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Chad

Lake Chad Basin: thousands of children 'in danger of severe acute malnutrition'

UNICEF is describing it as a “major humanitarian crisis.

Syria

Video of bloodied Syrian boy captures horror of Aleppo

A video of a boy sitting dazed and bloodied in the back of an ambulance after surviving an airstrike in Aleppo has highlighted the desperation of the Syrian civil war and the struggle for control of t

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Afghanistan: Children's circus act brings joy to Kabul residents

At the annual National Circus Festival in Kabul, members of the Mobile Mini Circus for Children (MMCC) are entertaining Kabul residents with a mix of juggling, acrobatics and…

United Kingdom

Scotland: online child sex abuse inquiry identifies over 500 possible victims

Scottish police have identified more than 500 victims or potential victims of online child sex abuse.

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Lebanon

Syrian children: Growing up with no education

Lebanon is no stranger to refugees even long before the Syrian conflict.

Syria

Syrians adopt Pokemon Go to highlight plight of children

The war has endured for more than five years.

World News

Trafficking fear as record numbers of migrant children arrive alone

Record numbers of migrant children are arriving on their own to Europe and elsewhere, leaving them vulnerable to exploitation by traffickers, it has been…

Iraq

Iraq halts Falluja offensive over civilian safety fears

The decision comes two days after elite forces set up on the outskirts, preparing for what would be the most ambitious attempt to oust the extremist group since ISIL overran much of the city in June 2

Iraq

Iraq: Fears for 20,000 children trapped in war-torn Falluja

At least 20,000 children are trapped inside the besieged Iraqi city of Falluja as government forces battle to recapture it from ISIL.

Albania

Albanian arrests over orphanage abuse

A war of words has erupted in Albania over who’s to blame after five orphanage workers were arrested for abusing children at a shelter in…

Lebanon

The plight of Syrian refugees born in Lebanon and who could become stateless

Born stateless, nowhere they can truely call home. Fifty thousand Syrians have been born without papers in Lebanon according to the United Nations

World News

90,000 unaccompanied children seek refugee in Europe in 2015

Nearly 90,000 unaccompanied children claimed asylum in the EU last year, according to official figures. 2015 saw a sharp rise on the number of

Denmark

Last day in parliament for Helle Thorning-Schmidt

Denmark's selfie-loving first female prime minister moves on to pastures new

Syria

How ISIL is turning to children for its next breed of jihadists

Author says women are being kidnapped, used as sex slaves and impregnated solely to boost ISIL's future manpower

Greece

Refugee children hit hardest by Greek-Macedonian border limbo

With some 12,000 migrants massed at the Greek-Macedonian border, the most vulnerable residents of the makeshift refugee camp there are suffering the

My Europe Series

Victims of domestic violence struggle for justice

Far too many women, and it _is_ more often than not women, are subjected to domestic violence. Some wives and mothers are driven to breaking point and kill their tormentors. Can they expect justice? D

Belgium

EU launches emergency aid fund as Greece struggles with migrant crisis

Greece calls for help with build up of migrants on its borders - UN says children are most at risk

Vatican

Australian sex abuse victims call for Papal promise to protect children

Australian victims of sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clergy have called for a face to face meeting with Pope Francis. They want a Papal commitment

World News

How many children have drowned since Alan Kurdi and that photo?

More than 300 migrant children have died attempting the Turkey-Greece sea crossing in the six months since the much-publicised death of Syrian

United Kingdom

BBC under fire over handling of Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal

The BBC has come in for strong criticism over its handling of allegations against one of its late stars, Jimmy Savile, accused after his death of