News of children

Report calls for measures to tackle sexual exploitation of children

08-09-2023 10:52 Fundación Red por la Infancia report details concerns over sexual abuse and exploitation of minors; Argentina 49th out of 60 countries in international ranking assessing prevention and response to problem.

EDUCATION

School dropouts: the pandemic which does not end

04-08-2023 06:12 According to estimates, between 350,000 and 700,000 students left school in 2021. Whether through lack of funds, the pressures of child labour or other challenges, only 10% of Argentina’s pupils end their secondary schooling on time. To tackle the problem, football stars are joining a campaign to challenge the school dropout problem, an issue aggravated by the Covid-19 pandemic.

by Sabrina Chemen

EDUCATION

Lack of classroom days behind drive to private schooling, says polling

03-08-2023 06:15 New survey provides X-ray of Argentina’s education system and reveals teacher strikes are among, main motives for those choosing private education. Women, especially those with lower purchasing-power and living in Greater Buenos Aires, are the most concerned about lost days of classes, with the school syllabus one of the biggest worries.

by Sabrina Chemen

ANA LLOBET INTERVIEW

‘We need the public’ – NGO on search for Argentina’s 100 missing children

22-07-2023 06:23 More than 100 kids are being sought across the country, reveals Ana Llobet, president of the Missing Children Argentina NGO. “Many more are lost than those denounced," she assures, expressing particular concern about individuals that disappeared years ago and whose cases remain unsolved.

by Anabella Gonzalez

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

UCA: 6 in 10 children and adolescents in Argentina are poor

16-05-2023 15:07 Data from UCA’s influential Observatorio de la Deuda Social indicates that some 8.2 million people aged under 17 were living in poverty at the end of 2022.

YOUTUBE MEGA-HIT

Reino Infantil, Argentina's YouTube empire, streams to success

05-04-2023 16:00 The most popular Spanish-language YouTube channel in the world is Reino Infantil, best known for its massive break-out series La Granja de Zenón. But behind its multi-million-dollar success story – and one of its most successful songs, lies a dispute with Salta-born singer Ricky Maravilla.

by Cecilia Degl'Innocenti

UNICEF REPORT

Argentina’s children: the poorest of the nation’s poor

31-03-2023 10:40 Who are the almost seven million children and adolescents living in poverty in our country? Where do they live? And how? A report from UNICEF gives voice without access to drinking water, decent housing or education.

by Sabrina Chemen

MARRIED WITH CHILDREN

How US sitcom ‘Married with Children’ became local stage success

03-03-2023 09:15 Casados con hijos, the local adaptation of hit US sitcom Married With Children, first made waves in the 1990s. But in recent months, a stage adaptation has played to full houses night-after-night at one of the largest theatre in Argentina – and ticket sales aren’t slowing down.

by Erica Davis

WAR IN UKRAINE

Children forced to grow up fast in Ukraine's frontline towns

26-12-2022 14:14 Children living on the frontline of Russia's invasion of Ukraine have to learn to manage unceasing stress, with experts warning of long-term disorders.

Human rights

Thousands pay tribute to late Mothers of Plaza de Mayo co-founder Bonafini

25-11-2022 08:00 Thousands converges on Plaza de Mayo to pay tribute to the late Hebe de Bonafini, as human rights activist's ashes are scattered in the public square where she led demonstrations for decades.

HEALTH

UNICEF: 'Alarming' drop in vaccination among children in Latin America

25-04-2022 15:42 One in four children in Latin America and the Caribbean don't have a complete vaccination schedule, which makes them vulnerable to dangerous diseases, UNICEF warned on Monday.

RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE

Outcry at air strike on Ukraine children's hospital

09-03-2022 21:38 An apparent Russian air strike destroys a children's hospital in the besieged Ukrainian port of Mariupol, triggering renewed global outrage two weeks into Moscow's invasion of its ex-Soviet neighbour.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Cardinal slams sex abuse cover-ups at Vatican priest forum

17-02-2022 14:58 An influential cardinal opened a Vatican symposium on the priesthood Thursday apologising for "unworthy ministers" and the cover-up of child sexual abuse by Catholic clergy, before an audience that included Pope Francis.

Global pandemic

Almost 100,000 children lost parents to Covid in Peru

07-01-2022 12:08 Covid-19 killed at least one parent or primary caregiver for nearly 100,000 children in Peru, its government reported Thursday.

ARGENTINE PONTIFF

Pope Francis: Having pets not kids robs us of 'humanity'

05-01-2022 09:40 Pope Francis risked the ire of the world's childless dog and cat owners Wednesday, suggesting people who substitute pets for kids exhibit "a certain selfishness."

COVID-19 VACCINES

Ecuador makes Covid vaccine obligatory for those aged over five

23-12-2021 20:33 Ecuador becomes the first country to make coronavirus vaccines obligatory for children as young as five, following the arrival of the Omicron variant.

ELECTIONS 2021

Economic hardships take their toll on stomachs – and society

12-11-2021 20:10 In La Boca and other disadvantaged neighbourhoods across the capital, soup kitchens have sprung up on almost every street corner, run by social movements with help from the state.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

'Massive' child sex abuse in French Catholic Church, inquiry finds

05-10-2021 12:17 French Catholic clergy sexually abused around 216,000 minors spanning seven decades since 1950, a "massive phenomenon" that was covered up by a "veil of silence," an independent commission said Tuesday.