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Syria War: 2016 Deadliest Year Yet For Children, Says Unicef
Syria’s children “hit rock bottom” in 2016, with more killed than in any other year of the civil war, the United...
War-Scarred Syrian Children May Be ‘lost To Trauma’
Syrian children terrified by shelling and airstrikes are showing signs of severe emotional distress and could grow up...
Bangladesh Child Marriage Law Sparks Criticism
Rights groups on Tuesday criticised a controversial new child marriage law in Bangladesh which allows children as young...
Drug Shortages and Malnutrition In Mosul
Malnutrition, child deaths and drug shortages -- healthcare in west Mosul is getting worse by the day as Iraqi forces...
Iraq Forces Battle IS To Close In On Mosul’s West Bank
Iraqi forces backed by jets and helicopters battled their way towards southern Mosul on Monday and prepared to take on...
350,000 Children Trapped In West Mosul
Around 350,000 children are trapped in western Mosul, Save the Children warned on Sunday as Iraqi forces launched a...
‘I Draw Strength From Unsung Heroes’
The Queen will say she draws strength from "ordinary people doing extraordinary things" in her annual televised...
Africans Optimistic Despite Corruption and Economy Woes
Most people in three African countries have an optimistic outlook despite continuing anger at corruption and economic...
Madaya, Syria, Where Children Resort To Suicide
Dozens have starved to death in beseiged Madaya The town of Madaya in Syria has been under siege for more than a year....
Fires Rage Across Migrant Camp
Fires are raging across parts of the "Jungle" migrant camp in Calais, three days into a French operation to demolish...
‘Thousands Flee’ Mosul Ahead of Battle
Thousands of people have fled the Mosul area and more are expected as Iraqi troops move on the city to liberate it from...
900 Civilians Flee City Ahead of Fighting
Some 900 people have fled the Iraqi city of Mosul and crossed the border into Syria, the UN refugee agency says. This...
The Hardest Place To Be A Girl
Chad, Niger, Central African Republic, Mali and Somalia have been ranked at the top of an index of countries listing...
Chad, Niger, Mali Top List of Hardest Place To Be A Girl
One girl under the age of 15 is married every seven seconds, according to a new report by Save the Children. The study...
Obama ‘deeply Concerned’ About Aleppo
US President Barack Obama has expressed "deep concern" about the situation in rebel-held parts of Aleppo, amid an...
US Accuses Russia of ‘barbarism’ In Aleppo
The US ambassador to the UN has accused Russia of "barbarism" over the bombing of the Syrian city of Aleppo. At an...
Sierra Leone – Visibly Pregnant Girls Banned from School – Many Girls Pregnant by Mistake
In just a few weeks, Sierra Leone’s teenagers will take a national exam, required for anyone who wants to go to...
Climate Change Could Force 100M into Poverty by 2030, World Bank Group Report Says
There could be more than 100 million additional people living in extreme poverty by 2030 if the international community...