Tag: Children

Over 100 Children Killed or Injured Daily in Gaza: UNRWA Warns of Deepening Humanitarian Crisis
The UN reports at least 100 child casualties daily in Gaza since Israel resumed its offensive. Over 15,000 children have died since October 2023. Urgent calls for a ceasefire amid severe humanitarian suffering. Related: Gaza Becomes Graveyard for Children: UNRWA The situation in Gaza has become increasingly alarming, according to a recent report by the […]
April 4, 2025

UN Report Highlights Alarming Sexual Violence Against Children in Sudan
The United Nations has reported that sexual violence against children is being employed as a common strategy in the ongoing conflict in Sudan. A recent report highlights that millions of children are in jeopardy due to this alarming trend. In a shocking report, the UN children’s agency has revealed that children as young as one […]
March 5, 2025

Ecuador in Mourning: Luisa Gonzalez Claims for Justice after the Murder of Children
With her strong message, the president calls on Ecuadorian society not to forget and to act with determination in search of justice. Related: Ecuador: Four Kidnapped Minors Confirmed Murdered The president of the Citizen’s Revolution, Luisa González, has issued a moving statement expressing her deep sorrow and condemnation for the murder of four Ecuadorian children: […]
January 1, 2025

Ecuador: Four Kidnapped Minors Confirmed Murdered
Forensic genetic tests confirmed that the bodies found belonged to three teenagers and a child who disappeared during a military operation. Related: Ecuador: Families of Disappeared Children Denounce Police Intimidation The Public Prosecutor’s Office of Ecuador confirmed on Tuesday the murder of four minors who were detained by the military police after their bodies were […]
December 31, 2024

UNICEF: More than 200 Children Have Died in Lebanon due to Israeli Airstrikes since October 2023
Elder noted that the number of children killed has risen to at least 231 since the war began last year, with an alarming average of three deaths per day in the past two months. In addition to deaths, approximately 1,100 children have suffered injuries and trauma as a result of the violence. Related: Lebanon’s Humanitarian Crisis […]
November 19, 2024

The Colombian Army has rescued 292 children recruited by armed groups this year
A total of 292 minors, forcibly recruited by the National Liberation Army (ELN) and the Gulf Clan guerrillas, have been rescued this year in Colombia by the army, military sources reported on Wednesday. Related:Colombia, Panama and the U.S. Meet to Address Migration Crisis and Organized Crime The Chief of Staff for National Army Operations, Brigadier-General […]
August 28, 2024

Venezuela: Community Vacation Plan Benefits Thousands of Children
This project benefits 4.5 million children and young people and involves 12,000 volunteers. Despite the negative impact of over 930 U.S. sanctions against the Bolivarian Revolution, thousands of Venezuelan children are benefiting from the community vacation plan taking place this summer. RELATED: President Maduro Travels Through Different Communes All Along Venezuela This social project moves […]
August 22, 2024

UNICEF Warns of the Impact of Rising Extreme Heat Waves on Millions of Children
For UNICEF, the climate-related danger to infant health is intensifying, as “they affect food and water safety and contamination, damage infrastructure and cause displacement”.
August 14, 2024

WHO Calls for Step-Up in Child Vaccinations Stalled After COVID-19 Pandemic
More than half of unvaccinated children live in the 31 countries with fragile, conflict-affected and vulnerable settings. On Monday, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) called for a catch-up in child immunization, warning global vaccinations of children stalled last year, leaving 2.7 million unvaccinated or with insufficient inoculations. RELATED: […]
July 16, 2024

Haiti: Concern for Children Amid Foreign Troop Presence
The NGOs called for urgent measures to protect children, highlighting the risks they face when caught in the middle of this escalating terror.