A report from the United Nations states, near about 1.2 million children are caught in trafficking every year worldwide. Over 250 children were set-free from this shady business in UK between 1999 and 2003.
However, according to the UNICEF UK,...
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Only a few days back, the Indian government declared a ban on any form of child labor up to the age of 14 years, but many leading international child rights guardians are asking the Indian government to reconsider the ban and increase the age limit...
Growing number of children worldwide are suffering from obesity. There are many reasons that attributes to this growing problem.
According to a survey conducted in Ireland, almost 70% of the children commute to schools in four wheelers or two...
A study conducted by the researchers at the International Study of Asthma and Allergies, states that over the past six years, all over the world, the cases of childhood allergies have rocketed high.
Diseases like asthma, eczema, and hay fever are...
A new way for curing serious injuries sustained by the footballers' is taking over these days. A report published in the Sunday Times states, that some of the well-known football players are opting to store cells taken from the umbilical cord blood...
According to a latest report presented by Kofi Annan, the Secretary General of UN to the Security Council, the abuse of children staying at the displaced camps are escalating these days.
Majority of the children are abused by the armed forces-...
Over the past few months, Chile is witnessing massive number of strikes demonstrated by the high school student for the failure of the government to meet their demands.
Recently a major clash took place between the police and the students that...
According an official report presented by Dr. Austin Omoigberale from the World Health organization in a session held by the Nigerian Medical Association's, over the last five years the death of children affected by HIV/AIDS have increased to 36%....
The life of displaced women and young girls are getting tough these days with the continuous subjection to rapes and physical torture.
According to a report from the Aid groups working in Darfur, the cases of sexual exploitation of the young...
Once again, the life of Sudanese Children is being turned into a living nightmare as more and more Armed Groups are abducting them every year. The situation is getting worse everyday with the escalating number of rapes and forceful recruitment of the...
According to a recent report presented by the Children Charity organization Barnado on the children living in the care homes, it is revealed that eight out of ten students fail to clear their exams. Most of them are 'written off' by the education...
Despite the practice of prenatal selection banned by the Indian government almost 10 years ago, it is a common phenomenon in this country. Most shocking is the highest involvement of the educated and elite class of people.
According to a recent...
Due to the incessant cluster ammunition attacks carried out by the Israeli soldiers, many unexploded shells are lying scattered in many parts of Lebanon.
Recently a bomb was found in the living room of a resident living in Bint Jbeil, a city in...
According to a research done by Robert Lustig, a child health expert at the University of California, the increasing number of child obesity is the result of the high intake of 'Toxic diet'.
Researcher Lusting has claimed that children are...
Growing number of model sites are showing off under age girls dressed in scanty clothes and posing naked just to generate more money out of the business. One such girl who has become known to all the online users is 9-year-old Sparkle.
Sparkle is...
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