All day primary and secondary schools within Nairobi, Mombasa, and Kisumu counties will remain closed today due to the ongoing antigovernmental three days protests, the government has said. In a statement, the government through the Ministry of Interior and National Administration said the decision was reached as a measure to ensure the safety of school […]
A woman, 19, has been charged with subjecting a child to cruelty after a video she recorded and sent to her child’s father and later uploading it online emerged. According to the court file, the suspect is said to have assaulted the infant on July 13 in their Mathare home by physically and verbally abusing […]
At least 160 million children are still engaged in child labour which represents one in ten children worldwide. This has been attributed to conflicts, crises and the COVID-19 pandemic, which has plunged more families into poverty – and forced millions more children into child labour. Further,economic growth has not been sufficient, nor inclusive enough, to […]
According to UNICEF, at least 289 boys and girls died every week while crossing the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe in the last 6 months. The number, the agency said, has doubled compared to the same period in 2022. Vera Knaus, the agency’s Global Lead on Migration and Displacement, told journalists attending the biweekly UN […]
An estimated 246 million girls and boys globally experience gender-based violence every year in or around the school according to a new report. This violence be it sexual, physical, or psychological, is perpetrated by peers, educators, and other school staff, sometimes exploiting children for grades or other favours, the report found. School-related gender-based violence (SRGBV) […]
Tume ya Kitaifa ya Jinsia na Usawa (NGEC) imelaani tukio la kuwarushia vitoa machozi wanafunzi wa Shule ya Msingi ya Kihumbuini huko Kangemi. Siku ya Jumatano, zaidi ya wanafunzi 50 walikimbizwa hospitalini baada ya polisi kuvamia vitoa machozi darasani mwao wakati wa maandamano ya kuipinga serikali. Katika taarifa iliyotolewa Alhamisi, mwenyekiti wa NGEC Joyce Mutinda […]
Hundreds of children in Ghana residing along Volta Lake have been reported to be forcefully removed from their homes in an operation backed by one of the world’s leading anti-slavery organisations, according to a BBC Africa Eye investigation. The organization, International Justice Mission, is said to help in rescuing children from trafficking and slavery but […]
United Nations has sounded alarm over increasing reports of gender-based violence in Sudan including conflict-related sexual violence against internally displaced and refugee women and girls – since the war erupted in the country more than 11 weeks ago. Since this conflict began, the UN Human Rights Office in Sudan has received credible reports of 21 […]
At least 27,180 grave violations committed against children caught up in wars in 26 conflict situations were reported between the months of January to December 2022, making this the highest number ever verified by the UN. This was revealed by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba, during […]
Kenya’s National Council on the Administration of Justice (NCAJ) has launched a training handbook on investigating and prosecuting online child sexual exploitation and abuse (OCSEA) in Kenya. The handbook aims to help in training officers in the justice system on handling OCSEA cases in the child’s best interests. The training has eight core modules and four […]