Submit your essay to UNICEF and you could be attending the Junior 8 Summit in Japan! Last year a group of 74 youths from 18 countries participated in the Junior 8 Summit in Wismar, Germany. Presenting their recommendations on how we can build a better world for future generations, they gave participated in discussions about […]
Officials in the Rwandan capital of Kigali decided to hold a civilian trial examining the role of former Sen. Anastase Nzirasanaho in the 1994 genocide there. Nzirasanaho is classified in the “first category” of alleged planners of the genocide in Rwanda. He is also accused in the April 1994 murder of Theoneste Gafaranga, a leader […]
It is within the eyes of a child that hope lies, look into them and you will see the dreams of peace and freedom. Children are born to see hope and possibility, it is us as adults, who give them doubts. It is us, as leaders who give children the reason to believe that hope […]
Willingly no one chooses the yoke of slavery. – Aeschylus Child slaves in Ghana Tomorrow is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, and I ask you all to take a moment to look into the seriousness of this problem, and realize that is effects all countries, all races, all religions, all ages and sexes. It is […]
I recently came across this photo, which was taken at a Refugee camp in Baghdad on November 16 2004. While I am very used to seeing images of children who are victims of violence, this image struck me harder than many of the bloody photos of war I have seen. The reason it took me […]
The war crimes tribunal for former Liberian president Charles Taylor proceeded for its third straight day at the U.N.-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone seated at The Hague, Netherlands. The court heard Wednesday details from one of Taylor's associates in the Special Security Service who said he had direct evidence suggesting Taylor financed and armed […]
The war crimes trial for former Liberian President Charles Taylor resumed its second day of testimony Tuesday. The hybrid Special Court for Sierra Leone seated at The Hague, Netherlands, heard testimony from a pastor who witnessed some of the atrocities that occurred during Taylor's tenure as president during the 1991-2002 civil war in neighboring Sierra […]
The crisis in Darfur has been waging on for five years, and one would think that peace and stability would now be on the horizon, however the the situation appears to be getting worse. As we enter this new year, hope has begun to fade for many, especially the children. Despite efforts to send AID […]
The war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor resumed at the international court in The Hague, Netherlands Monday. The trial is the first such case involving charges brought against a then-acting head of an African government. Taylor is charged with 11 counts of crimes against humanity, war crimes, conscripting child soldiers and sexual […]
Some 1,000 African asylum-seekers detained in “harsh conditions”, including over 200 women and children, are being detained at Israel's Ktsiyot prison according to activists. Children are receiving little to no education, lack of heat and adequate facilities are beginning to take a toll on the children. “The women and children are still being held separately […]
Still pondering your New Years resolutions? Looking for ideas on how you can help a child in need this in 2008. You care about what is going on in this world and about what is happening to our children, and I know you are always asking yourself, “What can I do?”, and saying to yourself […]
It has been a month since the deadly cyclone hit Bangladesh, leaving families still searching and hoping for the return of the missing, which are estimated around 900 people still missing, mainly women and children. “The sea took my baby,” one young mother said, recalling in vivid detail how she clung to a tree holding […]
A Bosnian war crimes court indicted a former commander of the Bosnian Serb army for a 1995 missile strike that killed 71 people in the United Nations safe zone of Tuzla. It seems the commander, Novak Djukic, ordered a single artillery shell into western Tuzla hitting a group of boys , ranging from 3-years-old to […]
Here are some of the headlines from the last few weeks of December: According to a report entitled, Education Watch 2006, much needs to be done to close the gap between the rich and the poor in the primary educational level. “About 50 percent of primary and 80 percent of secondary level students drop out […]
It is a new year, and with this year comes new life, let us make this year the year in which we find sustainable solutions for the multitude of issues that face our children. If we truly put our heads together as an international community we can make a better life for the children born […]