World news about “Children”, including breaking news and archival articles published by euronews.
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child … rights of ALL children - boys and … 8.8 million children died before … than 2 million children under the age … 21/11/2009 - tags: Human Rights, Children
UN marks the Convention on the Rights of the Child … "Children are physically … That is why children should have … 20/11/2009 - tags: Human Rights, Children
Afghanistan: A deadly place for children … per cent of children die before … of the World's Children on Universal … Red Cross children are more … 20/11/2009 - tags: Human Rights, Children, Anniversary
Landmines: childhood forbidden Colombia is among the world’s countries with the most landmines. The children have grown up with violence, and even in… 03/09/2009 - tags: Colombia, Children
Australian PM apologises to “Forgotten Australians”… Britain as children have received … our shores as children without their … Sorry that as children you were taken … 16/11/2009 - tags: Australia, Children, United Kingdom
UK to say sorry to child migrants… thousands of children to former … ago, poor children were sent … 15/11/2009 - tags: Australia, Children, Immigrants, United Kingdom
Iraq sees increase in organised crimeAs Iraq struggles to emerge from the sectarian carnage set off by the 2003 US invasion, organised crime, especially the… 10/11/2009 - tags: Iraq, Children, kidnapping
Mattel’s sales declineTough times continue in the toy world. Mattel, the world’s biggest toymaker,said its latest quarterly profit… 16/10/2009 - tags: Children, Anniversary
Colorado ‘balloon boy’ found safeA six-year-old American boy feared trapped in an out-of-control balloon has been found alive and well, if a little… 16/10/2009 - tags: USA, Children
EU promotes healthy eating for the Young… aimed a children across the … offering children the chance to … 28/09/2009 - tags: Europe, Food, Health, Children
Shorts on screenShorts is a children’s adventure film from director Robert Rodriguez. It is about a boy who finds a rainbow-coloured… 25/08/2009 - tags: Movies, Children
Back to school with flu fearsBack to school time with the added stress of the new flu virus… How is the European Union preparing? 25/08/2009 - tags: European Union, Children
Innovating for kids… for disabled children. It is … theory to children easier. Aimed … of the rooms, children build up a … 24/06/2009 - tags: Technology, Lisbon, Children
Eight years for French ‘frozen babies’ motherA French woman has been jailed for eight years for killing three newborn babies and storing two of them in her freezer… 18/06/2009 - tags: France, Justice, Children
EU adds window locks to child safety standards listIn a bid to reduce the number of cases of children falling to their deaths from windows the EU is introducing a new… 12/06/2009 - tags: EU Commission, Children
McAlesse says abuse perpetrators should face prosecutionIrish president Mary McAlesse has said that those guilty of abuse in religious institutions should face justice… 29/05/2009 - tags: Ireland, Children, Scandal
Irish abuse victims demand accountability… Catholic-run children's homes in … Generations of children were beaten, … 21/05/2009 - tags: Ireland, Children, Victims
Inquiry slams Irish state over “endemic” child abuse… in Catholic children's homes in … for sending children into care. … their (the children's) … Children were often … 20/05/2009 - tags: Ireland, Justice, Children
International custody battle closer to being resolvedAn international child custody battle that soured relations between France and Russia could be one step closer to being… 04/05/2009 - tags: France, Russia, Children
Mensa welcomes its youngest memberShe said her first word at five months, took her first steps at eight and a half and now she is two Elise Roberts can… 02/05/2009 - tag: Children
Parents of “Tug of love” Elise reach agreementA Russian mother currently held in a Hungarian jail charged with the attempted kidnap of her own daughter has agreed to… 25/04/2009 - tags: France, Russia, Children
German internet providers say “stop” to child pornFive of Germany’s internet providers have agreed to block access to pages containing child pornography within six… 17/04/2009 - tags: Internet, Children, Crime
Combatting online images of child sexual abuse and exploitationThe Council of Europe and the European Commission are launching new initiatives to try to curb the distribution of such… 17/04/2009 - tags: European Union, Internet, Children
Longer EU minimum maternity leave proposedThe minimum period of maternity leave in the EU should go up by almost 50 per cent according to the European… 16/04/2009 - tags: Health, Children
Abducted toddler returns to FranceA three-year-old French girl repeatedly seized by her warring parents has returned to France with her father. Elise… 14/04/2009 - tags: France, Russia, Children
Does pesticide link negate benefits of breast milk?Recent tests carried out by Danish scientists have shed new light on research into pesticides in breast milk. 23/03/2009 - tags: Food, Health, Children
“Slumdog” success tinged with scandal… say their children were … saying the children were paid … 23/02/2009 - tags: Bombay, Children
“Coraline” finds out the grass is not greener‘Coraline’ is an animated story from the director of ‘The Night Before Christmas’ and based on a best-selling… 18/02/2009 - tags: USA, Animation, Children
Gaza’s children go back to school… onslaught, the children of Gaza have … more than 400 children were among … 24/01/2009 - tag: Children
Two sentenced to death for China milk scandal… at least six children die, and … numbers of children who suffered … 22/01/2009 - tags: Food, Health, China, Justice, Children
UN aid pullout plunges Gaza into further despairGaza faces an increasingly alarming humanitarian situation now that a UN aid agency has suspended its operations… 09/01/2009 - tags: Mideast, Children
Israeli tank shells hit UN school in GazaIsraeli tank fire has reportedly killed at least 40 Palestinians and injured many more at a UN-run school in Gaza. Two… 06/01/2009 - tags: United Nations, Children, Victims
Hamas buildings hit in new Israeli strikes on GazaThe New Year has started in the same way as the old one ended in the Middle East with air strikes on Gaza. It came… 01/01/2009 - tags: Mideast, Gaza, Children
A new draft directive on toy safetyA new draft directive on toy safety with stronger rules has won the European Parliament’s backing. Manufacturers will… 18/12/2008 - tag: Children
Playing Safe – Towards better controls on toys“Must do better”, is the message to China from the European Commissioner for Consumer Protection, who says Chinese… 25/11/2008 - tags: Consumer Protection, China, Children
Obesity counter-attack in schoolsHow soon will fresh fruit and vegetables troop into schools? 25/11/2008 - tags: Health, education, Children, Obesity, Vegetables
Education & business find uses for Serious GamesComputer games are beginning to break out from their console and entertainment world, and finding more constructive… 24/11/2008 - tags: education, Technology, Children, Computers, Game
Fruit in school daily, against obesityTo counter obesity, free fruit and vegetables should be offered in Europe’s schools not just once a week but every day… 18/11/2008 - tags: Food, Health, education, Children, Obesity
EU, China product safety agreementThe EU and China have signed a deal to improve consumer safety, with China agreeing to inform the European Union about… 17/11/2008 - tags: European Union, China, Children
