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Virus despair forces girls across Asia into child marriage

Tens of thousands of girls across Asia are being forced into marriage by desperate families plunged into poverty because of the coronavirus pandemic, as...

10 million kids ‘may never return to school’ after virus

London—The coronavirus pandemic has caused an “unprecedented education emergency” with up to 9.7 million children affected by school closures at risk of never going...

World Roundup: US death toll exceeds 100K – Kids at risk

Unthinkable just a few months ago, the United States on Wednesday surpassed the grim milestone of 100,000 coronavirus deaths, a sobering reminder of the...

Pandemic puts up to 86million children at risk of poverty: study

The economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic could push as many as 86 million more children into poverty by the end of 2020, a...

Bid to raise $100M for kids launched

Save the Children has launched a global appeal to raise US$100 million to manage the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and support...

Taking care of children’s welfare

Several non-governmental organizations support initiatives for children’s welfare such as empowering out-of-school youth and alleviating them from poverty. These NGOs initiate projects to ensure...

Children’s safety, protection a must

National hero Dr. Jose Rizal believed in the power of youth, as evident in his famous quote “the youth is the hope of our...

Indonesia marks one year since deadly quake-tsunami

Palu, Indonesia—Indonesia on Saturday marked one year since a devastating quake-tsunami disaster pounded the city of Palu, killing more than 4,000 people. Mass prayers are...

DOST alarmed over cost of hunger to PH

The Department of Science and Technology expressed alarm over the P328-billion cost of hunger to the country since 2013. At a media conference in Quezon...

Save the Children: Protecting youngsters’ rights

Eight in 10 young people across the archipelago have experienced some form of violence in their lifetime. It may be in the form of...

Aid groups say Rohingya fear being sent back to Myanmar

Bangkok"•A plan to start repatriating Rohingya Muslims back to Myanmar is premature and the refugees are “terrified” about leaving Bangladesh where they sought refuge,...

Volunteers cheer up kids in Palu

Palu, Indonesia—Shrieking with delight, Indonesian kids in disaster-struck Palu rush to cuddle a giant Winnie the Pooh, his horseplay and goofy smiles drawing big...

Migrants disembark from ship in Italy

Trapani, Italy"•Dozens of migrants were permitted to disembark from an Italian coast guard ship in Sicily late Thursday, after they were held at the...

Ex-Denmark PM calls on Navotas Mayor Tiangco

Helle Thorning-Schmidt, former Prime Minister of Denmark, recently paid a courtesy call on Mayor John Rey Tiangco at the latter’s office at the Navotas...
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