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People board a truck as they leave Khartoum, Sudan, on June 19, 2023.
Displacement
‘I no longer have a dream’: Sudan has the largest displacement of children in the world
Yousef Hammash with his wife and children, Elia and Ahmad.
Israel-Hamas war
‘I don’t know what’s waiting for us in the next minute’: A father tries to protect his family in Gaza
Children stand in front of the building of the Peruvian Congress as part of a call to demand accountability for cancer patients in Peru, September 2023.
Health & Medicine
Desperate cancer patients in Peru look for options across the Atlantic
evacuees at night
Global Security
Factory that made essential therapeutic food for malnourished children in Sudan burns down
Karolina Daremyan bikes just six weeks after receiving her new prosthetic legs at Shriners Children's Boston.
Ukraine
How a Boston hospital transformed a Ukrainian child’s life
Sample portions of chicken and kale stew over rice
Food
Maine’s largest school district serves up African-inspired dishes to get more students excited about school lunch
a young kid walking down the sidewalk
Lifestyle
Netflix’s ‘Old Enough!’ reality TV show sends very young kids on errands by themselves
Some of the younger boys of newly arrived Afghan refugees play in their own game at a St. Louis sports facility. The weekly get-together is a chance to exercise and make new friends.
Refugees
Amid chaos, young Afghan refugees find something familiar in St. Louis — soccer
Pupils wear face masks as they attend class at Kitante Primary School in Kampala, Uganda
Education
Uganda’s schools reopen, ending world’s longest lockdown
Children play with a therapist in the pediatric unit of the Robert Debre hospital, in Paris, France
Coronavirus Conversations
Discussion: Children’s mental health during COVID
Two-year-old Lula-Belle Butler-Wenlock-Simpson, right, who was born with heart problems and underwent open-heart surgery, poses with a Special Friends doll whose scar mirrors her own.
Education
‘Special Friends’ dolls reflect the lives of children with special needs
Residents listen from a bench, background, as Percibald García reads children's books aloud outside the high-rise buildings in the Tlatelolco housing complex, in Mexico City, on July 18, 2020.
COVID-19
This Mexico City architect transformed an empty public square into a storytelling stage
Helping Kids Think About the Good
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Students play a soccer game on a basketball court at a boarding school for Uighur children on the outskirts of Istanbul, Turkey.
Education
In Turkey, a boarding school cares for Uighur children separated from their parents
Podcast: 2019-05-16 School Segregation is Getting Worse 65 Years After Brown v. Board of Education
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CEO of Company Housing Migrant Children Detainees Steps Down
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Inside the Fight to Reunite Families Separated at the U.S. Border
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sinks where migrant children allegedly bathed in Phoenix
Immigrant kids held in second Phoenix office seen bathing in sinks
People stand on side of road in front of trees holding signs; one reads "Shut Down Berks"
Immigration
Despite losing its state child care license — and years of claims of abuses — an immigrant family detention center in Pennsylvania made room for more families
Young boy entering building from sidewalk
Immigration
‘They didn’t explore the world,’ says physician who cared for toddlers separated from their parents at the border
an aerial view of a tent camp for detained migrant children in the US
Immigration
Family separation under ‘zero-tolerance’ policy could leave lasting trauma in children, pediatric doctor says
Puerto Ricans Pay the Price for Debt Crisis
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Can Radical New Tactics Curb Gun Violence?
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The 25 youth plaintiffs represent 17 cities in Colombia, including four within the Amazon rainforest.
Colombian high court grants personhood to Amazon rainforest in case against country’s government
Arts, Culture & Media
Imaginary Friends Forever
Blurry image of woman in pink hodded sweatshirt standing in front of window, with reflection of trees
Conflict
With smuggling costs skyrocketing, parents balance risk and debt for their children’s future
Woman hugs man in evening scene in front of building
Education
The children of H-1B visa holders are growing up — and still waiting for green cards
Fact-Checking the GOP Tax Plan
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The Search for U.F.O.s
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America: The Most Dangerous Wealthy Nation for Kids
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Woman sitting at table with two small children, holding up phone with another woman on video call
Global Politics
An American family finds their way in Mexico after deportation
Reading about science isn't just for grown-ups: There are many excellent science-related children's books, too.
Books
The year’s best science books for kids have something for everyone
Magali Torres
Education
For one immigrant in Florida, a DACA fix would mean ‘peace of mind’
Is it Time to Change Age-of-Consent Laws?
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Harvey Devastates Houston, Trump’s Controversial Pardon, Race, Identity and Adoption
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Close-up of face of man asleep on sofa with infant child next to him, wrapped in blanket
Lifestyle
2,800 miles and 26 years later, a new dad looks for his own father in Guatemala
Targeting the Vulnerable, Disconnected Youth, The Pope and The President
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A girl leaves flowers for the victims of an attack on concert goers at Manchester Arena.
Culture
How to talk to your kids about terrorism
Trump Takes a Trip, A Foiled Terror Plot, A Teacher’s Warning
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FBI Fallout Continues; Minnesota’s Measles Outbreak; Wheelchair Dancing
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students
Justice
US law students, driven by their own family stories, are helping asylum-seekers
Lucky Boy
Books
The novel ‘Lucky Boy’ and a timely story of immigration and motherhood
Protest
Global Politics
President Trump, how will your administration deal with US-citizen children whose parents are deported?
Transgender Rights, China Worries, Understanding the Cosmos
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A student at the chalkboard
Education
Decades before they choose a career, girls think being ‘really, really smart’ is for boys
China Goes Green, A Refugee Fight in Vermont, Actress Kristin Davis
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Bodies and feet of two young people, one pregnant
Justice
On the way to the US, children seeking asylum are often put in Mexico’s detention centers
Kids and the Election, Russia Tension, Analyzing ‘Locker Room Talk’
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Statue of a young boy looking out over school yard
Culture
For the last eight years, a ‘third culture kid’ has been in charge of America
A group of British children wearing their school uniforms greet the Queen at a ceremonial opening near London
Education
British schools may make their uniforms gender neutral
displaced yemeni girl stands
Conflict
UN blacklisted Saudi coalition for killing children in Yemen — then abruptly changed its mind
Syrian child's drawing
Conflict
Here’s how Syrian children draw their lives
incarcerated moms
Justice
Formerly incarcerated moms fight for reforms to save families
Connecting The Dots Between Child Prodigies and Autism
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Romney Attacks, Fighting for Survival, the Art of Captioning
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Three children in tuxedos on stage at the Oscars
Media
What it’s like to be the butt of the joke. One of the kids at the Oscars speaks out.
priests
Justice
The ‘Spotlight’ abuse scandal didn’t end in Boston. In South America, it’s still unfolding.
Children reading "Gbagba"
Books
This children’s book is starting a national conversation about corruption in Liberia
Conflict
Cold from the snow? This video will melt your heart.
Infant in delivery room
Medicine
How important is breast milk and delivery method to a newborn’s health?