http://www.soschildrensvillages.ca/_layouts/feed.aspx?xsl=1&web=/News/News/child-charity-news&page=e991c33f-34bd-4c1c-8398-12d48b7a261a&wp=68e91672-58a5-40b5-8f15-02a0cf1caccb&NOFOLLOWMENews from children's charities and about caring for children in need60http://www.soschildrensvillages.ca/News/News/child-charity-news/Pages/UNDP-Africa-Development-868.aspx15/05/2012 – This report on food security also mentions the effects of inequality, the subject of another recent report by African experts. Today, a million children in the Sahel region are at risk of dying because they don't have enough to eat.Wed, 16 May 2012 04:50:08 GMThttp://www.soschildrensvillages.ca/News/News/child-charity-news/Pages/Mental-Health-Children-868.aspx11/05/2012 – A minority of Canadian children with mental health problems seek and receive treatment according to a new national strategy on mental health released earlier this week, which is Mental Health Week in Canada.Sat, 12 May 2012 04:44:53 GMThttp://www.soschildrensvillages.ca/News/News/child-charity-news/Pages/Clinical-Trial-Underway-India-867.aspx09/05/2012 – A clinical trial testing a vaccine to fight leishmaniasis, which overwhelmingly kills children, is getting underway in India and the US.Sat, 12 May 2012 04:02:08 GMThttp://www.soschildrensvillages.ca/News/News/child-charity-news/Pages/Afghan-Humanitarian-Scrutiny-866.aspx09/05/2012 – United Nations humanitarian coordinator, Valerie Amos, is visiting Afghanistan to review the humanitarian situation. One aid group believes that more than 100 children died from exposure to the cold last winter.Thu, 10 May 2012 04:41:51 GMThttp://www.soschildrensvillages.ca/News/News/child-charity-news/Pages/South-Africa-Maternal-Deaths-865.aspx08/05/2012 – A new South African campaign is aiming to dramatically reduce maternal deaths. While some successes have been made, efforts to ensure maternal health have been hampered by the AIDS pandemic.Wed, 09 May 2012 04:51:35 GMThttp://www.soschildrensvillages.ca/News/News/child-charity-news/Pages/Hunger-Families-Refugees-Niger-863.aspx07/05/2012 – The hunger crisis in the Sahel continues to threaten the lives of so many women and children. “No one should have to live like this, it's just unacceptable,” said the head of the World Food Programme.Tue, 08 May 2012 00:03:23 GMThttp://www.soschildrensvillages.ca/News/News/child-charity-news/Pages/Worlds-Unsung-Heroes-864.aspx07/05/2012 – According to the United Nations Population Fund and other sources, midwives are the under-celebrated champions of the health of women and children. By saving mothers' lives, the lives of children can be saved too.Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:34 GMThttp://www.soschildrensvillages.ca/News/News/child-charity-news/Pages/Teen-Pregnancies-Madagascar-861.aspx06/05/2012 – The United Nations' IRIN news network reports that teenage pregnancy carries social and health risks for young girls in the country. Here in North America, teen pregnancy, while on the decline, also remains a problem.Sun, 06 May 2012 06:17:22 GMThttp://www.soschildrensvillages.ca/News/News/child-charity-news/Pages/Children's-Fairs-highlight-child-rights-and-health-post-flood-Pakistan-862.aspxUNICEF-supported have taken place in some of the worst flood-affected districts of Sindh province, helping thousands of children and their families rebuild their lives. Sun, 06 May 2012 17:07:23 GMThttp://www.soschildrensvillages.ca/News/News/child-charity-news/Pages/EU-Sahel-Food-Crisis-860.aspx02/05/2012 – Millions of dollars donated by the European Union’s executive body to UNICEF were announced today. The funds will go to helping children and their families in Chad and other countries in the arid sub-Saharan region of the Sahel.Thu, 03 May 2012 02:51:42 GMT