News of children

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.

Covid-19 vaccines

Government approves Sinopharm vaccine for children aged 3 to 11

01-10-2021 21:03 Argentina "will end 2021 with its entire population over three years of age covered and protected,” declares Health Minister Carla Vizzotti.

Covid-19 vaccines

Pfizer says its Covid jab safe for children aged 5 to 11

20-09-2021 14:32 Pfizer and BioNTech says trial results showed their coronavirus vaccine is safe and produces a robust immune response in children aged five to 11.

Coronavirus vaccines

In world first, Cuba starts Covid jabs for toddlers

07-09-2021 11:55 Cuba on Monday became the first country in the world to vaccinate children from the age of two against Covid-19, using home-grown jabs.

TECHNOLOGY

China limits children's online gaming to three hours a week

30-08-2021 13:20 China on Monday announced a drastic cut to children's online gaming time to just three hours a week during term time, the latest move in a broad crackdown on tech giants in the world's biggest gaming market.

POVERTY

Study: 7 million children in Argentina live in impoverished households

04-08-2021 15:35 Around seven million, or 63%, of children aged under 14 in Argentina live in low-income households, with social vulnerability especially manifest in the north, a new study has revealed.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

UN rights experts urge Vatican to halt child sex abuse

21-06-2021 11:02 Experts voice "utmost concern about numerous allegations around the world of sexual abuse and violence committed by members of the Catholic Church against children."

POVERTY & THE PANDEMIC

Child labour has soared during pandemic, says new poll

29-05-2021 11:07 Child labour in Argentina now reaches a 10th of all children in the 5-15 years age group and 30 percent of adolescents aged between 16 and 17.

by Clara Fernández Escudero

Sex abuse

Second Próvolo abuse trial gets underway with two nuns in dock

03-05-2021 17:00 Two nuns and seven other woman stand trial, accused of complicity in the sexual abuse of deaf children at the Próvolo Institute in Mendoza Province.

Football

Newell's Old Boys creates school in Rosario for kids with disabilities

27-04-2021 12:24 Lionel Messi's childhood club — the famous Newell's Old Boys in Rosario — has launched a football school for children with learning disabilities.

US Border Crisis

Massive increase of migrant children at Mexico-US border, says UNICEF

20-04-2021 13:09 According to UNICEF, Mexican authorities are recording an average of 275 new migrant children a day waiting to cross into the United States or having been sent back from the northern side of the border.

Venezuela

In crisis-hit Venezuela, maternity wards have become death traps

29-01-2021 17:31 With seven years of back-to-back recession and the highest inflation in the world, Venezuela's hospitals are creaking skeletons of their former selves, and the effects on maternity wards can be devastating.

BACK TO SCHOOL?

Province-by-province: When students will return to schools

23-01-2021 10:28 Education Minister Nicolás Trotta confirmed this week that no less than 17 provinces will be starting the school year on March 1, with the aim of making classroom presence “the rule.”

Coronavirus Pandemic

Parents demand return of face-to-face classes at schools

16-01-2021 17:39 Group of parents pressure government, organising themselves via social media to demand restoration of face-to-face classes and a meeting with Education Minister Nicolás Trotta.