Every fourth household in Pakistan employs a child, according to the International Labor Organization. More than five million children under the age of 10 are working in Pakistan, and the problem is worsening in both sheer numbers and prevalence, said an international NGO on World Day Against Child Labor.
My sister has a violin that was passed to her from my grandmother, to my mother, and on to her. To a musician today, the instrument would probably be written off as a ratty old fiddle. But to us it is not just a violin. It is the violin.
The number of people convicted of sex offences on children aged under 16 in England and Wales has increased by nearly 60% in six years. A Freedom of Information request to the Ministry of Justice found that in 2005, 1,363 people were convicted while in 2010, it was 2,135.The rise has been attributed to better detection and raised awareness
A new vaccine against pneumonia is being rolled out in Africa which estimates suggest could save more than half a million lives a year globally. Pneumonia kills more children than any other illness, claiming around 1.7 million lives every year. The charity Save the Children has launched a report, No Child Born to Die, which highlights the potential funding shortfall for global immunisation.
James Mollison tells us in a very visual way “Where the Children Sleep” A collection of 112 pictures about children from all over the world. Stories that make us reflect on what kind of world we have created
