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Children queue for food at a school feeding scheme during a nationwide lockdown aimed at limiting the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Blue Downs township near Cape Town, South Africa, May 4, 2020. Picture taken May 4, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings Now a potential hunger crisis looms.

Devastating impact of COVID on children’s lives ‘far worse than first thought’

The devastating impacts of the COVID pandemic on children’s lives globally has been far worse than first feared, says an influential child rights organisation.Read more

08-06-2021|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

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Which countries are the best at protecting children’s rights?

Children’s rights are best preserved and respected in Iceland, Switzerland and Finland, but Tunisia and Thailand also fare well, says a new United Nations-based study. Read more

01-06-2020|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

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