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Chernobyl’s Genetic Shadow: New Research Reveals DNA Mutations in Children of Nuclear Disaster Workers Decades Later
16 Feb 2026 15:36 GMT
… heritable genetic effects in the children of exposed individuals.
However, proponents … nuclear safety in zones of armed conflict.
What Comes Next for Chernobyl … continued longitudinal monitoring of the children and grandchildren of Chernobyl liquidators …
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Harmful practices including multiple marriages, poverty fuel child recruitment, UNMISS officer
16 Feb 2026 08:31 GMT
… he said.
Erasmus stressed that child protection is a collective responsibility … role in preventing child recruitment and ensuring that children attend school rather … than assuming children are not being affected.
“Protecting children in armed conflict is not …
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Children recruited into armed groups in DR Congo describe abduction, drugging and violence as call for greater action
16 Feb 2026 01:26 GMT
… more boys and girls like him still suffering. It’s unacceptable children in … in addressing the issue of child recruitment, including the adoption of … Union’s work on children and armed conflict.
Save the Children programmes in the …
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Minister meets UN chief's Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict
13 Feb 2026 23:00 GMT
… the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Vanessa Fraser on … the protection of children in areas of armed conflict.
They also … to enrolling millions of children in conflict zones in … of care for unaccompanied children and their reunification with …
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UN Lists Nigeria Among Countries with Highest Child Soldier Recruitment
14 Feb 2026 19:37 GMT
… of children in armed conflicts worldwide.
The UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, … struggle to accept returning children, particularly girls who have been … Child and its Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict …
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Nigeria among countries with highest child soldier recruitment – UN
14 Feb 2026 18:57 GMT
… of children in armed conflicts worldwide.
The UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Vanessa … in our report representing a child whose innocence has been … communities.
“For societal reasons, some girls cannot be fully reintegrated and …
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Protecting children in war vital to lasting peace, UN says
13 Feb 2026 19:19 GMT
… Day against the Use of Child Soldiers, commemorated on February 12 … of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict says it monitors approximately … of children in armed conflicts with their communities is often fraught with stigma.
“Girls …
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Africa at the Epicenter of Child Labour Crisis as Migration Fuels Exploitation
13 Feb 2026 19:14 GMT
Africa, Armed Conflicts, Child Labour, Civil … and adequate financing.
“Children belong in classrooms, … protection measures for children worldwide.
“Supporting … girls being disproportionately affected. Recruitment into armed groups is common among boys …
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Child recruitment is inherently wrong, Bishop Hiiboro cautions armed groups
13 Feb 2026 16:36 GMT
… disarmament and reintegration programs, child protection advocates warn that insecurity … to education also undermine children’s development.
“Child protection is not … message: the recruitment of children into armed conflict is morally indefensible and …
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UN flags Nigeria among top five countries for child soldier recruitment
13 Feb 2026 12:41 GMT
… Child Soldiers by Vanessa Frazier, the UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict … UN’s mandate on children and armed conflict has helped secure the … rehabilitation. Yet reintegration, especially for girls, is frequently hindered by stigma …