Irish Examiner: UN to rebuke Ireland on child rights
--"The Government is expected to be severely reprimanded by the United Nations on Wednesday for falling “far short” in implementing the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) which was ratified 14 years ago."

Boston Globe: For-profits to compete in child placements
--"A little-noticed provision tucked into a bill in the dead of summer has triggered a sweeping change in adoption and foster care placements in the state, allowing for-profit companies to compete in Massachusetts for the first time."

NDTV.com: Ban on child labour may prove ineffective
--"Employers say they're not threatened by the new ban and children, whose lives will be directly affected by the ban, say that if they lose their jobs, they'll just have to find work elsewhere."

chron.com: Passport requirements will include children, too
--"New anti-terrorism rules soon will require American children under the age of 16 to obtain $82 U.S. passports to return home by air or sea from visits to Canada, Mexico or the Caribbean."