ITU seeks to counter online pandemic risks
New guidelines from the U.N. telecom agency aim to fend off cybercriminals, traffickers and other online abusers as the pandemic raises the risks to children.
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U.N. reports on war agonies for Syrian kids
Syria's civil war has stolen the childhoods of 5 million boys and girls including many killed or suffering grave abuses of their rights, U.N. experts said.
Decade of rising attacks on kids in conflicts
Conflict-fueled attacks on children that authorities could verify tripled worldwide in the past decade to an average of 45 per day, UNICEF said.
Progress and worry as kids' treaty turns 30
A human rights treaty that is 30 years old helped make children healthier but they still face threats like climate change and online abuse, UNICEF said.
UNICEF finds 1-in-3 kids bullied online
Around one-in-three young people across 30 nations have been bullied online, while one-in-five have skipped school because of it, according to UNICEF.
U.N. rights chief slams U.S. border policy
The U.N.'s top human rights official called on the U.S. to immediately end a new policy that has separated nearly 2,000 migrant children from parents.
U.N. says Trump violates children's rights
The U.N. human rights office said the Trump administration is violating children's rights under international law by breaking up families from Mexico.
North Korea's hidden avenues to the world
A peace treaty and nuclear disarmament on the Korean Peninsula would expand North Korea's little-known involvement with international organizations.