Burma (Myanmar) – UNICEF has begun distributing emergency supplies such as medicines, clothing, cooking utensils and water purification tablets in Myanmar in the wake of flooding that has struck the country. Media reports say thousands of people have been left homeless by the floods, which come two weeks after the start of the annual monsoon […]
Brothers and Sisters All Love Our World “Many holding hands represent people from different races, countries, and cultures bringing their love and care to each other. There is no boundary between them. They sing a song for peace and friendship as they share their knowledge and happiness. A world full of joy and harmony is […]
The oldest conflict in Africa has taken more than 30,000 children as child soldiers, many others used as sex slaves, almost all have been abducted from their families. All 30,000 plus children, some as young as eight, have suffered in the violent hands of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), in northern Uganda. According to the […]
Nigerian Militants (Photo from AFP file) Only days after the release of a 3-year-old British girl kidnapped in Nigeria, another child was kidnapped. The Nigerian kidnappers demand $78,600 for 3-year-old , the child a boy was taken on Thursday, July 12. Thankfully the boy was released the following day, unharmed, thanks to the payment of […]
In the Republic of Congo the ministry of health has been successful in vaccinating 400,000 children under the age of five against polio. The campaign, is to help in preventing the spread of polio from neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),and vaccinations took place in the administrative departments of Brazzaville, Pool in the south, Plateaux […]
You are only one person, as am I, but one person can do a great deal for humanity. Big or small we all have a voice, and we must use are voice whenever we can, and trust that we will be heard. Look back at history to see those who have not only changed and […]
The war in Bosnia began in March 1992 and did not end until November 1995, the worst tragedy of the Bosnian war was the three day massacre in the city of Srebrinca, in eastern Bosnia, from July 11 -14, 1995. In April 1993, the United Nations declared Srebrenica a UN safe area, and it was […]
Julianne Duncan is the Associate Director for Children's Services, with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Migration and Refugee Services. This Q&A is to follow-up with yesterdays posting, and bring you more from my interview with Ms. Duncan. If you have not read yesterdays post, please do so, Ms. Duncan has a great deal […]
This week I spoke with Julianne Duncan, Associate Director for Children's Services, with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Migration and Refugee Services, about the issues facing child trafficking victims in the United States. The USCCB and the Catholic church have been a strong proponent of migrant rights since the early days of US […]
Slavery is not a shameful part of our past…slavery is a shameful part of our past, we failed to learn from! One hears the word slavery and they think back 200 years ago, but sadly there are more slaves today. Child trafficking is child slavery, and it is not something happening in some far away […]
‘Live Earth is a 24-hour, 7-continent concert series taking place on 7/7/07 that will bring together more than 100 music artists and 2 billion people to trigger a global movement to solve the climate crisis.’ You may not have been able to fight the crowds to attend on of the many events that is circling […]
In the past week UNICEF has positively acknowledge a number of strides taken by the Egyptian government in the last week to abolish the traditional and horrendous practice of female circumcision or female genital mutilation (FGM). The governments actions where heavily incited after the recent death of a 12 year-old girl. The girl, Badour Shaker, […]
In India there are currently fewer than 2.5 million people with HIV/AIDS, according to a senior health official on July 3, this is almost 60% lower than the UN's last estimate of 5.7 million. This new and substantially lower new figure, which came from an updated survey, would then place India not as the country […]
As you spend the day celebrating the 4th with your family and friends, don't forget the meaning of the day…Freedom! For many freedom is only a dream, there are 27 million people who are enslaved around the world. So enjoy your family and friends this year as you BBQ, swim, play and laugh; but don't […]