Full Coverage: Children

29.03.2008 Thousands of children in Pakistan succumb to measles every year. All these deaths can be easily prevented with effective immunisation. The government has launched a comprehensive campaign against the disease, which will help protect 63 million children in the country.

28.03.2008 Young students in Afghanistan unable to afford rentals and other expenses are forced to work on illicit poppy fields to earn some money. Not only do their studies suffer due to grueling work, but they also get exposed to the dangerous addiction of drugs.

25.03.2008 Under its World Ahead Programme, Intel Corporation will supply a thousand personal computers to schools across 64 districts in Bangladesh. Ensuring cost-effective Internet connectivity with the help of other agencies is also one of the objectives of the programme.

18.03.2008 A new report by International Labour Organisation says that cases of underage recruitment by the Burmese army are increasing, maintaining that the problem is far more serious than the figures suggest. Human rights groups term military juntaÂ’s claim of trying to end the scourge of forced conscription a blatant lie.

17.03.2008 In southern India, Kanavu is a dream school for WayanadÂ’s tribal children. Started by a writer-turned activist 15 years ago with an idea of tapping the hidden genius of the community, it is now run by the first batch of its students.

17.03.2008 UNICEF is inviting entries from broadcasters for the 2008 International ChildrenÂ’s Day of Broadcasting Awards. Radio and television broadcasters from around the world, whose programming best reflects the last yearÂ’s theme, The World We Want, and who demonstrate an overall dedication to youth participation in media will be awarded.

14.03.2008 Punjab province in Pakistan has very high mortality rates for newborns, as a very small percentage of births take place under the supervision of trained attendants. UNICEF is now training midwives to prevent such deaths.

13.03.2008 WASHINGTON, Mar 13 (OneWorld) - Activists working to improve lives and livelihoods around the world gathered in the United States capital Wednesday to launch a new initiative to bring water and sanitation facilities to schools that currently lack them.

13.03.2008 The Borderless World Foundation, a Pune-based NGO, has a mission to provide shelter for young girls orphaned by violence in the north Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. In these baseras or homes, they find much-needed affection and care, which they have been bereft of.

10.03.2008 UNICEF's 2008 Humanitarian Action Report emphasises on greater accountability and leadership action by humanitarian agencies for 39 emergencies across the world. Apart from strengthening coordination between actors to ensure timely response, the report also claims it is important to train women and children to cope with disasters.

07.03.2008 Development agencies lack funds for successful reintegration, says UN Under-Secretary-General Radhika Coomaraswamy. Rehabilitation of child soldiers goes beyond the act of demobilisation from armies. Faith organisations and education can help communities receive these children back into their fold, says she.

07.03.2008 Higher and technical education has been accorded primacy in IndiaÂ’s Eleventh Five Year Plan, says the latest Economic Survey. The survey, however, is silent on the manpower crisis that advanced learning is facing.

06.03.2008 It is now possible to become virtual neighbours of the residents of a Sierra Leone slum from anywhere in the world. You can help them reduce infant mortality by donating money and also watch how your money is being utilised. All this can be done through Internet, an initiative of UK-based Save the Children organisation.