News Archive
MPs say million children suffering poor education
Tuesday 17. of October 2006By: Reuters UK
LONDON (Reuters) - A parliamentary committee said on Tuesday nearly one million children are getting a poor education in English schools, drawing a furious reaction from the government and teachers' unions.
The orphans still fighting for life
Sunday 26. of March 2006By: The Guardian - Peter Stanford
Sixteen years after the West was shocked by images of abused children in Romanian orphanages, the decaying homes are being closed to comply with EU membership demands. But many of the orphans are being pushed out into places...
Charity urges donor action as Aids leaves 9m African children without mothers
Monday 20. of March 2006By: The Guardian - Owen Bowcott
Nine million children in Africa will spend Mother's Day this year with no one to cherish because they have lost their mothers to Aids, according to a British charity. The figure is equivalent to the total number of children in...
Hunger kills '6m children a year'
Tuesday 22. of November 2005By: BBC News
No developing region is on track to meet the international goal of reducing the number of hungry people by half, a UN agency has warned.
Nearly six million children die from hunger or malnutrition every year, the Food and...
Importing our carers adds up to emotional imperialism
Monday 24. of October 2005By: The Guardian - Madeleine Bunting
The piles of cheap clothing on our high streets come with a high price tag. We know about the low pay and poor working conditions of those producing these garments, as described in the work of writers such as Naomi Klein. What we...
Slavery and drudgery: the reality of childhood
Monday 21. of February 2005By: The Independent
One in 12 of the world's children is involved in the worst forms of forced labour, sexual exploitation or enforced military conscription, according to a report published today.
Hunger costs millions of lives and billions of dollars - FAO hunger report
Wednesday 08. of December 2004By: Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations
Hunger and malnutrition cause tremendous human suffering, kill more than five million children every year, and cost developing countries billions of dollars in lost productivity and national income, according to FAO's annual...