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United Nations' Human Development Report Released

United Nations' Human Development Report Released

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 […]

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The Grammar of Chinese Women

The Grammar of Chinese Women

by Deborah Fallows The village of Xizhou is nestled in a verdant strip of land in China’s southwestern Yunnan Province. To the east lies Erhai Lake, where cormorants play. To the west, hills rise to the Tibetan Plateau, where herders graze their yaks. During World War II, Xizhou offered a first radio contact point for […]

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Child Trafficking in Haiti Continues to Rise

Child Trafficking in Haiti Continues to Rise

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 […]

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Sex work in the US: a global human rights issue

Sex workers internationally face incredible stigma, dehumanization and criminalization from politicians, health workers, police officers, the media and the general population. In fact most people seem uncomfortable with the idea of sex work, and struggle to understand how anyone could “do such a thing”. The language regularly used to describe sex work manifests this disregard […]

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Haiti in the Time of Cholera (link)

Earlier this week I reported on the devastating cholera epidemic currently racing through the Haitian countryside for The Atlantic. The numbers have now climbed to 442 registered deaths and 6,742 hospitalizations, but my reporting from the Artibonite and Central plateau regions is still timely. “Cholera arrived in Haiti this month with a vengeance. Since the […]

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U.S. in Hot-Seat as Aid Continues for Countries Using Child Soldiers

U.S. in Hot-Seat as Aid Continues for Countries Using Child Soldiers

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. […]

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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 […]

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DC Walk Shows the Power in Community to Fight Modern Slavery

DC Walk Shows the Power in Community to Fight Modern Slavery

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 […]

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Is Halloween Getting too Sexy for Kids?

Is Halloween Getting too Sexy for Kids?

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. […]

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President Obama: It Gets Better

Barack Obama tells bullies to just stop it.

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Child Abuse Survivor Turned Activist Empowers and Inspires

Child Abuse Survivor Turned Activist Empowers and Inspires

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 […]

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UNICEF reaches out to DR Congo’s children Child soldiers and children orphaned by violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo are being given the opportunity to heal and learn in UNICEF-backed schools. United Nations officials estimate there are tens of thousands of children caught up in the country’s conflict. Cholera strikes rural Haiti A deadly […]

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Cholera in Haiti (images)

This week Haiti was struck by a massive Cholera epidemic, as though the island and its inhabitants haven’t already faced enough this year.  So far 250 have been registered as deceased, most of dehydration en route to medical centers.  Over 3,000 people have visited medical sites.  Many others have likely died without reaching a clinic […]

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UN Day

UN Day

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Make a Difference Day, October 23rd

Make a Difference Day, October 23rd

“One person can make a difference, and everyone should try” – John F. Kennedy Every day many people are venturing out into the world with a vision to look at and overcome some of the many development challenges across the globe.  International development is now seeing an increase of individuals, who are setting out to solve […]

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