The U.N. Human Rights Office said on Friday nearly 70% of the fatalities it has verified in the Gaza war were women and children, and condemned what it called a systematic violation of the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law. The U.N. tally since the start of the war, in which
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Hope reigns as more children reach with education support
Amid unprecedented global challenges and a growing list of countries in crisis, there is an existential threat to decades of development gains—with the global community marked by intensified armed conflict, forced displacements, and the debilitating effects of climate crises. One in five children worldwide lives in or flees from conflict. The
Smartphones: Children’s blessing or curse?
Habits can change extremely fast, particularly within so-called “developed” nations, where children, even more than grownups are affected by life changing events. Gone are the times when kids could move around freely and invent games and adventures together with their friends. Far away from the scrutinizing control of parents and
9 out of 10 children in Bangladesh experience violent discipline at home every month: UNICEF
An alarming 9 out of 10 children aged 1-14 years face violent discipline each month by caregivers, affecting over 45 million children in Bangladesh, UNICEF said on Thursday. Despite progress in child protection, violence, abuse, and exploitation continue to impact millions, it said. According to new UNICEF data, 400 million children under
Stipend ceremony for children of ICB employees held
Garment workers, meritorious children receive financial assistance
Garment workers and meritorious children of apparel workers were provided with financial assistance from the Central Fund established under the Ministry of Labour and Employment, a press release said on Monday. Nominees of deceased garment workers also received financial aid from the Central Fund. Heroic Freedom Fighter Md. Nazrul Islam Chowdhury PM,
Record number of UK children in poverty
More children are living in poverty across the United Kingdom than ever before, according to official government figures released Thursday. Previous studies have shown that growing social inequalities in the G7 nation have hit children's health and rising numbers are forced to use food banks. An estimated 4.33 million children were living
Children begin to succumb in rising deaths in Gaza’s famine
After months of warnings over the risk of famine in Gaza under Israel’s bombardment, offensives and siege, children are starting to die. Hunger is most acute in northern Gaza, which has been isolated by Israeli forces and has suffered long cutoffs of food supply deliveries. At least 20 people have died
No Safety for Children in Gaza
Nothing could prepare me for my recently concluded mission into the Gaza Strip, where children face catastrophic conditions. In my twenty years with UNICEF, traveling from one humanitarian crisis to the next – from famines to floods and war zones to refugee camps – I’ve simply never seen such devastation and
Israel killed 25,000 Palestinian women, children: Pentagon chief
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told lawmakers Thursday that Israel had killed more than 25,000 Palestinian women and children since October, but the Pentagon later clarified he was citing the overall toll from Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry. "It's over 25,000," Austin responded when asked during a House Armed Services Committee hearing