ECONOMIC INDICATORS UCA: 6 in 10 children and adolescents in Argentina are poor 16-05-2023 15:07 Data from UCA’s influential Observatorio de la Deuda Social indicates that some 8.2 million people aged under 17 were living in poverty at the end of 2022.
UNICEF REPORT Argentina’s children: the poorest of the nation’s poor 31-03-2023 10:40 Who are the almost seven million children and adolescents living in poverty in our country? Where do they live? And how? A report from UNICEF gives voice without access to drinking water, decent housing or education. by Sabrina Chemen
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Pope Francis: ‘Reaching my age in good health is a grace but I don’t know how long it will last’ 17-03-2023 07:41 A special interview with Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the leader of the Catholic Church, to mark the tenth anniversary of his papacy. A historic interview for a historic personality. by Jorge Fontevecchia
Anger in Rosario Homes of alleged drug-traffickers in Rosario vandalised after child's killing 07-03-2023 07:50 Residents of the working-class neighbourhood of Los Pumitas ransacked and vandalised homes of suspected drug-traffickers on Monday; Vigilante response to death of an 11-year-old child, who was killed in a violence shootout over weekend.
Special report: Child marriage in Argentina Child marriage is always forced 04-02-2023 06:04 In every province across Argentina, children are forced into marriage – even in the capital, Buenos Aires. Whether by family dictate, as a form of protection or an avenue of social mobility, underage girls are the victims of forced marriage. by Sabrina Chemen
Poverty in Argentina Around 5.5 million children in Argentina living in poverty 29-09-2022 02:11 Child poverty affected 50.9% of Argentina’s population in the first half of 2022, according to the Permanent Household Survey (EPH) by the INDEC national statistics bureau.
City Teachers slam City Hall ‘neglect’ after death of 11-year-old child 18-08-2022 19:02 Educational professionals express “pain, impotence and anger” at death of unidentified 11-year-old, who passed away on Monday after profound deterioration in her health.
church sex abuse Former bishop sentenced to four years in jail for sex abuse 04-03-2022 19:41 Ex-Orán bishop Gustavo Oscar Zanchetta sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison for sexual abuse by a court in Salta Province.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Retired bishop Zanchetta denies sex abuse claims at trial 21-02-2022 20:31 Retired Argentine bishop Gustavo Oscar Zanchetta, seen as close to the Pope and with history managing Vatican property, denies charges of sex abuse allegedly committed a decade ago.
HUMAN RIGHTS Court investigates FARC for recruitment of 18,000 children 11-08-2021 15:57 Colombia's former rebel group being investigated over alleged recruitment of more than 18,000 children to fight in guerrilla conflict against state.
CATHOLIC CHURCH UN rights experts urge Vatican to halt child sex abuse 21-06-2021 11:02 Experts voice "utmost concern about numerous allegations around the world of sexual abuse and violence committed by members of the Catholic Church against children."