There have been historic gains overall for the world's children since the Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted 30 years ago. However, many of the poorest children …
Medical/Health Care
Burkina Faso Army: 32 ‘Terrorists’ Killed in Two Operations
OUAGADOUGOU - The Burkina Faso army said on Sunday it had killed 32 "terrorists" in two operations in the north of the country after an attack on a patrol.
One …
Heart Disease Study Finds Meds Work as Well as Surgery
PHILADELPHIA - People with severe but stable heart disease from clogged arteries may have less chest pain if they get a procedure to improve blood flow rather than just giving …
Botswana’s HIV Patients Relieved as Legal Battle Over Medicine Ends
GABORONE, BOTSWANA - There was a collective sigh of relief for more than 350,000 HIV-positive patients in Botswana, after the southern African country's Court of Appeal ruled in favor of …
South Sudan: More Than 200,000 Children Forced to Flee Their Homes Following Flooding
Hundreds of thousands of children and their families � many of whom were already facing extreme malnutrition - have been displaced by heavy rainfall and are now living in temporary, …
UN Rights Agency Welcomes Landmark Rape Conviction in Mauritania
GENEVA - The U.N. office of the high commissioner for human rights welcomes the conviction and sentencing of a man for rape by a court in Mauritania.
Mauritania does not …