MTN Group’s Marina Madale and Paramount Africa’s Monde Twala. Online safety, as it pertains to children, needs to be embedded into the curriculums of schools in all countries across the African continent. This is according to Marina Madale, executive: sustainability and shared value at MTN Group, noting some key components that can form part of…
New York, 24 September 2025 – On the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), heads of State and world leaders convened for a landmark event, titled “Uniting For Global Health Security,” jointly hosted by the Global Leaders Network (GLN) for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health (WCAH) and the African Leaders Malaria Alliance…
For the first time in history, obesity has surpassed those underweight as the most common form of malnutrition among school-age children and adolescents worldwide, UNICEF revealed in a new report on Tuesday. One in 10 children aged 5 to 19 – 188 million worldwide – are now living with obesity, placing them at heightened risk…
A senior Israeli official accused of child sex crimes in the United States has failed to appear for a scheduled court hearing in his case, weeks after he returned to Israel, prompting concerns that he may have fled to avoid facing trial. Tom Artiom Alexandrovich’s lawyer, David Chesnoff, told the court in Nevada on Wednesday…
Actor Millie Bobby Brown announced Thursday that she’s adopted a daughter with her husband Jake Bongiovi, the son of singer Jon Bon Jovi. Brown, 21, revealed the news in a post on Instagram, saying the adoption occurred “this summer.” The “Stranger Things” and “Enola Holmes” star did not include the name of the child or…
Global efforts have cut under-five deaths, but preventable child mortality remains a major challenge The world has made remarkable strides in improving child survival over the last three decades. Since 2000, global efforts have reduced under-five mortality rates by half. A historic milestone was reached in 2022 when child mortality dropped below 5 million for the first time. Millions…
Possessing, distributing or creating child sexual abuse material is illegal. Meta has shut down several WhatsApp and Instagram accounts in compliance with a court order over sexually explicit content being shared via the social media channel. The Facebook parent company says it will continue to engage with law enforcement over the use of its apps…
New York — On July 1st, USAID officially shuts down and transfers operations to the U.S. State Department. Amid growing uncertainty about the future of U.S. foreign assistance structures and funding, supply chains that deliver life-saving treatment to malnourished children worldwide have broken down, triggering a global nutrition crisis. We are witnessing the dismantling of…
Watch: Rescue boat reaches father and daughter after she falls from cruise ship After his daughter fell from the fourth deck of a 14-deck Disney Cruise ship on Sunday afternoon, a father jumped into the ocean to try to save her, according to witnesses. Videos on social media showed passengers cheering as the two were…
Sydney — Registering the birth of a newborn, which is taken for granted in many countries, has profound lifelong repercussions for a child’s health, protection, and well-being. But after initially increasing this century, the global birth registration rate has declined in the past ten years, with some countries in the Pacific and Sub-Saharan Africa facing…
