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Friday, February 21 2025

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World Day of Social Justice 2025: Promoting Fairness, Equality, and Inclusion for All
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Oklahoma Governor Blocks Plan to Collect Students’ Immigration Status
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Africa

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Cameroon
Congo
- Health Matters
  - Tiny Coffins: Measles Is Killing Thousands of Children in Congo
  - Most of 416 infected, 31 dead from mysterious illness in Congo are children, WHO says
- Physical Abuse
  - Federal appeals court throws out lawsuit against Apple, Google, Tesla and other tech giants over alleged child labor in Congo
Egypt
- Strong Room
  - 7 scientific breakthroughs that resulted from Napoleon’s invasion of Egypt
  - Nine child workers die in Egypt as bus plunges into the Nile
Ethiopia
- Education
  - Tigray, Ethiopia: helping children stay in school
Ghana
Kenya
Liberia
- Health Matters
  - Liberia: Dozens of Children Receive Free Life-Changing Surgeries At Firestone Medical Center in Liberia
Malawi
- Neglect
  - Malawi: Police Arrested 19 People for Failing to Support Their Children
- Physical Abuse
  - When Powerful Women Gather to End Child Marriage
Mali
- Celebration of Children
  - Parents Of 19-Month-Old Nonuplets Introduce Their 5 Girls, 4 Boys: ‘Not Easy To Put Them To Sleep’
  - World-Record Nonuplets Return Home to Mali from Morocco
Mozambique
- Child abuse
  - Taxi driver nabbed for ‘smuggling’ children from Mozambique
Namibia
- Neglect
  - Tragedy Strikes in Namibia: Four Young Children Suffocate in Unused Freezer
- Physical Abuse
  - Namibia: Alleged Child Killer to Apply for Bail
Nigeria
Rwanda
Sierra Leone
- Celebration of Children
  - Sierra Leone Bans Child Marriage, Imposes 15-Year Prison Sentence For Violators Including Parents, Groom, Wedding Guests
- Humanitarian Crisis
  - Sierra Leone: Red Hand Day – Sierra Leone’s Child Soldiers Remember
Somalia
- Neglect
  - World News in Brief: Water crisis for children, hunger in East Africa, new Yazidi memorial
South Africa
Sudan
- Humanitarian Crisis
- Strong Room
  - ‘I miss my school’: BBC launches programme for children in war zones
Togo
- Education
  - Togo: Sit-in of higher education teachers to claim unpaid wage rights
Uganda
Zimbabwe

Arts and Entertainment

1

School nativity play gets the hump

Asia

325

Afghanistan
- Education
  - Senior Taliban official urges reversal of education ban on Afghan girls
- Neglect
  - Afghan Teen’s Virginia Graduation Speech Honors Girls Left Behind
  - Inside a Secret Summit of Afghan Women’s Rights Activists – Podcast
Bangladesh
- Education
  - Yunus: I will Help Make Students’ Dream for Bangladesh Come True
Birth Registration
- Birth registration increases, 150m children uncaptured globally — UNICEF
Child Protection
- Rescue group saves 11-year-old girl floating alone in the Mediterranean for days after shipwreck
China
Hong Kong
- Education
  - Colony Ridge Tripled Enrollment at Cleveland ISD. Why Can’t it Pass a Bond?
India
Indonesia
Israel
Japan
Jordan
- Education
  - Evangelical School Exemplifies Special Needs Education in Jordan
Kazakhstan
- Physical Abuse
  - 32 Passengers, Including Girl, 11, Survive Azerbaijan Airlines Plane Crash
Malaysia
- Education
Pakistan
- Child Sexual Abuse
  - Man Sentenced to Life Imprisonment For Raping Wife
- Education
  - How the Hidden Curriculum in English Textbooks Shapes Minds
Philippine
- Education
Saudi Arabia
- Education
  - Saudi Arabia Imposes Strict Conditions on School Buses
Singapore
South Korea
Thailand
Turkey
- Strong Room
  - ‘World’s oldest bread,’ dating back 8,600 years, discovered in Turkey
Turkmenistan
- Bridging the Gaps: Advancing Inclusive Education in Central Asia
- Education
  - Bridging the Gaps: Advancing Inclusive Education in Central Asia
United Arab Emirates
Vietnam
- Education
  - 9 Vietnamese Higher Education Institutions Among Best Global Universities Rankings
- Strong Room
  - My mother-in-law offers support, while my own mother criticizes me for childlessness

Australia

243

South Australian families receive cost-of-living relief as school year begins
Australia
Celebration of Children
- Gympie boy breaks pogo stick jumping Guinness World Record
- Teen Jett Zerk set to be one of the youngest drivers to hit Bathurst track
Child Abuse
- Infants ‘ate food scraps off floor of childcare centre’
- Sunshine Coast man charged with stealing eight-year-old girl threatened to shoot police, court hears
Child Sexual Abuse
Children in Conflict with the Law
Exploitation
- Kids clothing store fined $5 million for exploiting ‘vulnerable’ migrant workers
Law and Policy
- Prominent child protection advocate urges SA government to rethink proposed law reforms
Missing Child
New Zealand
Parenting
- I just quit my corporate job and went freelance. I realized I’d spent the first 6 years of my daughter’s life not being present enough.
- My husband and I both work 4-day workweeks. We’d rather have less money and more family time
Sports

Child Abuse

2

Man sentenced to 19 years’ jail for abusing children for almost a decade
Queensland surfing coach accused of indecent treatment of two children

Europe

419

Austria
- Austria attack that killed teen linked to IS, officials say
- Physical Abuse
  - Austria attack that killed teen linked to IS, officials say
Brazil
- New Law in Brazil Is Making Students Put Away Their Smartphones at School
- Education
  - New Law in Brazil Is Making Students Put Away Their Smartphones at School
Croatia
- 7-year-old killed, 5 injured in knife attack in Croatia, attacker detained
- Physical Abuse
  - 7-year-old killed, 5 injured in knife attack in Croatia, attacker detained
England
Finland
- Immigration And Travels
  - I lived in Finland for 3 years. Even as an international student, I got a taste of why it’s the happiest country in the world.
France
- I’m an only child and moved far away from my parents. I feel guiltier as they get older.
- Strong Room
  - I Moved From America To France With My 7-Year-Old And I’m Still In Shock Over This School-Day Difference
  - I’m an only child and moved far away from my parents. I feel guiltier as they get older.
Germany
Greece
Health matters
- Psychiatric hospital’s response after Natalia Grace’s parents tried to move her there
Hungary
- Health Matters
  - Adolescents with Smaller Amygdala Region of the Brain have Higher Risk of Developing ADHD
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
- Education
  - Minister Announces More International Schools, Smartphone Ban
Montenegro
- Physical Abuse
  - Montenegro shooting: Two children among 10 killed in Cetinje after bar fight
Norway
- Strong Room
  - It’s not Just Norway Where the Kids are All Right
  - How to be a Norwegian Parent: Let Your Kids Roam Free, Stay Home Alone, Have Fun – and Fail
Poland
- Education
  - Children in Poland celebrate the introduction of new regulations limiting homework, but teachers and parents express reservations.
- Strong Room
  - 13-year-old girl gives birth on school trip, newborn in ICU
Portugal
- Children in Conflict with the Law
  - 5 Pupils, 1 Teacher Injured as 12-Year-Old Boy Goes on Knife Rampage
- Strong Room
  - Portugal 7th Most Peaceful Country in the World
Russia
Scotland
Sweden
Switzerland
- I’ve taught kids in multiple countries. I believe these 3 life skills are more important to teach students than anything academic
- Education
  - I’ve taught kids in multiple countries. I believe these 3 life skills are more important to teach students than anything academic
Ukraine
United Kingdom

Immigration

1

World Number of unaccompanied migrant children in Latin America and the Caribbean hits record high, UNICEF reports

Kosovo

1

Health Matters
- Bringing hope and joy: superheroes for children with cancer in Kosovo

North America

6642

Canada
Dominican Republic
Guatemala
- Child Abuse
  - Guatemalan authorities rescue 160 children from Jewish Lev Tahor sect
- Neglect
  - 15-Year-Old Girl Dead After Being Electrocuted by Power Cables and Decapitated by Current: Reports
Jamaica
Mexico
United States of America

Palestine

5

Health matters
- Thousands of Children In Gaza Need Transportation for Treatment: UNICEF
Humanitarian Crises
- Israeli forces storm Gaza school sheltering displaced, killing at least 15
Physical Abuse

South America

5

Brazil
Columbia
- Emotional Abuse
  - My nine-year-old son has taken up a sport for the first time and is thoroughly enjoying it. However, his coach whispered something to him. Should I overlook it?
- Physical Abuse
  - Columbia-Area Superintendent Finalist Investigated For Alleged Battery As Florida Principal

Spain

2

Health matters
- Babies’ Werewolf Syndrome linked to Parents’ Baldness Medication
Parenting
- My family moved from the US to Barcelona. I had to learn how to go from being a helicopter parent to giving my child independence.

Thailand

1

Boy arrested after Australian teen allegedly stabbed to death during fight in Thailand

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Lagos State Child Safeguarding And Protection Policy
DAY OF THE AFRICAN CHILD 2023
Senate Passes Bill to Ensure Technical Skills Training for Nigerian Students
Children parliament calls for full implementation of Child Rights Act
NGOs advocate protection for child domestic workers
17-year-old transformer cable thief electrocuted in Ondo
Abuja School Faces N500m Lawsuit as Bullied Student Demands Public Apology
Nigeria Police Arrest 6 Teenagers, One Other For Terrorising Anambra, Recover Weapons
UTH baby snatcher jailed
Domestic worker arrested for kidnapping baby
Zamfara set to implement Child’s Protection Bill
School mourns 14-year-old British-Nigerian killed in London sword attack
“Sudden and tragic”: Nigerian boy stabbed to death in UK daylight sword attack
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