Friday, January 16, 2026

Topic: CHILDREN

Over 600 million children exposed to violence at home: UNICEF

According to new data published by UNICEF on Tuesday, more than one in four children globally, around 610 million, live with mothers who have...

66 children dead from malnutrition, 112 admitted daily as Israel iIntensifies ‘war against Gaza’s childhood’

Authorities in Gaza said that at least 66 children have succumbed to malnutrition during Israel’s ongoing genocidal war.

“Ma, I didn’t steal”: Class 7 boy dies by suicide after being accused of ‘stealing’ Kurkure packet

The purported suicide note read: “Maa, I am not a thief. I did not steal. Uncle was not there when I waited. On my way back, I saw a Kurkure packet on the road and picked it up. I love Kurkure.”

Israel’s blockade puts 3,500 Gaza children under 5 near death, 290,000 on brink of death

More than 3,500 children below the age of five in Gaza face “imminent death by starvation” as Israel continues to prevent the entry of baby formula, nutritional supplements, and all forms of humanitarian aid, according to Gaza’s Government Media Office.

“In Gaza one child gets killed every hour”: UNRWA chief

One child is killed by Israel every hour in Gaza, the chief of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, said on Tuesday.

Five children injured in ‘encounter’ between security forces and Maoists in Bastar

Five children were injured in an alleged encounter between the Chhattisgarh Police and Naxals on 12 December.