Tag: Children
Pope Francis calls for special attention to children’s rights
The pope also denounced those promoting abortion as an ‘essential service’ in responding to COVID-19
Growing up
How do we know we are learning to love like Christ? St. Paul offers a checklist for self assessment.
Philippine civil society groups call on gov’t to address adolescent pregnancies
One in every 10 young women aged 15-19 years old in the country is already a mother or pregnant with her first child
Faith-based groups call on Pakistan to address rising cases of forced...
More than 1,000 Christian and Hindu girls are abducted, forced into marriage, and raped each year
COVID-19 pandemic threatens welfare of pregnant women, children
Safeguarding the health and rights of women and girls around the world during the pandemic is this year's World Population Day theme
Up to 10 million children may not be able to go...
Save the Children warns of ‘unprecedented global education emergency'
Child rights group calls for probe into child abuse during pandemic
On July 2, a 15-year old girl was shot dead in Ilocos Sur province after filing a complaint against two police officers who arrested her
Rights groups call for probe into Philippines’ alleged violations of children’s...
The report was released as the UN Human Rights Council starts its 44th session, which is expected to discuss the Philippine situation
Eliminating child labor a moral imperative
Poverty is the root cause of child labor. When families struggle to make ends meet, inevitably parents decide to send children to work.
PHOTOS: Child labor in Philippines’ small-scale gold mines
June 12 is World Day Against Child Labor: There are about 152 million children in child labor, 72 million of whom are in hazardous work
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