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11-Year Old Yemeni Girl Speaks Out against Child Marriage

Nada Al-Ahdal is a Yemeni girl who fled an arranged marriage when she was ten years old. Now eleven, she made an appearance on Lebanese television to discuss the issue of child marriage opposite a Muslim cleric. When talking ab...
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Eritrea and Somalia Top List of Countries with Most Child Labor

In a new report issued by Maplecroft, countries were ranked according to where child labor was most prevalent. The countries that ranked highest include: Eritrea, Somalia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Myanmar, Sudan, Afghanist...
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Indigenous Boys from Oaxaca Overcome Obstacles to Win Basketball Tournament

Playing barefoot, a team of Trique Indian boys became champions of the 2013 International Festival of Mini-Basketball, a youth basketball tournament that took place in Cόrdoba, Argentina. More than 900 children attended as pa...
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Teaching Humanitarian Values to Combat Gang Influence in Central America

Each year, approximately 3.6 million children in Central America drop out of school or are forced to repeat a grade. Widespread gang violence in the region significantly contributes to this statistic.  For this reason, govern...
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The Republic of Georgia Struggles to End Violence Against Children

A new study released by UNICEF revealed that 45% of the population in the Republic of Georgia believe in the use of physical violence to discipline children. Although nearly 95% of respondents understand the harmful effects of ...
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Activists Urge an End to Child Marriage in Nigeria

According to a recent report released by the Ford Foundation, Nigeria has the highest rates of child marriage of all West African countries. Throughout West Africa, nearly 5 million girls between the ages of 15 and 19 are alrea...
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Tajikistan Receives Grant to Fund Educational Reforms

On October 1, Tajikistan signed an agreement with the World Bank to receive its fourth Global Partnership for Education Fund Grant. This $16.2 million grant will be used to build upon multiple educational initiatives undertaken...
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Education Under Attack in Northern Nigeria

Since early 2012, the Islamist militant group Boko Haram has terrorized the northeast states of Nigeria, targeting schools, teachers and students. In response to these attacks, Amnesty International issued a report demanding an...
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Child Abduction in China Feeds the Adoption Industry

Upon the news that the Chinese government has rescued 92 children from a kidnapping ring, there has been renewed international attention to the rise in human trafficking throughout China over the past few years. Some estimate ...
by Amanda Lubit
 
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