News of children

Hospital staff march to Obelisk in pay dispute protest

03-06-2025 15:15 Doctors at Argentina’s top children’s hospital march in protest, calling for fair pay, proper staffing and urgent improvements in care as Milei administration goes on attack.

POLITICS

Milei gets Tuttle Twins to teach free markets to kids

29-05-2025 08:53 President Javier Milei is relaunching a state-run TV channel for kids set to feature a cartoon teaching free-market economics while stressing the evils of taxes and communism.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Watchdog takes government to court over medicine for sick children

23-01-2025 01:09 State watchdog for children files court injunction to force Argentina’s government to provide missing medication for sick youngsters, including some undergoing cancer treatment.

New appointment

Milei government names ex-gambling firm CEO as children's secretary

10-11-2024 17:16 Milei government names ex-gambling firm CEO Juan Bautista Ordoñez as its new National Secretary for Children, Adolescents and the Family.

Homage to football legend

Maradona's children unveil memorial site, foundation plans

01-11-2024 09:03 The 'M10 Memorial' is scheduled to open in 2025 in the tourist area of Puerto Madero, a few blocks from the Casa Rosada, and will be able to welcome one million visitors a year.

HEALTH & ECONOMY

New health minister fires management of top children’s hospital

03-10-2024 16:27 Newly appointed Health Minister Mario Lugones fires board of Garrahan Children’s Hospital for awarding 500,000-peso bonus; Decision “does not match the national government’s wage guidelines.”

HUMAN RIGHTS

UN committee ‘deeply concerned’ for children amid cutbacks

28-09-2024 07:44 The United Nations’ Committee on the Rights of the Child expresses alarm over Milei administration cutbacks as it publishes a new report on children’s rights; Experts warn of programme closures, replacement of officials and budget reductions.

by Mattis Nurit

Editorial

When Loan is a national debt

29-06-2024 04:22 On the nationwide clamour for the reappearance of a missing child.

MIGRATION & HUMAN RIGHTS

UN: Number of children fleeing Latin America is soaring

15-05-2024 13:20 More than 30,000 children have crossed the perilous Darien Gap jungle in four months on the path to a better life in the United States, a number up 40% from the same period last year.

CHILD POVERTY

Six out of every 10 schoolchildren in Argentina are poor, says UCA

13-03-2024 16:21 A report by UCA's Social Debt Observatory exposes complex situation facing Argentine children and youths who attend educational institutions.

Human rights

Victoria Donda’s uncle sentenced to 15 years jail for her dictatorship abduction

04-03-2024 21:51 Retired military officer Adolfo Donda sentenced to 15 years in prison as co-perpetrator of the abduction of his niece, politician Victoria Donda, during dark days of 1976-1983 military dictatorship.

Columbia

Colombian armed groups forcibly recruited nearly 190 kids in 2023: report

13-02-2024 13:20 Nearly 190 children as young as nine were forcibly recruited by armed groups in Colombia last year, the country's rights ombudsman said Monday.

Gender violence in Spain

In Spain, child protection key to legal fight against gender violence

07-02-2024 12:02 The case of a man who killed his children to get back at his ex-wife has thrown the spotlight on Spain's child protection efforts, which are a central part of its legal battle against gender violence.

POLITICS & JUDICIARY

Rights groups criticise bid to lower age of criminal responsibility

05-02-2024 11:02 Several bills seeking to lower the age of criminal responsibility have been introduced to Argentina’s Congress in recent years, but none have won approval. As Javier Milei’s justice minister confirms he will seek once again to lower the threshold, human rights groups and childrens’ advocacy groups reiterate their opposition.

by Ashton Goren

FEATURE: SOCIETY & POVERTY

Argentina and the infantilisation of poverty

01-11-2023 05:39 Experts say Argentina is going through a process of “poverty infantilisation” – minors are poorer than the rest of the population, with teens and children in single-parent homes the most vulnerable. Are welfare programmes just a patch or are they preventing the situation from getting worse?

by Sabrina Chemen

PRÓVOLO ABUSE TRIAL

Mendoza court acquits nuns in Próvolo deaf children sex abuse case

19-10-2023 10:12 Nuns from the Antonio Próvolo Institute, investigated for sexual abuse of deaf children, acquitted by court; Victims’ lawyers criticise court and say they will appeal.

SOCIETY

Report calls for measures to tackle sexual exploitation of children

08-09-2023 10:52 Fundación Red por la Infancia report details concerns over sexual abuse and exploitation of minors; Argentina 49th out of 60 countries in international ranking assessing prevention and response to problem.

EDUCATION

School dropouts: the pandemic which does not end

04-08-2023 06:12 According to estimates, between 350,000 and 700,000 students left school in 2021. Whether through lack of funds, the pressures of child labour or other challenges, only 10% of Argentina’s pupils end their secondary schooling on time. To tackle the problem, football stars are joining a campaign to challenge the school dropout problem, an issue aggravated by the Covid-19 pandemic.

by Sabrina Chemen

EDUCATION

Lack of classroom days behind drive to private schooling, says polling

03-08-2023 06:15 New survey provides X-ray of Argentina’s education system and reveals teacher strikes are among, main motives for those choosing private education. Women, especially those with lower purchasing-power and living in Greater Buenos Aires, are the most concerned about lost days of classes, with the school syllabus one of the biggest worries.

by Sabrina Chemen

ANA LLOBET INTERVIEW

‘We need the public’ – NGO on search for Argentina’s 100 missing children

22-07-2023 06:23 More than 100 kids are being sought across the country, reveals Ana Llobet, president of the Missing Children Argentina NGO. “Many more are lost than those denounced," she assures, expressing particular concern about individuals that disappeared years ago and whose cases remain unsolved.

by Anabella Gonzalez