Today many people find themselves saying; “Happy Memorial Day” as they visit with family and friends in the newly found summer sun, for the first BBQ’s and pool parties of the year, yet Memorial Day is not a day of celebration, but that of a day of remembrance for all U.S. Service Members who died […]
Last week in the two part series, Looking Deeper into Child Marriage, looked at the often hidden and forgotten plague of child marriage and the some 25,000 child marriages that occur everyday. According to UNICEF some 60 million children are forced to enter into marriages before they are of legal age, half of which are […]
Pennies add up for Wisconsin 8th-graders A so-called “penny war” begun by eighth-graders at West Salem Middle School, in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, raised $610 in loose change from students — a portion of which was donated to a village in Rwanda to meet the water needs for a month. Students divided the remainder […]
Today 25 May is National Missing Children’s Day, a day setforth to strengthen the protection of all children and seek to ensure that we inciate whatever it takes to find missing children across the country. According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children there are some 800,000 reported missing each day, NCMEC also reports […]
Although many countries have now set minimum legal ages for marriage, the laws are often ignored, or even unheard. In many countries the minimum legal age for marriage is 16-18, however it is widely ignored in the rural areas, where illiteracy remains high, and it is therefore increasingly difficult to end this archaic practice. For […]
Everyday across the globe 25,000 girls are married according to World Vision’s report, Before She’s Ready. Despite these shocking statistics the topic of child marriage has become somewhat taboo, to many it is nothingness than unimaginable, but this unspeakable practice while outdated is alive and well in many cultures across the globe. Why are childhood […]
The Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health gained much needed backing yesterday at the World Health Assembly in Geneva, as a number of countries made commitments to improving maternal and child health. The needed backing came as 16 countries pledged support for initiatives including access to contraception, use of birth attendants, immunizations and curbing […]
Peace Corps pledges improvements on volunteer safety The U.S. Peace Corps has not been “sufficiently responsive or sensitive” to young volunteers who are the victims of crimes, especially in instances of rape, the agency’s director on Wednesday conceded to U.S. lawmakers. Congress is expected to increase oversight of the Peace Corps after former volunteers and […]
On 11 May the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict of the United Nations issued the Annual Report of the Secretary-General to the Security Council on Children and Armed Conflict. Each year the report is published to lists those parties involved in the recruitment of children in armed conflict, as well and use, kill […]
Today 14 May is World Fair Trade Day, this years theme is “TRADE FOR PEOPLE – Fair Trade your world”. The theme encompasses the strong belief in the need to put people and the environment at the heart of trade and consumption, Trade for people means trade for sustainable development of local communities. Fair Trade […]
When one thinks of the biggest killers of children across the globe poverty and disease are what most often come to mind. Only a few inches of water can be fatal to a child, leaving deadly hazards at many turns, such as a tub of water, a washing bin, a rice field, fountain or […]
Today is a day to honor mother’s across the globe, women who give new life and hope to the world. Women who raise future leaders, raise the motherless child of another like their own, protect and shield children’s lives with no thought to themselves, and women who give their lives sacrificing all to see that […]
Tomorrow is Mother’s day and for many it means getting Mom a card, some flowers or a gift that show her how much we care and appreciate all she has done to make us the people we are today. For mothers in developing countries it is also a day in which they most often reflect […]
The use of child soldiers in armed conflict plagues our global society, as thousands of children continue to be recruited into armed conflict by both government forces and armed rebel groups in spite global efforts to combat the continued use of children. UNICEF estimates there are some 300,000 child soldiers actively fighting in at least […]
Today is UNESCO World Press Freedom Day, therefore I wanted to take a brief moment to thank all of the journalists and press officials who work around the globe, especially those who risk their lives to bring us stories of oppression and conflict. Today is a day to remember the grave violations against freedom of […]