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Syrian children healing from trauma of war through judo in Turkey

In Turkey's border town of Kilis, a judo tournament bring some joy into the life of refugee children who are coping with severe hardships.

Ten months on, the babies of Rohingya rape survivors arrive

The use of rape by Myanmar's armed forces has been sweeping and methodical, although the military has denied its soldiers raped any Rohingya women. Now, the babies conceived during those assaults have been born.

UNICEF appeals for funds to feed Congo's starving children

According to report released by UNICEF more than 700.000 children under 5 year of age suffer from acute malnutrition. UNICEF is urging to provide assistance in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Kasai region.

The aid sector suffers from a crisis of its own making

International aid agencies are facing scrutiny like never before. As distrust and lurid sexual abuse scandals emerge, can anything be done to salvage the sector?

Thousands of children face starvation in North Korea

United Nations Children's Fund warned that growing international sanctions have increased acute malnutrition among North Korean children.

The never-ending siege on Eastern Ghouta

The Damascus suburb has been under siege by the Syrian regime since 2013. It is an ongoing humanitarian disaster that could become the next Aleppo.

Romania revamps its orphanages

Romania aims to replace the last of its socialist-era orphanages with family-style children's homes in the next five years.

Two Eastern Ghouta girls tweet about life under siege in Syria

The pair are giving the world a rare look at the realities of life in a war zone. Eastern Ghouta is a rebel-held area near Damascus which is under seige and bombardment by the Assad regime.

Babies' brains at risk from toxic pollution: UN

Satellite imagery used to assess pollution levels around the world found that South Asian countries accounted for 12.2 million of the total number of affected children.

Child malnutrition in Eastern Ghouta worst in Syria

Malnutrition levels among children in the region are the highest recorded in war-torn Syria since its six-year war began, says UN children's agency UNICEF.

Plight of 180M children worldwide worse than their parents' – UNICEF

A United Nations Children's Fund report says 180 million children in 37 countries live in extreme poverty, without education or in danger of being killed.

UNICEF: Over 1,000 children in Syria's besieged Ghouta region starving

Many children are wasting away in rebel-held Eastern Ghouta as medics say the lack of basic nutrition and essential energy is putting the lives of children at risk.