
Remote monitoring ups odds for children with epilepsy Two-year-old Francisca has epilepsy. She is spending a few days in hospital in Portugal so doctors can monitor her condition as part of a new programme… 07/06/2011
Our daughters will not be mutilatedIt is known as female genital mutilation, a practice that is prevalent in many countries. There are laws against it, but that is not enough to resolve what… 04/03/2013
Russia launches murder probe over death of US adopteeA three-year-old Russian boy adopted by Americans was killed by his new parents, Russian officials claimed on Tuesday. US authorities said the cause of Max… 19/02/2013
France: Child custody protest on a crane called offAfter spending three nights on the top of a giant crane to demand more equality in child custody decisions made by French courts, a man in Nantes has finally… 18/02/2013
Hundreds of arrests in US pornography swoopUS authorities say 245 people have been arrested at home and abroad as part of an international crackdown on child pornography known as ‘Operation… 04/01/2013
Putin approves ban on Americans adopting Russian childrenThe Russian President Vladimir Putin has ratified a new law banning Americans from adopting Russian children. The new legislation, due to come into force on… 28/12/2012
Russia upper house approved US adoptions banThe upper chamber of Russia’s parliament has unanimously approved a bill banning Americans from adopting Russian children. The law is widely seen as a… 26/12/2012
Russian law to ban child adoption from USASeveral protesters were arrested outside the upper chamber of Russia’s parliament on Wednesday morning as it prepared to vote on a measure banning Americans… 26/12/2012
Russian MPs approve US adoption banThirty demonstrators were arrested in Moscow during protests outside the Russian parliament as a bill that bans Americans from adopting Russian orphans was… 19/12/2012
Aleppo residents still live in the shadow of fearFear and death continue to stalk the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo. An army jet swoops above, as locals try to go about their daily lives. Rebel… 23/10/2012
Sex, scouts, and secret filesThe Boy Scouts of America have been forced by an Oregon court to release thousands of files detailing allegations and admissions of paedophilia in the… 19/10/2012
“Anonymous” claims to out stalker who drove teenager to suicideCanadian teenager Amanda Todd took her own life last week after suffering a campaign of online bullying. She posted a video on YouTube in September explaining… 16/10/2012
Mother who super-glued daughter’s hands to wall gets 99 yearsA young American mother has been given a 99 year jail sentence after admitting super-gluing her two-year-old daughter’s hands to a wall. A court in Dallas… 13/10/2012
Italy shocked by custody battle videoItaly has been shocked by this video of police seizing a ten-year-old boy at the centre of a bitter custody battle. Officers took the boy outside his school… 12/10/2012
Circumcision in Germany stays legalThe German cabinet has approved a draft law that protects the right to circumsise young boys. The move is designed to end the uncertainty after a local… 10/10/2012
Taliban vow to kill teenage girl after surgeons remove bullet from her headA 14 year-old girl, shot in the head by a Taliban gunman, is in a stable condition in Peshawar after surgeons worked for hours to remove the bullet. Malala… 10/10/2012
Missing British schoolgirl found safe in FranceA 15-year-old British schoolgirl and her 30-year-old maths teacher have been found safe and well in Bordeaux, a week after they travelled to France… 28/09/2012
Syrian children ‘traumatised’ says British charitySyrian children have told harrowing accounts of atrocities as they escape the 18-month old civil war, according to a British charity. Save the Children has… 25/09/2012
Reding pleas for education for Roma childrenProviding Roma children with better access to education is key to avoiding problems in the future, according to Europe’s Justice Commissioner. Viviane… 05/09/2012
Russian sect kept children underground for yearsProsecutors in Russia have revealed details of a reclusive Islamic sect in Tartarstan that kept up to 27 children underground in dark unheated cells for… 09/08/2012
Outrage at release plan for child-murder accompliceA Belgian court has ruled that the former wife and accomplice of child-murderer Marc Dutroux can be released from jail and sent to a convent. Michelle… 01/08/2012
German court bans ritual circumcisionGermany’s top Jewish leader has described a court ruling in Cologne that would make ritual circumcision for boys a criminal act as “outrageous”. Initially a… 27/06/2012
US college football coach Sandusky convicted of sex abuseA US jury has found former Penn State university American football coach Jerry Sandusky guilty of 45 out of 48 sex abuse charges. Jurors believed… 23/06/2012
World Day Against Child LabourTo mark the World Day Against Child Labour, police and child protection activists in New Delhi, India, raided a series of sweatshops and factories and rescued… 12/06/2012
Spanish prosecutor warns parents to ‘belt-up’In Spain the Chief Prosecutor for Road Safety has warned parents to buckle up their children properly or face the consequences. The proposed new measures… 07/06/2012
Launderette prank goes wrongSecurity cameras in New Jersey caught the moment a toddler got taken for a spin. One-year-old Saimeir David was with his babysitter at a launderette when… 24/05/2012
MSF urges Nigeria to act over deadly lead poisoningA leading charity has criticised the Nigerian government for not doing enough to tackle an outbreak of lead poisoning caused by unofficial gold mining that… 11/05/2012
Spain’s baby-theft victims want full inquiryIn Spain, a movement for answers over an alleged Franco-era baby-stealing policy is gaining momentum. Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets… 27/01/2012
Deadly infection shuts down Belfast maternity wardThe death of a third baby in as many weeks has sparked a health alert at Northern Ireland’s Royal Maternity Hospital. Their deaths have been linked to the… 20/01/2012
Dozens arrested in European child porn crackdownMore than 100 people have been arrested in a major Europe-wide crackdown on child pornography. The European law enforcement agency Europol says those… 16/12/2011
French inquest after boy ‘killed in washing machine’There have been calls for greater supervision of families considered “at-risk” in France. It comes in the wake of a case near Paris, where a father has been… 29/11/2011
UK shocked at cage-fighting for kidsThey are images that have sent shock-waves through Britain. And now police are investigating whether a child cage fight involving boys as young as eight put… 22/09/2011
Somalia: the Children’s FamineAid workers are calling the humanitarian disaster in Somalia the Children’s Famine. Every 11 weeks in Somalia, ten percent of the country’s under-fives are… 11/08/2011
Rift grows between Vatican and Ireland over child sex abuseAn Irish Senator has called on the entire hierarchy of the country’s Catholic Church to resign, as a rift appears between the state and the Vatican over child… 21/07/2011
Eight EU nations ‘could do more to stop human trafficking’Eight EU countries have been told by the United States that they could do much more to combat human trafficking. In the US State Department’s annual report… 28/06/2011
Taliban accused of using girl as suicide bomberPolice in Pakistan have shown an eight year old girl on national television, who they say was kidnapped by militants and forced to wear a suicide vest to… 20/06/2011
Belgian abuse victims go gunning for VaticanBelgian victims of sexual abuse by Catholic priests have decided to ignore offers of compensation from their local bishops and go ahead with legal proceedings… 02/06/2011
Turkey’s youngsters take over on Children’s DayTurkey has been marking a double celebration. The 23rd of April is the 91st anniversary of the country’s parliament and a day that the founder of the modern… 23/04/2011
