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From floods to heatwaves: nearly half of children face stacked climate shocks
A new Unicef analysis reveals that nearly half of the world's children, approximately 1.1 billion, are living with multiple, overlapping climate threats. These hazards, including…
Mothers, grandmothers and other caregivers need care too
When we support caregivers, we build the future one conversation, one playful interaction, one child at a time
Genocide: Israel intentionally starving children to death in Gaza
The Israeli government, politicians and military have stated that all transfers of humanitarian aid – food, equipment, fuel, electricity and water – to Gaza must be stopped
How a geographic environment shapes a child’s learning
A child’s postal code dictates whether they will have quality early childhood development programmes that provide stimulation and nurturing environments necessary for learning
Africa’s G20 moment: A moral call for justice and global solidarity
Hunger, exclusion from education and Africa’s debt is more than policy failure, inequality and poor planning, it is the theft of dignity, potential and oppression
Safeguard the rights and welfare of Africa’s children
About 50% of the continent’s children have experienced violence – emotional, sexual, physical and the added dangers of war
Amplify children’s voices to overcome violence in South Africa
We urgently need more interventions to protect children and address the root causes of violence in the country
13 million South African children are still living in poverty
A study by the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund says the direct cost of child poverty is estimated to be about 9% of GDP
The anatomy of a genocide: Gaza one year later
Amid the humanitarian catastrophe caused by Israel, its leaders are being welcomed by many powerful countries and leaders
South Africa’s children are excluded from democratic participation
The Children’s Act, as well as the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of the Child, reflect the state’s duties to ensure children participate in democratic processes
The vulnerable experience of childbirth during war
When Hamas attacked Israel from the Gaza Strip on 7 October, I was nine months pregnant … what if I had been there?
Child deaths reveal neglect of townships
The quality of life of poor South Africans over the past 30 years continues to be ignored
Taking sides: Parents behaving badly by ‘brainwashing’ their children
Moms and dads embroiled in custody disputes can turn on each other — and use their kids as pawns. But claims of parental alienation are controversial and difficult to prove
Zero-stunting for South Africa’s children is the key to escaping the inequality trap
Concerted action towards zero-stunting is one of the sturdiest and enduring ladders out of the inequality trap.
Former Zim pro boxer and jailbird aims to make children champs
Zvenyika Arifonso is proof that a billionaire philanthropist is not always needed to give back to the community