Today as I was taking my morning brake, I decided to watch The View on TV and it was a typical show full of quirky antidotes and sudden ramblings on celebrities, politics and whatever else the big story in the news is. The guest co-host today was Jamie-Lynn Sigler from the hit show the Sopranos. […]
No child should ever fight the wars of their countries, nor should they ever have to live in such fear. But the truth is that millions are doing just that every day, there lives are lost and their innocence is never returned. Children, who never had a doll or a video game, but know how […]
Children's rights are not always what you think they are, no one needs to tell you that sexual exploitation, slavery, rape, etc. are crimes against children and that these crimes infringe on a child's rights. Issues such as poverty, nutrition, education, literacy, and other such issues areas are also part of children's rights, these are […]
Human slavery, child trafficking, its all something that happens in a country far away, maybe someplace you've never even heard of, right? Well yes it does and the problem is huge, but it's also right here at home. Yes, child trafficking and slavery is a major issue in the United States, the Land of […]
This weekend I was trying desperately to avoid work and all that comes with it, but when you work in the NGO world work is hard to avoid. There I was desperately trying to decompress from a long week at my job working for an anti-child trafficking organization, but I couldn’t escape. I flip the […]
When you begin to research the issues that affect our children world wide you never get over the shock of the numbers. The stories of so many never leave your mind, and even as these numbers grow you seem to never loose that one thought in your mind, "how is this possible?" I will, and […]
Last night I attended a conference run by WIT (Woman in Technology) for the WIT Connect conference Using Technology to Aid Women and Children around the Globe. The conference was held in the greater DC Metro area and it looked to bring together woman leaders in technology. Marla Ozarowski, Director of Technology Adoption for […]
I had no rights As I sat under a tree on day A man offered me sweets and Took me away. In a cupboard I was locked It seemed forever the light blocked. I had to work day and night We couldn't out up a fight. I didn't have no food When the man was […]
“The well-being of children requires political action at the highest level. We are determined to take that action.” , World Declaration on the Survival, Protection and Development of Children, 1990 As I mentioned in my last blog with the exception of the US and Somalia the UN party countries have signed and ratified the convention […]
“Human rights are inscribed in the hearts of people; they were there long before lawmakers drafted their first proclamation.” , Mary Robinson, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights I know anyone reading this blog has an interest in the welfare of our children and I know most of you understand their fundamental rights. However […]
Something to Think About: Whose responsibility is a child? The parents’ or guardians’, the state's, the international community's, the church's? Who protects the child who lives alone on the streets or the child who is forced into slavery? Who watches the child who lives each day staring death in the eye, as he fights a […]
Hello Blog Readers! Welcome to the Children's Blog, my name is Cassandra Clifford. I'm very excited to be one of the eight blogger/writers for the Foreign Policy Association's "Great Decisions" 2007 series. I hold an MA in International Relations and have spent much of my career dealing with various topics in Central and Eastern Europe, mostly […]