Painting a grim landscape of the world’s war zones, Virginia Gamba, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, briefed ambassadors, citing grave concerns, from war-torn Gaza to gang-ravaged Haiti, where famine looms amid rampant violence and displacement. Denying aid access has long-lasting effects on children’s wellbeing and development, she said. Virginia Gamba, Special…
Atlanta: Parents vaping in front of their children could be exposing them to dangerous chemicals, scientists have warned. A new study conducted at Emory University in the US sheds light on the hidden harms (especially to children) of second-hand vaping of e-cigarettes. Exposure of non-vapers to vaping smoke is called second-hand vaping. Research has shown…
— file photo This year, more than 1,000 cases of measles have been reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Director EPI Dr. Muhammad Arif has said that more than 1,000 measles cases have been reported in children, 185 in DI Khan, 147 in Peshawar, 113 in Charsadda and 92 in Swabi. He told that This year, 13…
Stockholm: Obese children are more likely to develop multiple sclerosis (MS) as teenagers, a new study has found. Multiple sclerosis is a condition that affects the brain and spinal cord, causing problems with vision and arm or leg movement. The study, conducted at the Stockholm-based Karolinska Institute, examined data from the Swedish Childhood Obesity Treatment…
This in effect abolishes the monitoring of UN sanctions against the country, more commonly known as North Korea, blocking the extension of the panel for another year. Russia’s Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said the sanctions regime adopted with the intention of preventing nuclear weapons proliferation, was losing its relevance and also “to a great extent, detached…
The continuing violence came despite an immediate ceasefire call for the remainder of Ramadan from the Security Council on Monday, prompting urgent appeals from UN aid agencies for the resolution to be respected immediately, to prevent more people dying. Speaking from Rafah in southern Gaza, UN Children’s Fund spokesperson James Elder said that 13,750 children…
This is being compounded by an increase in child and forced marriage, and the recruitment of boys by combatants in the continuing war between rival generals that erupted nearly a year ago. All this is happening against the backdrop of the deteriorating humanitarian crisis in the country that has caused an unprecedented mass displacement of over…
While ceasefire talks failed to end the five-month-long conflict that has killed nearly 32,000 Palestinians – most of them women and children – the goal of some youngsters living in the makeshift camp was simple. The children of Deir Al-Balah decided to lift their spirits in the face of ongoing war and celebrate the holy…
Since the conflict erupted in April 2023, pitting the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the CRC – an independent body ensuring children’s rights and protections worldwide – has documented a litany of atrocities. “There were worrying reports of rape of civilians, including children, denial of humanitarian access affecting children’s access…
New York: A new study conducted in the United States has shown that a 25 percent reduction in carbon emissions could reduce birth defects, autism diagnoses and annual child deaths in 60,000 children. In a study, researchers at Columbia University simulated the scenario of air pollution changes from 2022 to 2032, trying to find out…
