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Child mental health crisis ‘magnified’ by COVID, warns UN chief
Psychologists are supporting vulnerable teenagers across eastern Ukraine as the COVID-19 lockdown takes its toll on their mental health. Half of the world’s children experience…
Save the mother, save the child
Supporting female survivors of childhood maltreatment is critical to disrupting intergenerational abuse as new research from the University of South Australia shows a clear link…
Child Marriage, Pregnancies Soar During Pandemic
The world was making real progress toward ending child marriage – until the pandemic. Adolescent pregnancies were falling too, especially among girls under age 15…
Punished for being poor? Mexico child labor case makes poverty a crime, critics say
The arrest of three Mexican women accused of trafficking more than 20 children from within their extended family has been criticized by rights activists, who…
India’s COVID-19 lockdown threatens efforts to stop spikes in child marriage
When the police knocked on the door as 15-year-old Muskaan prepared to head to the temple in their village in northern India, the bride-to-be was…
U.N. hails ’historic’ milestone in global drive to end child labour
The United Nations’ labour agency hailed a ”historic” milestone on Tuesday in the drive to end child labour after a global treaty to protect children…
Online child sex abuse rises with COVID-19 lockdowns -Europol
Online sex abuse of children in the European Union has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of EU law enforcement agency Europol said on…
Child vaccinations down in DR Congo, and COVID-19 is not helping: UNICEF
Fewer children are getting vaccinated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the COVID-19 pandemic is almost certainly going to make matters worse,…
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