Street children

Homeless children living on the street

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March 31 2023
Bride of Chucky
Enjoy the Ride Records and Back Lot Music released Graeme Revell's complete film score on digital and limited-edition vinyl, produced by Mike Matessino. The release is a 140-gram vinyl 2xLP album with screen printed D side, featuring new artwork by Garreth Gibson and a Voodoo For Dummies replica double-sided insert.
January 1 2022 A spin-off television series, We Baby Bears, is released, following the Bears as cubs and continuing the franchise's legacy.
2021
Bride of Chucky
Chucky, a TV series based on the franchise, premiered.
2021 United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization reports increasing starvation risks for homeless children due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent food security crisis.
2021 Korean Central News Agency reports hundreds of homeless orphans 'volunteering' for manual labor projects, raising international concerns about potential forced child labor.
September 12 2020 The film was released in Southeast Asia on Cartoon Network, simultaneously broadcast on multiple channels including Boomerang, Oh!K, Warner TV, HBO, and HBO Family.
September 8 2020 The DVD of the movie was released, featuring bonus content including audio commentary, animatics, and deleted scenes.
September 8 2020 The DVD of We Bare Bears: The Movie was released, featuring bonus content including audio commentary, animatics, and deleted scenes.
September 7 2020 The movie has its television premiere on Cartoon Network, further expanding its audience reach.
June 30 2020 We Bare Bears: The Movie is released on North American digital theater platforms by Warner Bros. Television Distribution, marking the finale of the original series.
June 30 2020 A soundtrack single for 'We Bare Bears: The Movie' was released by Turner Music Publishing, Cartoon Network, and WaterTower Music. The soundtrack was produced by Brad Breeck and included songs written by Daniel Chong, Estelle Swaray, Ivan Barias, and Louie Zong.
May 21 2020 The film's trailer was presented by lead voice actors Eric Edelstein, Bobby Moynihan, and Demetri Martin via a Zoom conference.
January 2020 A short preview of the film was shown during the 2020 SF Sketchfest.
May 30 2019 Cartoon Network officially announced the We Bare Bears: The Movie after the conclusion of the series' fourth season finale and final episode, alongside the announcement of a spin-off series We Baby Bears.
2018 Cartoon Network staff approached Daniel Chong with the idea for a feature film based on the We Bare Bears series, which Chong accepted despite having no previous film experience.
2018 Mikey Heller and Kris Mukai began writing the film's story, drawing inspiration from the California wildfires and the Trump administration's family separation policy.
2018 Daily NK reports that the North Korean government is interning kotjebi in kwalliso camps, where children are suffering from malnutrition due to low rations.
2016 An estimated 800 street children were present in Sweden, with Moroccan youth being the most prevalent origin group.
2016 Sweden and Morocco signed a bilateral treaty to facilitate the repatriation of Moroccan street children, with Morocco agreeing to accept 77 males, of whom 65 had previously provided false identities during asylum claims.
2016 Official estimates indicate between 60,000 and 200,000 street children were present in Iran, highlighting a significant social issue affecting youth in the country.
2014 384 Moroccan male minors claimed asylum in Sweden, with many preferring street life over refugee housing.
2014 Street children from the 1990s are now adults, with many reported living 'underground' in tunnels and sewers beneath Bucharest, some having their own children.
2014 UNDP Human Development Report ranks Bangladesh 142nd among 187 countries, with a Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.558. The same year, the projected number of street children in Bangladesh reaches 1.14 million.
2013
Bride of Chucky
Curse of Chucky, another sequel in the franchise, was released.
2013 Third consecutive year of record high homeless children population.
2013 World Bank projections ranked Sierra Leone as having the second fastest-growing economy in the world, indicating potential economic improvements for the country's children.
2012 Continued record high levels of homeless children in the United States.
2012 Brazilian government census by the Human Rights Secretariat and Institute for Sustainable Development counted approximately 23,973 children and adolescents working or sleeping on the streets.
2012 Unaccompanied male minors from Morocco began claiming asylum in Sweden, marking the start of a significant migration pattern of young Moroccan immigrants.
2011 Reached a record high number of homeless children, approximately three times the number in 1983.
2011 Continuation of floods in Pakistan further exacerbated the street children crisis, with massive displacement of children from their homes in multiple cities across the country.
2011 Continuation of flood impacts, with a large percentage of children in major Pakistani cities being displaced and becoming street children due to the ongoing environmental and economic disruption.
2010 Homeless children in the US increased to 1.6 million, continuing the upward trend of youth homelessness.
2010 The number of homeless children in the United States grew to 1.6 million, continuing the upward trend of youth homelessness.
2010 Floods in Pakistan forced a significant number of children onto the streets. In Multan, 56.5% of interviewed children were displaced, while in Karachi (82.2%), Hyderabad (80.5%), and Sukkur (83.3%) experienced even higher displacement rates.

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