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Uruguay’s Broad Front prioritizes combating child poverty

Published on: September 8, 2024
09:58

Montevideo, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) Fighting off child poverty is currently a priority for the opposition Broad Front (FA), which seeks to win in the October elections and return to power in Uruguay.

Argentinean Condemns Elimination of Child Search Unit

Published on: August 18, 2024
12:16

Buenos Aires, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) The president of the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo, Estela de Carlotto, condemned today the decision of the Argentine Government to withdraw from the Commission for the Right to Identity (Conadi) the powers to investigate the appropriation of minors.

Physician postpones maternity leave to operate on Chilean child

Published on: January 30, 2024
15:19

Santiago, Chile, Jan 30 (Prensa Latina) Uruguayan neurosurgeon Katia Todoroff, a graduate from the Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM) in Havana, Cuba, postponed her maternity leave to operate on a Chilean child who was hospitalized in Talca.

Child vaccination reaches higher coverage rates in the Americas

Published on: July 18, 2023
16:38

Geneva, Jul 18 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday reported that child vaccination reached higher coverage rates in the Americas in 2022, having overcome decreases due to Covid-19 times.

Angola advocates eradication of child labor

Published on: May 16, 2023
14:30

Luanda, May 16 (Prensa Latina) Angola on Tuesday advocated in a ministerial forum to strengthen public policies aimed at eradicating forced child labor within the scope of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP).

China’s legislature endorses amendment on a third child

Published on: August 20, 2021
07:39

Beijing, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) China's National People's Congress (Parliament) on Friday amended the Family Planning Law to allow couples to have up to three children, an initiative aimed at counteracting low birth rate and people aging.

Diaz-Canel highlights childhood protection programs in Cuba

Published on: June 12, 2021
11:28

Havana, Jan 12 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Saturday highlighted his country's child protection programs against any kind of exploitation, a principle established in the national legal system.

Child population reaches historic low in Japan

Published on: May 5, 2021
01:15

Tokyo, May 5 (Prensa Latina) Japan's estimated child population reached a historic low after falling for 40 consecutive years, which is evidence of the country's aging population, official sources reported.

Child abuse prevails in Puerto Rican homes

Published on: April 30, 2021
09:08

San Juan, Apr 30 (Prensa Latina) 85% of child abuse cases in Puerto Rico happen at home or by people close to minors, a study revealed today.

Bolivia reports 35 femicides and eight child’s murders

Published on: April 21, 2021
00:30

La Paz, Apr 21 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia reported 35 femicides from January to April 19, according to the Specialized Prosecutor's Office for Crimes against Life and Personal Integrity.

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