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  • 8 Jan 2009
    UNICEF embarks on one of largest child vaccination campaigns ever

    The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has embarked on one of the largest vaccination campaigns in the history of the Central African Republic (CAR), aiming to give 800,000 children the tools they need to address the three leading causes of preventable death: malaria, measles and diarrhoea.

  • 2 Jan 2009
    Trauma among Gaza's children getting worse

    As the fighting continues between Israel and Palestinians, a study released less than two weeks ago has exposed disturbingly high levels of trauma in Gaza's children before this latest wave of violence.

  • 26 Dec 2008
    Rethinking our attitudes to children

    Christmas is a good time to think again about our attitudes to children and about what happens to children in our societies, says Rowan Williams. Christians who recognise the infinite God in the vulnerability of a newborn baby have particular reason to do so.

  • 16 Dec 2008
    Private prisons will 'continue hurting children'

    The Howard League for Penal Reform has slammed the government’s decision to allow private security companies running child jails to continue using pain on children.

  • 27 Nov 2008
    Abuse and exploitation of boys still 'largely ignored' says charity

    The world is still “largely silent and unresponsive” to the needs of boys as both victims and survivors of sexual abuse, according to humanitarian agency, World Vision.

  • 19 Nov 2008
    Churches gear up for Year of the Child 2009

    Church leaders are being encouraged to help make 2009 ‘a year to remember’ for young people and the Church with the launch of an interdenominational Year of the Child, to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the United Nations’ International Year of the Child.

  • 22 Oct 2008
    Help a malnourished child through Christian Aid

    You can help two children in a malnutrition ward, through Visit Christian Aid's Present Aid site hereChristian Aid's Present Aid scheme as a gift on someone else's behalf.

  • 22 May 2008
    World Vision prioritises needs of children following China quake

    Christian development agency World Vision says that it is prioritising children in the aftermath of the earthquake in China. More than 4.8 million people were made homeless after the earthquake destroyed homes and flattened schools.

  • 24 Apr 2008
    World Vision launches Child Sponsorship campaign

    The international relief and development agency World Vision has launched its two-week child sponsorship campaign with the support of Spice Girl and mum of one, Emma Bunton, appealing to people in the UK.

  • 14 Jan 2008
    Faith groups mark National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness

    Faith groups throughout the USA observed the National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness on 11 January 2008, seeking also move beyond consciousness of the problem to collaborative actions towards ending exploitation.