Welfare Organization Prevents Child Marriages
The director of the National Welfare Organization said: “in the event of prior knowledge the Organization with the help of the Judiciary will prevent child marriages or the individual or the family...
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Global ‘learning crisis’ threatens future of millions young students – World Bank report
Schooling without learning is a terrible waste of precious resources and of human potential, the World Bank said, warning in a new report that millions of young students in low and middle-income...
Despite progress, life for children in Myanmar's remote areas remains a struggle, UNICEF warns
The benefits of Myanmar's economic growth, reform and reconciliation efforts have not yet reached children in the country's remote, conflict-affected areas, leaving an estimated 2.2 million...
One in four children in North Africa, Middle East live in poverty – UNICEF study
Poverty continues to impact the lives of Middle Eastern and Northern African children, according to new analysis from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), which highlights that millions of...
At Davos forum, UN chief Guterres calls businesses ‘best allies’ to curb climate change, poverty
Addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called for a new generation of partnerships with the business community to limit the...