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Children with disabilities and children on the move represent highly diverse populations. But as two of the most marginalized groups of children in the world, there is much they have in common, [...]

As many of us worked from home during the pandemic, it became evident that things were not particularly equal, even among dual-earner couples. [Adi Gaskell – Forbes, 25 February 2023.] READ MORE

Across the EU countries, the median age ranged from 38.3 years in Cyprus, 38.8 in Ireland and 39.7 in Luxembourg to 48.0 years in Italy, 46.8 in Portugal and 46.1 in Greece. In total, 18 EU [...]

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health concerns top the list of worries for parents; most say being a parent is harder than they expected. [Rachel Minkin and Juliana Horowitz – [...]

Some 93% of major metropolitan areas in Europe “shrank” or lost population as a result of the impact of COVID-19, with nearly two thirds of all European cities experiencing the same [...]

A job that offers autonomy and support for a parent in a child’s first year of life is linked to better cognitive and social outcomes and mental health for that child six years down the road. [...]

According to the United Nations Population Division, the number of persons aged 65 and older is expected to double over the next three decades, reaching 1.6 billion in 2050. [Felix Richter [...]

The Commission for Social Development, acting by consensus on the final day of its sixty-first session, decided to forward four draft resolutions to the Economic and Social Council for adoption — [...]