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Giant refugee puppet to walk from Syria to UK

A giant puppet of a nine-year-old refugee girl will travel 4,971 miles (8,000km) from the Turkey-Syria border through Europe to the UK …

Audio Reveals Melania Trump Dismissed Child Border Separations, Christmas

Recordings of phone calls with Melania Trump released by Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, her former friend and East Wing adviser, reveal the first lady dismissed the separation of migrant children from their parents and was disdainful about her role in decorating the White House for Christmas….

A NEW programme to end child labour in Zarqa and Amman

A new UNICEF programme to end the worst forms of child labour in Zarqa and Amman will help hundreds of children to escape from dangerous working environments and return to education and training, as well as providing their families with a package of support to reduce the burden on children to work….

‘What’s not to love about chocolate? Well two million children working illegally

Tony’s Chocolonely has launched a new advert featuring actor Idris Elba, to shine the spotlight on the problems of slavery and child labour within the chocolate industry….

300 Rohingya Refugees Rescued by Indonesian Fishermen After Months at Sea

Hundreds of Rohingya refugees stranded at sea for more than six months after repeatedly being denied port by regional authorities were rescued on Monday by local fishermen in Aceh, Indonesia, officials said….

Beirut, a month after the explosion, 87% of children need psychological support

Although a month has passed since the giant explosion in the port of Beirut, the psychological trauma of children in the most affected neighborhoods is still very much alive and deeply affects their daily lives. …