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UK vetoes UN initiative protecting school children from war

Britain hasn’t signed the “safe school declaration” campaign, which was requested by the Unice...

Feb 11, 2016 02:53 AM EST

Yemeni MSF hospital bombed, Saudi-led coalition denies responsibility

A hospital in north Yemen run by the medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) was destroyed ...

Oct 28, 2015 01:32 AM EDT

War stops 13 million going to school in Middle East, North Africa: U.N.

Conflicts across the Middle East and North Africa are preventing more than 13 million children from ...

Sep 03, 2015 04:03 AM EDT

More fighting, air strikes in Yemen, civilian death toll exceeds 550

Fighting between Yemen's warring factions raged in southern and central parts of the country and air...

Apr 25, 2015 06:39 AM EDT

Iran's leader says Saudi air strikes causing genocide

Iran's leader on Thursday condemned the military intervention by its main regional rival Saudi Arabi...

Apr 09, 2015 10:26 AM EDT

China adds voice to call for Yemen ceasefire

China's foreign ministry added its support on Tuesday to calls for a ceasefire in Yemen, after Russi...

Apr 07, 2015 07:48 AM EDT

Tears, chants as rebel child soldiers are freed in South Sudan

The teenage rebel soldiers watched as their comrades handed over their assault rifles and stripped o...

Jan 28, 2015 04:42 AM EST

World's children paying price for political rifts: TRFN

Divisions among the veto-wielding powers of the U.N. Security Council are harming the world's childr...

Dec 08, 2014 08:03 PM EST

In rural Kenya, traditions run deeper than law on cutting girls

Draped in animal skin and covered in white paint, four teenage girls squat over large stones in a re...

Nov 13, 2014 12:55 AM EST

One in 10 girls raped or sexually abused worldwide: U.N.

One in 10 girls around the world - or about 120 million in total - have been forced to have intercou...

Sep 07, 2014 10:09 AM EDT