2/9/2010 - Rising food and fuel prices in Mozambique sparked riots that have left 280 people injured and seven dead (including two children). 31/8/2010 - Vietnam has improved its indicators on child health and poverty greatly, though significant challenges remain. 30/8/2010 - Army and government officials in South Sudan have announced today that all remaining child soldiers in the SPLA will be demobilized. 28/8/2010 - Minister for International Cooperation, Bev Oda, visited Mali and Mozambique this week to implement pledges concerning maternal and child heath that were made at the G8 Summit. 27/8/2010 - Children in the Global South continue to be affected by leprosy. Those living in Southeast Asia are especially affected. 26/8/2010 - Three key UN agencies are worried that more children are in danger of contracting water-borne diseases in Pakistan. 26/8/2010 - One in four children living in western Chad's Sahelian region suffer from acute malnutrition. 17/8/2010 - The Canadian government and Red Cross have disbursed $1 million in aid to Pakistan today. Water-related health concerns have made 3.5 million children vulnerable to disease. 16/8/2010 - Pretoria police have been busy on the front of street child protection this week as officials took children into protective custody over the weekend and discovered illegal "begging" syndicates. 14/8/2010 - At least 30 and as many as 50 of the 490 Tamil refugees arriving in Vancouver yesterday are children. |