CHILDREN

More children wounded by gunshots in Uruguay

Published on: April 26, 2024
00:30

Montevideo, Apr 26 (Prensa Latina) The care of minors wounded by gunshots is becoming more and more frequent in hospitals, the Uruguayan Society of Pediatric Surgery (Sucipe) warned recently.

UNICEF supports Cuba’s neonatology services

Published on: April 16, 2024
12:19

Havana, Apr 16 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Cuba reported on Tuesday that it mobilized resources to support 19 neonatology services throughout the country in in 2023.

El Trompo Children’s Fair begins in Cuba

Published on: April 15, 2024
09:38

Havana, Apr 15 (Prensa Latina) From today until April 21, the Children's Fair El Trompo, organized by the Cuban Fund for Cultural Goods (FCBC), will take place in Havana.

Calls to save school year in Haiti in the face of rising violence

Published on: April 10, 2024
10:17

Port-au-Prince, Apr 10 (Prensa Latina) The Haitian Parents Association called to save the school year affected by the current spiral of violence, caused by gangs, in the capital of Haiti.

Millions of Sudanese children are threatened by war

Published on: April 10, 2024
08:31

Khartoum, Apr 10 (Prensa Latina) The war between the Sudanese Army and paramilitary combatants threatens the lives of 10 million Sudanese children, who are exposed to bombings and attacks on the civilian population, denounced the NGO Save the Children.

Cuba analyzes implementation of child and youth policy

Published on: April 2, 2024
08:36

Havana, Apr 2 (Prensa Latina) Members of the Cuban Young Communist League (UJC, in Spanish) are analyzing on Tuesday the actions for the implementation of the Comprehensive Policy for Children, Adolescents, and Youth, as an activity before the 12th Congress of the organization.

Sri Lanka donates one million dollars for children in Gaza

Published on: April 1, 2024
10:10

Colombo, Apr 1 (Prensa Latina) Sri Lanka donated one million dollars to the Palestinian government for the care of children in Gaza who are in precarious conditions due to the Israeli siege of that territory.

Costa Rican children to be vaccinated against measles

Published on: March 28, 2024
00:46

San José, Mar 28 (Prensa Latina) Health authorities in Costa Rica are preparing an extraordinary vaccination campaign against measles, rubella and mumps, which will benefit more than half a million children between 15 months and 10 years of age.

Armed violence deepening malnutrition crisis for children in Haiti

Published on: March 26, 2024
17:24

United Nations, Mar 26 (Prensa Latina) The alarming surge in armed violence in areas of Haiti is creating heightened risk of furthering a malnutrition crisis in the country, UNICEF warned on Tuesday.

Hunger kills more children in Gaza, WHO warns

Published on: March 20, 2024
11:16

Geneva, Mar 20 (Prensa Latina) The number of newborns and children on the verge of death is increasing due to hunger, caused by five months of intense bombings by Israel on Gaza, and constant denials of access to aid, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday.

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