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The girl and the parrots

An eight-year-old girl has allegedly been tortured to death for accidentally releasing pet parrots owned by the parents for whom she was babysitting in Pakistan….

4 million girls at risk of child marriage

International children’s charity, World Vision, has warned that coronavirus could put an extra 4 million girls at risk of early and enforced marriage….

Number of children living in household poverty to soar by up to 86 million by end of year

The economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic could push up to 86 million more children into household poverty by the end of 2020…

These 10 countries are the best at respecting children’s rights

A new study uses United Nations data to measure how children’s rights are respected across the globe….

Child labour, marriages on rise in Yemen as COVID spreads

The U.N. refugee agency said on Tuesday its work in Yemen was near a “potential breaking point” as coronavirus spreads in the war-damaged country,…

Bullets as Toys: The Child Soldier Problem

Every day, untold thousands of youth under the age of 18 are conscripted to fight in the wars of adults….