Pakistan becomes third largest country in decline in child marriage; Photo: File New York: A United Nations report says that although South Asia is leading the world in reducing child marriage, it will take 55 years to completely eradicate it if it does not accelerate. According to the World News Agency, the report released by…
Currently, one in five young women aged 20 to 24, were married as children, versus nearly one in four a decade ago, according to the new analysis, entitled, Is an End to Child Marriage within Reach? Latest trends and future prospects. Dreams crushed “The world is engulfed by crises on top of crises that are…
Washington: A drunk man shot and killed 5 people including a child in America and escaped. According to foreign media reports, the shooting happened in the county of Texas (Cleveland) on Friday night. The San Jacinto County Sheriff confirmed the incident and said that officers received a call about harassment from Cleveland at 11:30 a.m….
Investigations into the motive for the shooting are ongoing. 5 people, including a child, were killed and 3 injured in a shooting in the city of Cleveland, Texas, USA. According to the police, the shooting that happened last night took place in a house, as a result of which 5 people including an 8-year-old child…
File photo A heart-wrenching incident came to light in a village in Egypt when a mentally ill mother slaughtered her child, cooked its body and ate parts of it. According to foreign media, a mother killed her 5-year-old child in the village of Abu Shalabi and then cooked his body and ate parts of it….
“Since the escalation of the war, at least 501 children have been killed,” said UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell. “This is another tragic milestone for Ukraine’s children and families.” OHCHR’s latest update recorded 765 civilian casualties in Ukraine, from 1 to 31 March, which included 178 deaths and 587 injuries. Since the invasion on 24…
Between 2016 and 2020, an additional 50 million boys and girls aged 15 and under missed out on child benefits, driving up the total to 1.46 billion globally. Increased risk of hardship Child and family benefit coverage rates either fell or stagnated in every region of the world during this period, according to the report. …
“The large-scale humanitarian and protection crisis shows no sign of abating,” said Matthias Schmale, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria. “An estimated 2.4 million people are in acute need – impacted by conflict, disaster and disease – and require urgent support.” Warnings of catastrophe The “ticking time bomb” of child malnutrition is escalating…
“We welcome the timely action taken by Switzerland to suspend the children’s return to Bulgaria, in compliance with the Committee’s request for interim measures,” said Ann Skelton, a member of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC). “We also welcome the decision to reassess these children’s situation and their risk of being exposed…
