Children

Unprecedented sexual violence against children has been reported in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo as the Rwanda-backed M23 ramps up its offensive.

At least 5,600 people were killed in Haiti in 2024, an increase of more than 1,000 from the previous year. Another 2,212 people were injured and 1,494 kidnapped.

For many children in the Middle East and North Africa, who have grown up almost exclusively watching international animations, finding relatable cartoons can be a challenge.

As a fragile peace slowly settles in South Sudan, former child soldiers are gradually being demobilised. But do they still have a future?

Two years after Marawi’s siege, 66,000 Filipinos still live in tents or shelters and only a small amount of displaced children have resumed school regularly. Improving access to education is among the aims of a project, funded by EU Humanitarian Aid, which has been a gamechanger for many families.

38,000 children under the age of five-years-old are estimated to die every year from causes linked to malnutrition

Nearly half of Guatemalan children are under-nourished – among the highest rates in the world. And aid agencies say that in the worst affected parts of the country, the number of acute cases is higher than official estimates.

What is life like for Palestinian children living in the Israeli-controlled part of Hebron? What’s the impact of the conflict on them and what’s the role of the EU in reducing their trauma?

In this episode of Aid Zone Euronews’ Monica Pinna travels to Jordan to look at how the EU and other international organisations are supporting the country’s efforts to integrate Syrian refugee children into the national school system.

The strikes tore into tents for displaced Palestinians, a car and two houses in the Khan Younis area, a local hospital said.