Stolen Childhood

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...

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.

The average Somali is struggling hard to receive a human treatment in the African Horn. Life in this part of the world has not been easy over the last decade. War, internal rebellion and economic breakdowns have left many thousands displaced....

Based on the recent statistics of Children's Rehabilitation Center (CRC) report from 2001 to 2006, more than 200,000 Filipino children suffered from various exploitation acts and human rights injustices. The data have been compiled in...

The 'Third World' refers to that group of nations, which became independent after World War II. These countries suffer from basic issues like food and shelter shortage, poverty, illiteracy, high birth and death rates, social crimes and many more. .

Cyclone Sidr, believed to be a Category 3 or 4 storm, hit the coastal areas of Bangladesh on 15 November 2007. In spite of evacuating thousands of people, many continue to be deeply affected, especially the children, being 3 lakh in number. Mr....

Writing articles on the plight of children is both - emotional and heart-wrenching. However, having said this, it is worth discussing about these unfortunate children so that hopefully someone somewhere gets to know about the growing problem and...

It seems that children in Afghanistan are more sinned against than sinning. Recent study (by UNICEF) has juxtaposed strong colors of progress and suffering in the nation. It says that even though the nation is showing improvement in arenas of health,.

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...