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Child Protection
HHS Steps In as Texas Surrogacy Battle Puts Newborn With Heart Defect at Centre of Legal Fight
The US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has intervened in the legal dispute surrounding a…
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Children in Conflict with the Law
Massachusetts Teen Accused of Killing Mother and Brother Had Used ChatGPT to Create Family Murder Stories
A 17-year-old Massachusetts boy is in conflict with the law following the deaths of his mother and 14-year-old brother, after…
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Education
Parents Mobilise Protest Over King’s College Concession, Raising Concerns About Students’ Education
Parents and other stakeholders at King’s College, Lagos, are rallying behind a mass protest against the Federal Government’s move to…
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child Loss
Mother Jailed for Killing Baby With Hairdryer as Defence Cites Childhood Trauma
Three months old Dahlia-Rose Gartshore’s death has emphasised the need to keep young children safe after her mother’s parent was…
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Child Protection
Kebbi Newborn Reunited With Mother After Woman Allegedly Steals Baby to Pass Off as Her Own
A 19-year-old woman, arrested by the police in Kebbi State for allegedly abducting a newborn baby in the Zuru Local…
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Health Matters
Measles Kills 95,000 as 29 Million Infants Remain Under-Protected, WHO Warns
The World Health Organization estimates that 95,000 people succumbed to the highly infectious measles in 2024—mostly children under five, which…
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Health Matters
Children at Risk as Plateau Cholera Cases Surge to 537, Death Toll Hits 17
Worsening cholera epidemic in Plateau State has caused worries about protection and welfare of children with 537 suspected and 17…
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Children and Family Support Services
‘I Crave Education’: Borno Women Married as Girls Demand a Second Chance to Learn
Young girls in Maiduguri, Borno State who were married as children are demanding more opportunities and access to education, reflecting…
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Child Abuse
Rising Fuel Costs Push Cambodia’s Floating Village Children Toward School Dropout, Work
As fuel prices continue to rise, children in floating villages in Cambodia are increasingly being affected by the difficulty in…
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Research Alert
GSMA Africa, UNICEF Urge Youth Voice in Digital Policy, Technology
The digital revolution in Africa is unlocking new opportunities to learn, communicate and develop for children and young people, but…
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