Full Coverage: Children

01/28/2008 About 30% of schools in India are without permanent structures, about 14% have no drinking water facility and about 60% have no separate toilets for girls, according to the latest official figures. It is obvious that lack of infrastructure has impact on quality of education.

01/28/2008 India is home to 61 million stunted children – more than half the total number of kids under the age of five and 34% of the world’s young ones. The diminutive growth is attributed to malnutrition during pregnancy and first two years of birth, says The Lancet report, underlining the importance of ‘golden interval of intervention’.

01/23/2008 For parents grappling with poverty, sending kids to school is difficult; for teachers it is hard to keep them at school when they are always hungry. Nepal is faced with a problem of children either not enrolling or dropping out due to widespread hunger.

01/23/2008 Lasten kuolleisuus on maailmassa laskussa, mutta lisätoimia tarvitaan edelleen, kertoo Unicefin Maailman lasten tila 2008 -raportti.

01/23/2008 More than 26,000 children die everyday in the world before they see their fifth birthday. Along with sub-Saharan Africa, India has been identified with high under-five mortality in UNICEF’s new report on the state of the world’s children. It calls for community-level integration of essential services to arrest this disturbing phenomenon.

01/23/2008 UNITED NATIONS, Jan 22 (OneWorld) - Tens of thousands of children die each day, many because they have no access to simple medical treatments, say the authors of a new study released here Tuesday.

01/22/2008 The movement to end female genital cutting continues to spread across many parts of Africa. Molly Melching and the women of Senegal are leading the way with innovative, culturally sensitive programs to educate and relieve suffering.

In a telling OneWorld dialogue, Molly Melching discusses Tostan's uniquely successful approach to development and how it relates to traditions, values, human rights, and human nature.

01/22/2008 Betty Makoni drew on an unimaginable personal tragedy to build an unparalleled network of empowered young women.

01/22/2008 Più di 26mila bambini sotto i 5 anni muoiono ogni giorno nel mondo per cause che potrebbero essere facilmente prevenute come le malattie infettive, le diarree, la malnutrizione cronica e la malaria. Lo segnala il rapporto annuale presentato oggi dall’Unicef sulla condizione dell’infanzia nel mondo dedicato quest’anno al "diritto alla salute". Per la prima volta nel 2006, le morti dei bambini sono scese sotto i 10 milioni (9,7 milioni), ma Medio Oriente e Nord Africa, Asia meridionale e Africa Subsahariana "non sembrano avviate a raggiungere il quarto Obiettivo di Sviluppo del Millennio che prevede la riduzione di 2/3 della mortalità infantile entro il 2015" - avverte il Rapporto che descrive l'impatto positivo di misure salvavita semplici ed economicamente sostenibili quali l'allattamento esclusivo al seno, le vaccinazioni, l'utilizzo di zanzariere trattate con insetticidi, la somministrazione d'integratori di vitamina A.

01/22/2008 An initiative to boost computer literacy in southern India’s Kerala has achieved a new milestone under an ambitious scheme that has provided a software to 15,000 primary school children in their mother tongue. Learning computer skills in one’s own language greatly enhances the grasping power.

01/22/2008 An initiative to boost computer literacy in Kerala in southern India has achieved a new milestone under an ambitious scheme that provides a software to 15,000 primary school children in their mother tongue. Learning computer skills in one’s own language will greatly enhance the grasping power of these children.

01/21/2008 Weak law enforcement and a feudal mindset are some of the reasons for growing child abuse in Pakistan, says a report by Lawyers for Human Rights and Legal Aid (LHRLA). The country is also a major hub for the trafficking of children from South Asia to the Middle East and Europe.

01/21/2008 Läntisessä Keniassa ihmiset ovat lähteneet evakkoon perhekunnittain, mutta moni lapsi on matkalla eksynyt vanhemmistaan ja sisaruksistaan. Lapset tarvitsevat välittömän avun lisäksi pitkäaikaista terapiaa, sillä väkivalta, pelko ja tulevaisuuden epävarmuus heijastuvat elämässä pitkään.

01/20/2008 Young children are forced into labour to produce unbaked bricks at nearly 6,000 brick kilns in Pakistan. Despite laws banning forced labour, the country has over 1.7 million bonded labourers, many of them children, says the International Labour Organisation.

01/19/2008 Dura critica di Medici Senza Frontiere (Msf) agli articoli sulla malnutrizione pubblicati sull'ultimo numero della rivista 'The Lancet' che "minano il sostegno all'utilizzo degli alimenti terapeutici pronti all'uso per combattere la malnutrizione infantile". L'associazione sottolinea che il "nuovo approccio", recentemente promosso dalle maggiori agenzie dell'Onu attive nel settore, alla cura della malnutrizione è basato su cure domiciliari e a livello di comunità con gli alimenti terapeutici pronti all’uso spesso disponibili a livello locale, mentre gli articoli del Lancet sono centrati su un "approccio obsoleto" basato sul ricovero ospedaliero dei pazienti malnutriti. Secondo la ricerca del 'The Lancet' sono circa 3,5 milioni l'anno i bambini che muoiono per fame nel mondo mentre soffrono di malnutrizione 178 milioni di piccoli sotto i 5 anni, cioè il 32% dei bambini di questa età.

01/18/2008 Not long ago there was a time when Chinese toys had invaded Indian markets. However Chinese products are no longer seen as safe to play with. Hand-made toys by Indian artisans are now increasingly becoming popular in international market because of their innovative designs, improved quality and safety.

01/17/2008 The Socio Economic Development Trust has succeeded in bringing thousands of dropouts in villages of western India back to school. Bal Panchayats or village-level children's organisations have played a prominent role not only in mobilising kids and their parents, but also teachers and officials to be responsive to their needs.

01/17/2008 Kenian vaalien jälkeiset levottomuudet vaikeuttavat lasten pääsyä kouluun. Nairobin slummialueilla vain puolet lapsista on palannut kouluun tällä viikolla.

01/16/2008 As the truce between Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger (LTTE) rebels ends on January 16, humanitarian agencies have raised concern over its possible impact on aid delivery. Fresh violence could affect over a hundred thousand displaced people and put at risk the safety of its workers, say agencies.

01/15/2008 In seguito all’operazione Viola, l'inchiesta internazionale che ha portato stamani all'esecuzione di 66 ordini di custodia, Save the Children sottolinea come il fenomeno della tratta di esseri umani sia una realtà composita, in cui vari elementi convivono e hanno significative interrelazioni, a partire dalla dimensione nazionale e quella estera. E’ quindi necessario, promuovere la massima collaborazione fra tutti gli attori coinvolti e che siano stabiliti degli standard condivisi per la identificazione e il supporto delle vittime di tratta. In Italia sarebbero più di 11mila le vittime di tratta fra il 2000 e il 2006, di cui 619 minori, mentre risultano 8.056, fra il 2005 e il 2006 le persone denunciate specificatamente per reati connessi alla tratta di esseri umani.