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[ ] The study, published in the medical journal The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, draws on existing data and provides the first detailed examination of the prevalence of physical and/or sexual violence faced by girls aged 15-19 years who…

[ ] “We are only halfway through the monsoon season, yet the rainfall, damage and destruction have been devastating,” Sanjay Wijesekera, UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia, said in a news release. In Nepal, 109 people, including children, have died…

[ ] How youth-led solutions are shaping the future of early childhood education. Credit: United Nations Opinion by Robert Jenkins, Kevin Frey (united nations) Monday, July 29, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jul 29 (IPS) – Around the world, young…

[ ] March for rights in Asunción, capital of Paraguay. Credit Patricia López Opinion by Monica Centron – Isabella Camargo – Bibbi Abruzzini (asunciÓn, paraguay) Monday, July 29, 2024 Inter Press Service ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay, Jul 29 (IPS) – In a move…

[ ] Almost 10 months of war and intense Israeli bombardment have shattered healthcare in Gaza and disrupted routine inoculation rounds for youngsters, leaving them exposed to a range of preventable diseases including polio, which the UN World Health Organization…

[ ] To fight against trafficking newborns, the new legislation facilitates the criminal prosecution for such crimes as kidnapping, illegal deprivation of liberty, human trafficking, involvement in prostitution and more. Approved ahead of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons,…

[ ] Opponents of the East African Crude Oil pipeline protested American International Group’s continued support of the project. The protest was in New York in July. Credit: 350.org by Promise Eze Tuesday, July 30, 2024 Inter Press Service Jul…

[ ] Women waiting to be screened for cervical cancer at a hospital in the Zimbabwean capital Harare. Zimbabwe has rising cancer cases and deaths the detection of the disease often comes too late. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS by Jeffrey Moyo (harare)…

[ ] Parliamentarians from across Asia met in Malaysia to discuss aging and policy. Credit: APDA by IPS Correspondent (kuala lumpur) Monday, July 29, 2024 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 29 (IPS) – With projections that by 2060, over 1.2…

[ ] The UN chief condemned the killing of 12 civilians, mainly children and teenagers in the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan and conveyed his deepest condolences to the families of those who lost their lives…