“They used to shelter inside the school yard here, inside the classrooms, using all the external space. Now there’s nothing left. Everybody evacuated very quickly,” said Louise Wateridge, UNRWA Communications Officer. Writing in a social media post on X that abandoned children’s shoes were “everywhere” at the school, the UNRWA officer also pointed to rubble…
Children’s Waves; Further increase in the holidays of educational institutions? There is a very important news regarding further winter vacations in educational institutions. According to the details, in view of the weather conditions in Punjab, children have got more holidays in schools. Winter vacations in non-formal schools across Punjab will begin from the beginning of…
Soon after becoming a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1988, she went on a mission to Ethiopia, where years of drought and civil strife had caused terrible famine. After visiting UNICEF emergency operations, she talked about the projects to media in the United States, Canada and Europe over several weeks, giving as many as 15 interviews…
Catherine Russell made the appeal in a statement to mark World Children’s Day, which commemorates the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) – the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history. “At no time since the CRC was adopted 34 years ago have children’s rights been in greater…
Her comments came amid reports on Wednesday morning of an ongoing Israeli Defense Forces raid inside Gaza City’s Al-Shifa hospital, where patients including premature babies have died over the course of the past days after incubators and other life-saving equipment lost power. “Hospitals are not battlegrounds,” UN relief chief Martin Griffiths wrote on social platform…
General Comment No. 26 marks the first time the Committee has affirmed children’s right to live in a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. It provides a comprehensive interpretation of State obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which has been ratified by 196 countries. The 1989 treaty outlines children’s rights, including…
Parents will be punished for children’s absence from school in Saudi Arabia, Photo: File Riyadh: In Saudi Arabia, if children are absent from school for many days without any reason, parents can be jailed for it. According to Saudi media, under the Child Protection Law introduced in the country, school management can recommend action to…
Mr. Tendulkar was on a visit to Sri Lanka, where met with and advocated for children and their families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2022 economic crisis, which left millions in need of assistance. As the country moves towards recovery, prices remain high for essential items and schooling, leaving families with the difficult…
