UNICEF warns that malnutrition among Rohingya children in Bangladesh has surged by 27%. The crisis is worsening as funding to the agency declines. The Bangladesh government blames the funding cut on the Trump administration’s shutdown of USAID, which supports 80% of the World Food Program’s aid to the Rohingya. More than 1.2 million Rohi...
Two-week-long fair provides a platform for autistic children to exhibit their creativity and gain vocational experience. DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Around 150 autistic children and adolescents are participating in the Eid Handicrafts Fair, a two-week event that began on Tuesday at the Autism Welfare Foundation (AWF) campus in Dhaka’s Bosila ar...
Lawmakers propose measures addressing cognitive decline, deepfake threats, and data security ASTANA, Kazakhstan (MNTV) — Kazakhstan is advancing efforts to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) amid concerns that overreliance on AI tools could impair cognitive development, especially among children. A draft AI regulation law was introduced in...
“Thriving Child Index” revolutionizes data collection by consolidating multiple child welfare facets onto one platform ABU DHABI, UAE (MNTV) – UAE has launched the “Thriving Child Index,” a pioneering initiative aimed at offering a comprehensive framework for measuring child well-being. The platform was unveiled by the Abu Dhabi Early Childhoo...
New Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. has announced an investigation into childhood vaccination schedules and the use of antidepressant drugs. He claims these, along with other factors, could be linked to rising chronic illnesses. Speaking to Health and Human Services staff, Kennedy vowed to examine long-overlooked issues. These include ele...
New initiative provides art therapy to help young survivors cope with trauma and rebuild resilience SAHEL AL-MAIDNA, Lebanon (MNTV) — A coalition of artists, educators, and activists has launched a series of art therapy workshops aimed at supporting children affected by the ongoing war in Southern Lebanon. The initiative, Comfort and Arts, see...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – An official from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has termed the death of seven newborns and infants from cold in Gaza as “tragic and unacceptable.” “It’s tragic and unacceptable that since 23 December, 7 newborns and infants have reportedly died from the cold and a lack of adequate shelter ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – At least 3,104 Native American children died in boarding schools in the US between 1828 and 1970 — a figure three times higher than the government’s estimate, The Washington Post reported Sunday. The Post described the deaths in the schools, which were established to forcibly assimilate Indigenous children int...
Nearly 10 million children across 12 Republican-led states may face hunger next summer as $1.14 billion in federal funding to alleviate hunger remains unclaimed. SUN Bucks program provides $120 per child during the summer to buy food. According to the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC), Tennessee, Texas, and Florida are poised to declin...
Six years after the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy, 1,360 children remain separated from their parents, according to a report by Human Rights Watch. The 135-page report highlights the lasting trauma inflicted by the policy, describing it as “calculated cruelty”. Children were forcibly taken from their parents, many left in angu...
