Are the children in the West Africa worse off than they where 15 years ago, despite legislations enacted to safeguard children's rights. According to a 6-8 November conference held in Burkina Faso, to assess the progress made by governments to implement the Convention on the Rights of the Child. …
A Sudanese minister said the government there launched legal challenge against a French charity accused of flying over a hundred children from Chad to families in Europe. Interior Minister Zubair Bashir Taha said Sudan planned to sue Zoe's Ark charitable organization for violating international laws by allegedly abducting children from …
I found the following chart (From the 2007 Pew Global Attitudes Project via Sunday's New York Times Magazine, and which accompanied this James Traub story) telling, though frankly I’m uncertain what it tells:
The five countries with the most favorable views of American ideas about democracy are Subsaharan African …
The heads of government of the Commonwealth have just concluded their biennial meeting, having convened in Uganda. On the subject of climate change, they have put forth a unified position. It appears, however, that it is a watered-down position from what almost all of the 53 nations …
It appears that Jacob Zuma now leads the race for the ANC leadership, the fruits of which almost assuredly will be the country's presidency after the country's 2009 elections. At least this is the scuttlebut from Western Cape ANC secretary Mcebisi Skwatsha (via the Cape Argus), the …
The attempts by the U.S. military to bring charges against an Associated Press photographer is bringing condemnation from the press group. The U.S. military detained Bilal Hussein in Ramadi in April, 2006, alleging he had links to terrorist groups in Iraq. Hussein, a 36-year-old native of Fallujah, has …
Here is a great link to photos of children in their daily lives in Cuba, The Children of Cuba
If you are interested into a little insight into Cuba then you may be interested to see the 2005 film, Viva Cuba, in which Malu and Jorgito …
As we’ve officially entered into the holiday season, and for many the time of gift giving is quickly approaching. As you are running a muck in daze of lights and glitter, forget not the need of so many that plagues our own countries, and so many children across the …
The weekly news roundup features critical views of the UK points system for highly-skilled migrants, a look at how Wester Union is dominating the remittances market across the world and a preview of France's new immigration legislation released on November 22nd.
It is becoming ever more attractive to become a US …
In a development expected for months, Australia's Labor Party won the national parliamentary elections and will install Kevin Rudd as the new Prime Minister. Rudd has been vocal about getting Australia into a much higher gear in dealing with climate change. Here's the story from AP:
Peacekeeping troops with the European Union and NATO searched the homes of relatives of Radovan Karadzic Friday looking for indications of his whereabouts. Karadzic vanished in 1998 after stepping down from his official government duties. He, as well as Gen. Ratko Mladic, are on the run for allegations regarding the …
Hope is in the eyes of a child, hope is the child!
It is the child who sees the light in the darkness, and walks towards it.
The child who reaches out for hope, and readily takes it's hand.
It is hope that gives us a world of children who stand tall in …
Enough hasn't been said about coal here. This is the 600-pound gorilla, sans doute. A friend gave me Big Coal by Jeff Goodell to read and I will get around to it in December during my winter break between semesters where I'm teaching. I have, though, had the time to …
Wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving!
As you sit down among the warmth of family and friends today, remember not what you don't have, but all the greatness you have been given in life. Material wealth is a wonderful gift, however it is not the thing happiness is made of. …
I’d like to apologize for the paucity of posting. The Foreign Policy Association has been upgrading its blog server and there have been some glitches, but it looks like we’re back up and running. Thanks for your patience.
The Council on Foreign Relations has a feature on how …
