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United Nations says more than 3 million Sudan children facing acute malnutrition

An estimated 3.2 million children under the age of five are expected to face acute malnutrition this year in war-torn Sudan, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund. “Of this number, around 7,72,000 children are expected to suffer from severe acute malnutrition,” Eva Hinds, UNICEF Sudan’s Head of Advocacy and Communication, said late on Thursday. Sudan has endured 20 months …

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Calls for Aboriginal-run child protection programs to receive greater share of funds amid spike in cases

ABC

When Mary was pregnant with her fifth baby, she was struggling with drug addiction and living in a violent relationship. There are a record 22,908 First Nations children living in the child protection system, according to the annual Family Matters report released on Thursday — a jump of more than 500 kids from this time last year. According to data …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Haitian gangs recruiting children as executioners and sex slaves

The Telegraph

Haitian gangs have stepped up their recruitment of children to use as executioners and sex slaves. Meanwhile, young girls are being used as sex slaves and discarded when they become pregnant, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch, which interviewed dozens of sources in Haiti, including government officials, aid workers, parents and children. The United Nations has previously …

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4 months ago

First round of Gaza anti-polio campaign ends, 560,000 children vaccinated: UN

China Daily

A Palestinian child is vaccinated against polio in Jabalia in northern Gaza Strip, September 10, 2024. UNITED NATIONS -- The United Nations and its partners have vaccinated against polio more than 560,000 children under 10 in the Gaza Strip, UN humanitarians said on Friday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said the World Health Organization reported that …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Israel fury as UN adds the nation to global list of offenders who commit violations against children

Daily Mail

Israel is furious after the UN has added the country to the global list of offenders who commit violations against children. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has added Israel's military to the list. Pictured: An injured boy stands inside the ruins of a classroom where people has been sheltering United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has added Israel's military to the …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

To close the gap, barriers stopping First Nations families accessing child care must be removed, experts say

ABC

For many First Nations children turning up for their first day of school, there are more than just the typical concerns about making friends, finding the toilets in time and getting through a big day of learning. Child care kick-starts a better journey Most First Nations children who come into contact with out-of-home care systems haven't had access to early …

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10 months ago

Complaint filed to Human Rights Commission against WA child protection department

ABC

In short: Shine Lawyers alleges WA's Department of Communities has been discriminatory in its removal of First Nations children from their families. Shine Lawyers alleges WA's Department of Communities has been discriminatory in its removal of First Nations children from their families. A law firm has lodged a complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission against Western Australia's Department of …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Disability royal commission hears from First Nations children caught in the system

ABC

A First Nations teenager with disability has told the royal commission how, as an eight-year-old, he was bashed by his carers, had suicidal thoughts and became homeless. Key points: The disability royal commission this week heard stories from First Nations children and teenagers Indigenous children are 11 times more likely to be in the system than non-Indigenous children Some 14 …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Canada: ‘This one unmarked grave is what genocide looks like’

Al Jazeera

Warning: The story below contains details of child abuse Montreal, Canada – “They would just start beating you and lose control and hurl you against the wall, throw you on the floor, kick you, punch you.” That is how Geraldine Bob, a survivor of the Kamloops Indian Residential School, described her experience at the facility in the Canadian province of …

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4 years ago

How Indigenous-led childcare centres could help close Australia's education gap

ABC

When Wayne Griffiths first went to primary school, it was a terrifying experience. These days Wayne, a Kamilaroi man, runs the Winanga-Li Aboriginal Child and Family Centre, which provides child care and early education to Indigenous and non-Indigenous children up to five years old. He says there are around 300 early childhood education and care services targeted at Aboriginal and …

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