Vamban: Modernisation of Agriculture Encouraging Child Labour: Experts
November 17, 2009: Globalisation and modernisation in agriculture is creating a big demand for child labour in the sector, said experts at a panel discussion on child rights in the capital Tuesday.
UNICEF: Child-to-child learning in rural South Africa safeguards the right to play
November 17, 2009: He is only nine years old, but Mandla (not his real name) is already a mentor. Every day after school, he meets with younger, more vulnerable children in his rural village and teaches them through traditional songs, stories and games.
Prioritizing low-cost, simple health measures would save 2.5 million child lives a year
November 16, 2009: Almost a third of the children under age five who die each year could be saved if governments rebalance health spending to ensure low-cost, simple interventions such as safe water and hygiene, bed nets and basic maternal and newborn care, leading aid agency World Vision said today. Currently, 8.8 million children a year die before age five, most of preventable causes.
Counting the world’s ‘invisible’ children
November 16, 2009: Most people take their birth certificates for granted, but for millions of people around the world, they simply do not exist, causing them to miss out on fundamental rights, including access to free health care and education services, according to international charity, Plan.
On eve of UN food summit: 20 best ways to feed the hungry
November 15, 2009:The UN's food summit begins in Rome Monday. The lead-up to the summit has been mired with disputes, but one study highlights20 innovative programs that have helped feed people worldwide.
TIME: In a malaria hot spot, an ambitious new plan to find a cure
November 13, 2009: Malaria kills nearly a million people a year and most of its victims are children. With the help of tens of millions of dollars from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and various governments, the global health community - from biochemical engineers in Berkeley to village volunteers in Battambang, Cambodia - is racing to eliminate the increasingly resistant parasite before it's too late.
UNICEF: Climate change hits children, poor says UNICEF Chief
November 11, 2009: In Timbuktu, branches of the Niger River have dried up due to drought and much of the land has become arid and unable to yield crops. In the same region one-in-five children die before their fifth birthday - many from preventable diseases that are exacerbated by malnutrition.
UN: New UN projects seek to speed up progress on global anti-poverty goals
November 12, 2009: Ninety new United Nations development projects will be launched over the next three years, a top official said today, to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals aimed at slashing a host of social ills, including extreme hunger and poverty, infant and maternal mortality, and lack of access to education and health care - all by 2015.
WaterWorld: Global access to safe drinking water likely to decline next year
November 10, 2009: Young children especially depend on clean water to grow up healthy and free from water-borne diseases.
AllAfrica: Rwanda: Vocational Graduates Receive Sewing Machines
November 7, 2009: Kigali - RWAMAGANA- Africare has donated sewing machines and other work kits to scores of students who completed training in different vocational skills.
The beneficiaries, mainly orphans and vulnerable children were drawn from three different vocational schools in Rubona sector in Rwamagana district.
