Six-year-old children and above are currently facing sexual violence from peacekeepers and aid workers in Cote D'Ivoire and Sudan among others, a leading United Kingdom charity yesterday confirmed.
SPEAKER of the Delta State House of Assembly, Mr. Martin Okonta yesterday pledged its commitment to ensure the speedy passage of the Child Rights Bill which was presented to the House by Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan on the 2nd of last
President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua has given the assurance that his administration would implement policies and programmes that would enhance the welfare of Nigerian children, thus providing a solid foundation for tomorrow's leaders.
The Social Development Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has inaugurated a children's parliament to give the children a voice in management of the Territory, and to provide a forum for them to raise issues as it affects them.
Living in a country where electricity is scarce with little hope that those not yet connected to the national grid will soon see some light, it has become obvious for communities to apply different technologies that seek energy generation.
Algerian-based youth activist Mandela Kapere is more than certain to assume leadership of the National Youth Council, after receiving full backing from the Swapo party youth league (SPYL), New Era has learned.
On the eve of the formal opening of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said the achievement of gender equality and parity must start with the girl child, who has been left behind in
ANAMBRA State government said yesterday that henceforth, any child of school age found hawking in any part of the state during school hours would be arrested and the goods confiscated.
The director of the National Children's Institute (INAC), Eufrazina Maiato is expected this Tuesday in the northern Cabinda province to preside over the official opening ceremony of the "National Week of Reflection on Violence against Children".
THE crisis in SA's school and education system is a reflection of the crisis in South African society, which has been played out in township streets across Gauteng in recent weeks, says Jonathan Jansen, honorary professor of education at the
UNICEF today called for large-scale, focused investments in improved health systems for sub-Saharan Africa, to capitalize on recent achievements and help children who have inadequate access to health care.
Many school going children are not aware of Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) though the level of HIV/Aids awareness is said to be high across all the age groups.
The National Children Institute (INAC) will hold on May 27-30, in Luanda, several social activities as part of a "Week of reflection about child abuse" programme, reads a note from that institution.
A series of talks on child's rights and fight against violence on children opens Wednesday, in Luena, eastern Moxico province, the programme of activities on occasion of children events running until next June 16.
Kenyan health care advocate, activist and academic Dr. Miriam K. Were is in Japan today to receive a major new prize established by the Japanese government, the Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize, in recognition of her work to promote community medical
