According to the World Health Organization’s (WHO), World Health Report, released on November 22, 2010 there are some 1 billion people globally who are unable to pay for health care, while another 100 million placed in situations of poverty as a direct result of health care expenditures. The report stated that both wealthy and impoverished […]
Yesterday American’s filled their plates with the barrage of Turkey Day delights and their homes with friends and family. Today with bellies full the Christmas Shopping season has officially begun as Black Friday consumed the shoppers across the country. Its the American way to look for a deal and a bargain, but does your bargain […]
Today citizens and residents of the United States set forth to spend the day amongst family and friends to celebrate Thanksgiving. The day is one where we are able to escape the ciaos that has become our everyday lives and take a moment to gather around tables covered in bountiful food and partake in traditions […]
I have written a number of previous post on the issue of child pornography, including virtual child porn, and I have often debated and questioned the links between child porn and child sex trafficking. Regardless of any data I am unquestionably moved to see an end to both and do see a link between the […]
Iran is targeted by UN over human rights abuses The human rights committee of the United Nations on Thursday called upon Iran to end discrimination and religious intolerance, citing incidences of torture, flogging, amputations and stoning, as well as widespread discrimination and violence against women. The committee also condemned the human rights records of Myanmar […]
Across parts of Africa, the Middle East and Asia, the following scene is replayed over and over: A girl, often between 4 and 12 years old, is held down by three or four women while all or part of her external and internal genitalia is cut off. The practice known as, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) […]
The issue of bullying is not one that is new in the slightest bit, however it has taken on a new shape and form over the years and has become increasingly hard to prevent. I have previously written on the issues of bullying, however recently it has become more prevalent in the media recently as […]
UN attempts Haitian tent camp evacuation A few hundred of the estimated 6,000 residents of a tent camp in Haiti outside Port-au-Prince were evacuated by UN workers because of the threat of floods and mudslides from Hurricane Tomas. Moore, Kutcher add star power to UN trafficking effort Celebrity couple Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher have […]
The UN has released the the United Nations’ Human Development Report. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the report and it has taken on a historic milestone as it charts human progress some 20 years before that first reports publication. The first Human Development Report, was released in 1990, for which its basic and […]
All eyes have once again found there focus on Haiti and the sate of the country’s children, as a Cholera outbreak is gripping the country and as another hurricane looms in the distance. The country has already been met with fears of housing shortages, adoption issues, an almost completely decimated education system, and surmount it […]
The United States has found itself in the hot-seat, as human-rights group cast scorn and dismay at the Administration following memorandum issued by President Obama. The memorandum, related to the 2007-2008 Child Soldiers Prevention Act (which Obama co-sponsored while serving in the Senate), essentially gives a free pass to four countries to continue receiving U.S. […]
Studies examine costs, prospects of ending malaria Scientists say that malaria can be eliminated, but only if governments invest in long-term policies that ensure that the mosquito-borne disease does not return to areas where it was eradicated through short-term measures. Currently the malaria map indicates that malaria is endemic to 99 countries, with 32 of […]
On October 23, 2010, over 2,000 registered walkers took part in the DC Stop Modern Slavery Walk taking the National Mall by storm. The walk culminated with speakers, live music, and an information fair. The event was the largest of its kind in the history of the Nation’s Capital to raise public awareness about modern […]
The weekend is quickly approaching and many parents are scared out of their wits as they rush about town trying to find their children a costume before the sun sets and the ghost and goblins begin their night of trickery and the wee ones venture out into the dark of night in search of treats. […]
So often we look at children and all we see is untouched innocence, and in reality that is what we should see. Sadly however as seen in my recent post on the report; Child Abuse and Neglect Deaths in the U.S. ,some 12,180 children died as a result of child abuse and, or, neglect from 2001-2008. Countless […]