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United Kingdom

Hundreds of children in care homes faced decades of abuse: UK inquiry

A damning public inquiry sheds light on the "culture of cover-up" that has exposed over 700 children in London care homes to decades of abuse.

Green News

London's air pollution could be a ticking bomb for children's health

Evidence shows that air pollution leaves children at risk of lifelong breathing disorders and earlier death.

World News

COVID-19 impact 'increases risk of children being recruited into war'

According to the UN, in 2019 alone, more than 7,740 children, some as young as six, were recruited and used as soldiers around the world.

Green News

This architect builds schools in Senegal using upcycled materials

She also founded a charity which teaches local people to build their own houses from upcycled materials.

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Yemen

'This virus makes it a double burden' for children in Middle East

The UN children's agency has called for an extra €85 million to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic in the Middle East and North Africa. Euronews spoke to Juliette Touma, the Regional Chief of Communication for UNICEF, in the Middle East and North Africa.

Syria

Exclusive: Europe’s Children of ISIS

“Europe’s Children of ISIS” follows the victims - and children - of the members of one of the world’s most brutal terrorist organizations.

Angola

Insight: The street children of Luanda

Insight: The street children of Luanda

World News

No screen time for babies and limit use for toddlers, warns WHO

Children under five should spend less time sitting watching screens and play more if they are to grow up healthy, according to new guidelines issued by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Germany

Every third child in Berlin lives in poverty — meet one of them

15-year-old Kim Hansloek is part of the gloomy statistic. But performing in the socially conscious Cabuwazi circus gives her "an outlet for the rage". Watch how a Berlin circus helps children living in poverty in this interactive 360° experience.

World News

IS-linked children face torture in Iraqi detention: report

A new Human Rights Watch report released Wednesday found children with suspected links to the so-called Islamic State were facing torture and charges of terrorism under Iraqi and Kurdish authorities

France

French MPs vote for 'symbolic' ban on smacking children

France has got closer to prohibiting smacking children after French MPs voted for a 'symbolic' ban that's meant to educate parents not to use corporal punishment.

Italy

Children can bring packed lunches to school, Italian top court rules

After one city in Italy tried to ban children from bringing their own packed lunches to school, the country's top administrative court overruled the measure.

Netherlands

Armenian teens facing deportation from Netherlands are 'in hiding'

Two Armenian teens, who have been living in the Netherlands for the past decade, have gone into hiding to avoid deportation, their mother said on Monday.

World

Inspire Africa: Solutions borne out of hardship and challenges

Inspire Africa brings you stories from Uganda and Morocco, where challenges and solutions have been transformed into enterprises, new modes of employment and innovations.

No Comment

Thousands of balloons released for missing children in Hungary

The annual Night of a Thousand Lanterns Foundation event seeks to raise awareness about child disappearances.

World News

One in 6 children now lives in war zones, report reveals

The amount of children living in conflict zones has rocketed since the early 90s—here's why.

USA

California torture house: 13 siblings allowed to eat once a day, showe

The new details emerged just before the parents were expected to make an appearance in court.

World News

No safe places left for children in global conflicts, warns Unicef

The UN children's fund says attacks on children have reached a "shocking scale"

Greece

Afghan refugee dies as panicking migrants seek refuge

A young Afghan migrant has been killed as panic broke out on an overcrowded refugee boat near Greece.

Iraq

Girls in Iraq ‘could be married at nine’ if draft law is approved

It’s part of proposed legislation that would see religious courts restored.