brussels bureau Shooting instead of school: the stolen childhood of children in Yemen The 20 November marks the 30th anniversary of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child. But in Yemen and in other conflict areas, children are the main victims of human rights violations 20/11/2019
France French nannies strike against government 'coercive' reform The strike is a "big shot of anger" at "purely budgetary logics which should not apply to childcare," a spokesperson for the movement told Euronews. 19/11/2019
brussels bureau The Brief: MEPs vote to condemn Poland's anti-sex education bill Parliament voted overwhelmingly to condemn a bill proposed by the Polish government that would criminalize sex education in schools. 14/11/2019
World Pneumonia 'killed one child under five every 39 seconds last year' Save the Children said the disease killed more than 800,000 children last year and that it was a "forgotten global epidemic". 12/11/2019
Ideas WATCH | Turning plastic waste into buildings A new initiative to fight plastic waste can give hope to Ivorian school children. 11/11/2019
United Kingdom Watch: UK charity struggles to meet demand for children's shoes A UK charity that donates school shoes to children around the world is receiving requests closer to home. Shoes are distributed through baby banks or often requested by concerned teachers. 05/11/2019
Aid Zone Niger: Mothers 'best asset' for early diagnosis of child malnutrition 38,000 children under the age of five-years-old are estimated to die every year from causes linked to malnutrition 31/10/2019
Syria MEP calls for humanitarian corridor for Europe’s children of IS A Belgian MEP has called for a humanitarian corridor to be established to return Europe’s children of the so-called Islamic State (IS). 22/10/2019
no comment Reinventing the wheel with a Nigerian kids' unicycle coach In a driveway of a suburban Lagos house, 14-year-old Kehinde Oguntokun juggles colourful circus clubs as he swings around on a unicycle. 18/10/2019
Aid Zone Guatemala: nearly half children under five suffer chronic malnutrition Nearly half of Guatemalan children are under-nourished - among the highest rates in the world. And aid agencies say that in the worst affected parts of the country, the number of acute cases is higher than official estimates. 17/10/2019
The Cube UEFA sanctions loophole as Romania invites 30,000 children to football UEFA had ordered Romania to play the match behind closed doors, after failing to control their supporters. 16/10/2019
USA Watch: Sesame Street tackles US opioid addiction crisis The show will tell the story of the puppet Karli, whose mother is battling addiction. There are 5.7 million children under 11 living with a parent with a substance abuse problem in the US. 10/10/2019
no comment Firefighters rescue boy dangling from fourth-floor window in China In order to prevent him from falling, the rescuers quickly fastened a security rope around his chest, while residents from the building held out quilt below. 09/10/2019
United Kingdom Scotland becomes first country in UK to ban smacking Members of the Scottish Parliament on Thursday voted by 84 votes to 29 in favour of a ban on all physical punishment. But where else in Europe is smacking children banned? 04/10/2019
Nigeria Hundreds of chained captives released from Nigerian school Police say children as young as five were among those released from the building in Kaduna 28/09/2019
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. 27/09/2019
USA Watch: Meet the gender-neutral doll, from the makers of Barbie The dolls are customisable and come with interchangeable hairstyles and outfits, so children can mix and match more traditionally 'masculine' and 'feminine' clothes. 25/09/2019
Syria Exclusive: Euronews speaks to European children of IS held in Syria "When I see them, it’s so painful. It’s normal for them…They don’t know there is better than this," a Dutch mother-of-two detained in a Syrian camp told Euronews' Anelise Borges. 23/09/2019
no comment Pope Francis leads Mass on last day in Mozambique Pope Francis, ending his visit to Mozambique, said a mass for some 60,000 people in Maputo's national stadium. Pope Francis wrapped up his visit to Mozambique on Friday by consoling HIV-infected mothers and children. 06/09/2019
Spain Spanish babies born with excess hair A pharmaceutical distribution company is under investigation due to mislabelling of a product that may have caused excess hair growth in over 20 babies. 31/08/2019
Cuba Watch: Tractor pool for Cuba's children tours tobacco zone The pool is free and the only rule is that the children must have clean feet to climb aboard. 28/08/2019
no comment Tractor pool brings joy to children in rural Cuba Children splashed inside a mobile pool in the El Infernal neighborhood in the province of Pinar del Rio, part of Cuba's renowned tobacco-growing zone. 27/08/2019
Malta Stranded migrant rescue ship Ocean Viking sails in shape of a heart A migrant rescue ship stranded in the Mediterranean has sailed in the shape of a heart to raise awareness about its plight. 22/08/2019
Denmark Watch: Girls and boys march in step as oldest youth guard turns 175 In 1844 a band of boys were engaged by Tivoli amusement park founder Georg Carstensen as his guard of honour. Now there are 94 youth guards aged 8-16, including 20 girls. 21/08/2019
China Watch: Chanting child strikes up rapport with Hong Kong protesters A child shouts to pro-democracy protestors as they march below the overpass on Sunday in Hong Kong. An estimated 1.7 people were in attendance. 20/08/2019
France Mother who took her children to Syria given eight years in prison "This woman, who was already married, joined a 'fighter' with whom she had an online relationship. They wed when she arrived in the region of Idleb, north-west of Syria," the court said. 08/08/2019
