Three decades after one of the largest lead mines in the world closed down, people in Kabwe, Zambia, are still dealing with ...

Three high-school student leaders with Key Club International, a youth-led service organization and UNICEF partner for over 30 years, recall meaningful interactions with children, caregivers, ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Owen Choongo is just 17, but he has been the sole provider for his siblings since his mother left them over two years ago ...

Zambia should provide accountability for its failure to clean up a contaminated mine site that is responsible for the ongoing ...

This submission relates to the review of the Republic of Zambia under the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child and focuses on the impact of lead pollution on children’s rights. Lead ...

Zambia must immediately provide medical treatment to thousands of children suffering from lead poisoning, and must take swift steps to clean up areas contaminated by residue from what was once the ...

LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Eight Croatian nationals have pleaded not guilty to charges of child trafficking before a magistrates court in Ndola, Zambia. They were named in court documents as Damir Magic, ...

LUSAKA, Zambia (UNHCR) - Twelve-year-old Angolan refugee Jeraldo Nundu-Jil can't stop singing the praises of Italy. In May, she travelled there as part of a 30-member children's choir from Nangweshi ...

A Cape Breton group that devotes itself to helping children in need in Southern Africa has returned home after a successful firsthand mission.