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South Sudan

Gunmen kidnap at least 89 boys in South Sudan

Gunmen in South Sudan have abducted at least 89 boys, some as young as 13, from their school in Upper Nile State. According to the UN they were taken

21/02/2015

France

2m euros damages for babies switched at birth in France

Two French families whose daughters were accidentally swapped at birth have won nearly 2 million euros in damages. The switch happened at a clinic in

10/02/2015

Iraq

UN report accuses ISIL of torturing and killing children in Iraq

The jihadists known as ISIL are abusing and killing children in Iraq in ways which amount to systematic war crimes. According to a report by the

05/02/2015

Sudan

First of more than 2,000 child soldiers freed in South Sudan

A militia in South Sudan releases the first of many child soldiers as part of peace deal

28/01/2015

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Nigeria: Boko Haram attacks have displaced one million

22/01/2015

Iraq

Bonus: Interview with Jeffrey Bates, Chief of Communications for UNICEF Iraq

26/12/2014

World News

Australian mother arrested after eight children stabbed to death

A mother in Australia has been arrested for murder after eight children were stabbed to death on Friday. The 37-year-old, who hasn’t been named, was

20/12/2014

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Hospital panic in aftermath of Pakistan school massacre

17/12/2014

India

Nobel prizewinners Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi: united for children's rights

By both being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, they became united by the in the same struggle for children’s rights: Malala Yousafzai from Pakistan

08/12/2014

Spain

Judge arrests three priests in Granada paedophile probe

25/11/2014

Turkey

Turkey: plastic bag campaign hopes to find missing children

19/11/2014

My Europe Series

Children in need: the new reality of international adoption

26/09/2014

United Kingdom

Police chief resigns over sex abuse scandal involving 1,400 children

17/09/2014

Gaza

Human rights group names the 521 children 'killed in Gaza'

28/08/2014

Romania

Caught on camera - children drugged and beaten in Romanian kindergarten

29/07/2014

My Europe Series

Fears of child prostitution surge at World Cup

06/06/2014

India

Children raped, forced to eat faeces in Indian school

30/05/2014

China

Watch: Baby lucky to be alive after falling from second-floor window

24/05/2014

Norway

Mother and lover on trial over toddler's drowning in bucket during online chat

09/04/2014

Lebanon

Number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon surpasses 1 million

03/04/2014