Despite a drop of 20M since 2020, 138M children still work — 54M in dangerous jobs. Cuts in aid threaten progress. ‘Isolated efforts are not enough,’ warns @UNICEF & @ILO. Ending child labour requires urgent political will, education access & social protection

According to the latest data published by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Inec), 49.4% of children in Ecuador live in poverty due to unmet basic needs, in the context of Children’s Day, which is commemorated this Sunday. RELATED: Ecuadorian Police Forcefully Evict Indigenous Citizens from FICSH Headquarters Poverty due to unmet basic needs […]

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) estimates that more than half of the displaced are children, meaning one in eight Haitian children has been uprooted in recent years.  Children on the frontlines Such displacement puts an already vulnerable population further at risk, increasing their chances of malnutrition, sexual violence and abuse.   The UN Children’s Fund […]

The UN reports at least 100 child casualties daily in Gaza since Israel resumed its offensive. Over 15,000 children have died since October 2023. Urgent calls for a ceasefire amid severe humanitarian suffering. Related: Gaza Becomes Graveyard for Children: UNRWA The situation in Gaza has become increasingly alarming, according to a recent report by the […]

The United Nations has reported that sexual violence against children is being employed as a common strategy in the ongoing conflict in Sudan. A recent report highlights that millions of children are in jeopardy due to this alarming trend. In a shocking report, the UN children’s agency has revealed that children as young as one […]

With her strong message, the president calls on Ecuadorian society not to forget and to act with determination in search of justice. Related: Ecuador: Four Kidnapped Minors Confirmed Murdered The president of the Citizen’s Revolution, Luisa González, has issued a moving statement expressing her deep sorrow and condemnation for the murder of four Ecuadorian children: […]

 Forensic genetic tests confirmed that the bodies found belonged to three teenagers and a child who disappeared during a military operation. Related: Ecuador: Families of Disappeared Children Denounce Police Intimidation The Public Prosecutor’s Office of Ecuador confirmed on Tuesday the murder of four minors who were detained by the military police after their bodies were […]

Elder noted that the number of children killed has risen to at least 231 since the war began last year, with an alarming average of three deaths per day in the past two months. In addition to deaths, approximately 1,100 children have suffered injuries and trauma as a result of the violence. Related: Lebanon’s Humanitarian Crisis […]

A total of 292 minors, forcibly recruited by the National Liberation Army (ELN) and the Gulf Clan guerrillas, have been rescued this year in Colombia by the army, military sources reported on Wednesday. Related:Colombia, Panama and the U.S. Meet to Address Migration Crisis and Organized Crime The Chief of Staff for National Army Operations, Brigadier-General […]

This project benefits 4.5 million children and young people and involves 12,000 volunteers. Despite the negative impact of over 930 U.S. sanctions against the Bolivarian Revolution, thousands of Venezuelan children are benefiting from the community vacation plan taking place this summer. RELATED: President Maduro Travels Through Different Communes All Along Venezuela This social project moves […]