Tag: Children
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China includes 253,000 unsupported children in special security system
China, says it included 253,000 unsupported children, children with parents who are unable to care for them in a special security system as of the end of 2020. An official with the Ministry of Civil Affairs said on Monday. A monthly subsistence allowance of 1,140 yuan (about 176 U.S. dollars) is provided per child, the…
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FG commences profiling of women, children in Borno IDPs camps
The Federal Ministry of Women Affairs in collaboration with the First Lady’s Office has commenced profiling of women and children in Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in Borno for support. A leader of the delegation from Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, Mr Femi Alaka, made this known on Wednesday at a meeting with officials of…
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Children in richest countries face obesity, lack of skills – UN
Too many children in the world’s richest countries lack basic maths and reading skills, and suffer from poor mental well-being and obesity, according to a UNICEF report published on Thursday. The report ranks 41 European Union and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries on children’s health, skills, and happiness. Denmark, the Netherlands, and…