Sudan’s ruinous civil war is approaching its third year, leaving a legacy of malnutrition, massive population displacement ...

The U.N. children’s fund on Thursday accused armed men, likely on both sides of the conflict in eastern Congo, of raping scores of children over the past weeks as rebels ...

A new directive puts further exemptions on hold. Aid workers also say the U.S. government has made it impossible to pay ...

The UN children's fund has also warned that child soldiers are being recruited at unprecedented levels as the conflict in ...

Photos donated to a Hungarian archive reveal the devastating aftermath of the siege of Budapest, which ended 80 years ago.

A scruffy New Orleans dog famed for evading a monthslong effort to recapture him using nets and tranquilizer rifles has finally been caught and returned to domestic life.

The second world war marked a turning point in the history of childhood. To train young people to build peace, authorities ...

Over 160 unexploded practice bombs dating all the way back to World War II have been discovered underneath a children’s playground in the United Kingdom, officials said.

Everyone loves a breath of fresh air. Unfortunately, too often our air is anything but fresh. While air quality varies dramatically from place to place and day to day, nearly the entire world — about ...

A recent analysis by the U.N. children’s agency found that more than 500 million children in East Asia and Pacific countries ...

Reactions to the changes in USAID run the gamut. Some leading voices — like Mexico's president — are in favor. Others fear ...

Born in 1929 in Ixelles, Belgium, Audrey Hepburn grew up to be one of the world’s leading actresses and fashion … Continue ...