World News

No safe places left for children in global conflicts, warns Unicef

The UN children's fund says attacks on children have reached a "shocking scale"

28 December 2017

United Kingdom

How young is too young for alcohol?

A recent study in the UK found that one in six parents let their children drink alcohol at the age of 14 despite health-based guidance suggesting that it should not be introduced before 15.

16 December 2017

World News

Which European country has the best young readers?

Find out how your country fared in a new global reading and literacy ranking of year four students

5 December 2017

Germany

Germany announces ban on children's smartwatches

The German telecommunications regulator has asked parents to destroy children's smartwatches over privacy concerns

18 November 2017

World News

Euroviews. View: Science proves kids are bad for Earth, morality suggests we stop having them

We need to stop pretending kids don't have environmental and ethical consequences, writes Travis Rieder

18 November 2017

Greece

New adoption law in Greece

The Labour Ministry has drafted a bill to streamline the complicated adoption process

14 November 2017

France

France debates age of (non-) consent

Following a high-profile acquittal for rape of a minor, France is considering introducing an age beneath which non-consent will be presumed.

14 November 2017

Morocco

Euroviews. Morocco's stateless children

There are many people around the world who are born and die without leaving any official trace of their existence. They are ghosts in their own country; unaccounted for, unidentifiable and hidden.

7 November 2017

Switzerland

The Great Escape: Seven-year-old runaway boards plane at Geneva airport before being spotted by police

The seven-year-old girl was able to avoid all security checks from the train to the plane.

2 November 2017

World News

Euroviews. View: A loving home, not institutional care, for every child

"The time has come to give millions of children who remain in residential institutions a fair chance in life."

1 November 2017

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Thousands of DRC children at immediate risk of starvation, UN warns

The World Food Programme says a looming humanitarian catastrophe could cause the deaths of hundreds of thousands of youngsters within months.

31 October 2017

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Budding police officer given toy prowler in Georgia, USA

A young Georgian boy has impressed local police officers so much they have gifted him a toy patrol car.

26 October 2017

Bangladesh

"One of the greatest refugee crises of modern times"

UNICEF is calling for urgent help for refugee Rohingya children in southern Bangladesh

20 October 2017

USA

Girl dies after obese cousin sits on her as punishment

Veronica Green Posey is charged with homicide.

18 October 2017

World News

Huge rise in child and teen obesity, says WHO

The global health body reports a tenfold increase in 40 years, especially in low and middle income countries.

11 October 2017

World News

More than 20,000 girls married illegally every day

Figure revealed in research released to mark International Day of the Girl

10 October 2017

USA

Toddler shoots two playmates at US daycare centre

Two three-year olds are in a critical condition after an incident in Dearborn, Michigan.

29 September 2017

Germany

Young people in Germany back Angela Merkel and lean green

A poll of the under-18s gave Angela Merkel a lead, with 28% of the vote. The greens would poll 17% amongst younger voters, but in some areas, the extreme right would also do well in some parts of the country.

18 September 2017

Yemen

Sole strike survivor, 5, helps open world’s eyes to Yemen crisis

Orphaned girl has shone a light on a forgotten conflict.

8 September 2017

USA

Trump expected to end "DACA" program to curb illegal immigration

The US president promised to scrap the protection scheme but has run into stiff opposition

4 September 2017