Violence

Half of the world’s children, or approximately 1 billion children annually are impacted by physical, sexual or psychological violence, suffering injuries, disabilities and death, as countries haven’t followed established strategies to safeguard them. This is as stated by a new...

A tense calm descended on Hong Kong early on Tuesday, hours after police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters who had stormed the legislature in chaotic scenes to protest against an extradition bill in...

Sudan’s military ruler offered to resume talks with opposition groups without conditions on Wednesday, in an apparent olive branch two days after security forces mounted a deadly raid on a protest camp in central Khartoum. Lieutenant...

In the first study to track recent global changes to adolescent health, published in The Lancet, researchers estimate that, compared with 1990, an additional 250 million adolescents in 2016 were living in countries where they faced a...

The Commonwealth on Friday called for a halt to all violence, restoration of normality and accountability of the perpetrators for gross violations of human rights in northern Rakhaine state of Myanmar through an independent investigation. The...

Three years of intense violence have devastated health facilities in Iraq. Over 60 health facilities have repeatedly come under attack since the escalation of violence in 2014, severely disrupting access to basic health services for children...

News Hour: War, violence and persecution worldwide are causing more people than ever to be forcibly displaced, according to a report published today by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. UNHCR’s new Global Trends report, the organization’s...

News Hour: Six people were taken to hospital after a brawl between rival football fans in Brazil on Sunday, reports Reuters. Police said violence erupted before the start of the Brazilian Serie A match between Coritiba...

News Hour: Adolescents who are admitted to hospital for alcohol, drug, or violence-related injuries are at a similar risk of suicide 10 years later than those who have self-harmed, according to a study using data from...

News Hour: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is dispatching food by air and road to thousands of people in need of food assistance in the conflict-torn Central African Republic (C.A.R.), where a new wave...