Stolen Childhood

Apart from drenching under the shower of poverty, exploitation and abuse in slums of Bangladesh, adolescent girls have to face the pressure of marriage. Even though they are inclined towards pursuing studies, the prevailing atmosphere hinders them...

The United Nations might have come under a heavy line of fire in recent years after the destruction of Afghanistan and the invasion of Iraq but there's one agency that is making it proud. UNICEF, that provides long-term humanitarian and...

In the midst of poverty and violence, the life of children living in Haiti's capital has been reduced to nothing. Armed gangs use the children as messengers, drug dealers and even as killers. In Cite Soleil, which is one of the poorest slums of the...

Education experts in Philippines are surprised by a decline in primary school enrolment rates and increasing dropout rates that seem to afflict boys in particular. The main reason for this is the poverty and the expectation linked with the boys that they.

Despite trafficking in children is a crime against humanity and morality, it appears too easy to commit, as children are the most vulnerable section of the society. According to the study conducted by both inter-governmental agencies and non-governmental.

Poverty is increasingly seen in relative terms: it is about not having access to what others in society take for granted. According to Save the Children, more than 100,000 children are living in poverty in Northern Ireland. The children's charity has..

Future of Haiti seems to be miserable. Countless children at a very tender age are seen throbbing in the prison stadium. Yes, you read it write, when kids in the other part of the world are preparing themselves to read and write, children in this country.

These days Uganda could be seen sifting out beggars from the capital. Why? Because the country has to pave way for the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting, that is to be scheduled, in November. Most of the people that have occupied the streets..

Recent report by UNICEF has asserted that in spite of being a wealthy nation, United Kingdom is failing to give native children the best possible start in life. It has landed on 21st rank for looking after the well-being of the children. The top...

Children in militias, yes, that's right. It is estimated that there are nearly 300,000 child soldiers utilized in more than 30 countries worldwide either as combatants or as auxiliaries. Nepal is in a bad book as far as the incidences of child...