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April 12, 2020

UN Committee welcomes Danish asylum for Syrian mother

The UN child rights committee has applauded Denmark’s decision to grant asylum to the mother of six Syrian refugee children living in the country.
April 11, 2020

Children’s storybook released to help children and young people cope with COVID-19

In order to reach as many children as possible, the book will be widely translated, with six language versions released now, and more than 30 others in the pipeline.
April 7, 2020

Fear of further rise in child exploitation cases during pandemic

There are fears that criminals may take advantage of the crisis to target children isolated from their usual support networks, or who may be missing the supervision and support offered by school, college and other education settings.
April 4, 2020

IPA, WHO and UNICEF launch Read the World to support children and young people in isolation

Much-loved children’s authors are joining an initiative to read extracts of their books to millions of children and young people currently living in isolation amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 31, 2020

New report on criminal exploitation of children in children's homes

Three-quarters of children’s homes in England are owned by private companies, who tend to locate them in disadvantaged areas where property is cheap.
March 24, 2020

Children are disappeared and tortured by Egyptian security forces

Egypt’s allies should halt support to Egyptian security forces until Egypt takes measurable steps to end the abuses and hold accountable those responsible, say human rights groups.
March 20, 2020

Children's Commissioner urges emergency support for families during coronavirus outbreak

Nearly 2,000 families are living in B&Bs, which typically have shared kitchen and bathroom facilities, and the Commissioner estimates that around 90,000 children are living in families who are sofa-surfing.
March 16, 2020

Millions of Cyclone Idai survivors in Zimbabwe still facing hunger

A year after Cyclone Idai destroyed crops, ruined lives and left millions in Zimbabwe without food, the country is facing its worst drought in four decades.
March 15, 2020

Renewal of initiative to protect millions of girls from child marriage

Since its launch, the Global Programme has saved millions of girls from unwanted marriage.
March 12, 2020

Anti-poverty and carers charities comment on the Budget

A plan for prosperity must include fixes to the fundamental design flaws and funding shortfalls that have left Universal Credit unfit for purpose, says Child Poverty Action Group.