Stolen Childhood

Once considered to be the most politically secure society, the aftermath of a blamable election in Kenya has done more harm than just a fight between two ethnic groups; it has ignited the long hidden ethnic tensions, resulting in violence that...

Food is becoming more expensive not only in our local market but the impact is seen all over the world. Severely affected are the Jamaicans. The researchers and the education officials claim that the current condition of Jamaican children is...

Smoking cannabis was common among the Flower Power generation. In fact smoking cannabis were once associated with youthful indulgence, rebellious behavior and artistic excellence. Cannabis was considered harmless. However, smoking cannabis in the...

None heeds my pet peeve. Even though I have the likes of Jonathan Swift endorsing me. I have maintained that there are too many kids on this earth. Look wherever you will, there are just too many children swamping the place. They just will not leave..

As the number of reported cases of children soldiers in countries wrought by armed conflict increases, the U.N. Council recently warned of setting stricter measures against military organizations that encourage such activities. But the announcement...

A new chapter has been opened by Al Qaeda in Iraq; which is to use children to further its aims. The US military released video footage of a tape it claims it stumbled across during a raid last December. The tape showed children as young as 10, wearing.

As tensions continue in the war-torn country, a number of Iraqi children being victimized by countless bombings and abuses in Baghdad remain a major problem. In a recent report of UNICEF, a UN children's agency, the daily siege that Iraq is facing.

Several thousand people in Burma (also called Myanmar) were severely affected as they completely lost their homes and livelihood after Cyclone Nargis devastated the area last May. Complete villages were razed to the ground, and among the worst...

In some countries children use guns for fun-shootings. If a few classmates die, one can even get famous. In other countries children wielding guns are so common that when Times Online reports that, hardly anyone cares to mention any names. If you are.

UNICEF, in its latest report, says that though encouraging progress has been made to improve the lot of children the world over, much remains to be done. The world body has given its assessment with regard to the 2015 Millennium Development Goals decided.