Coronavirus pandemic
Health experts advise closing schools, but for unstably housed families, that brings difficult choices, increased risk.
by Ian Morse
Opinion
by Hibo Wardere
AJ Close up
Canada
by Brandi Morin
Human Rights
by Abdullahi Mire
Syria's War15 Mar 2020 12:49 GMT
As conflict enters 10th year, UN agency warns that 2.8m children are out of school in Syria and neighbouring countries.
Australia11 Mar 2020 02:27 GMT
Former Vatican treasurer under Pope Francis is the highest-ranking Catholic official ever convicted of child sex crimes.
Iran04 Mar 2020 01:38 GMT
Human rights group says victims were 22 boys, aged between 12 and 17, and a girl reportedly aged between eight and 12.
South Africa02 Mar 2020 09:14 GMT
Loss of 13-year-old Enock Mpianzi casts light on flaws in the education system, decades after schools were desegregated.
NewsFeed02 Mar 2020 09:07 GMT
Newly released body-camera footage shows the moment a Florida police officer arrested a six-year-old girl.
Africa27 Feb 2020 13:30 GMT
A photojournalist captures the moment the inspector leading the search for a missing child reports back to her aunt.
Education24 Feb 2020 08:26 GMT
In Kenya, one million girls miss school each month because they cannot afford sanitary pads, while some share used ones.
Latin America20 Feb 2020 06:47 GMT
Mexico City mayor says two suspects, who are reported to be a couple, were detained in a town in the state of Mexico.
AJ Impact19 Feb 2020 14:36 GMT
Environmental degradation and marketing pressures endanger world's children, says report by WHO, UNICEF and The Lancet.
Climate Change19 Feb 2020 13:44 GMT
Evidence suggests that environmental disasters could lead to earlier marriages in the communities gravely affected.
United States18 Feb 2020 11:29 GMT
A mother reflects on privilege and the assumptions of worth that accompany skin colour in the US education system.
Latin America17 Feb 2020 20:42 GMT
The killing comes just two days after a young Mexico City woman was allegedly murdered by a boyfriend.
Latin America15 Feb 2020 06:30 GMT
Government closed around 160 orphanages in the past five years and hundreds more operate without official authorisation.
Reporter's Notebook 14 Feb 2020 08:15 GMT
More than a decade after the violence began, a photojournalist reflects on the importance of images of celebration taken in the midst of crisis.
Opinion12 Feb 2020 12:56 GMT
In Indian-administered Kashmir, students are being used as tools to keep the charade of normalcy alive.
by Aayilah Ahmad
by Belen Fernandez
by Majed Abusalama