The West African country of Sierra Leone has one of the highest infant and maternal mortality rates in the world. According to UNICEF, 167 out of every 1,000 children die before their fifth birthday and 1,300 women dying for every 100,000 live births. Thus with the highest infant mortality rate in the world, Sierra Leone […]
It is undoubted that the war in Iraq is taking an unjust toll on the countries children, and this toll leaves not only physical scars, but mental scars that will leave a permanent impression on the Iraqi youth. Children are the innocent victims of wars waged by adults, the blood of children that has flowed […]
The annual UNICEF Photo of the Year Contest once again in 2007 left millions speechless, inspired, shocked, and enticed into action. This years winning image looks harmless at first, a man and a young girl sitting side by side, that is until you realize this is not a photo of a father and daughter, but […]
Dear Santa, I write to you this year to ask for gifts for all the children around the world, the gifts I ask for you to bring them are; An end to war and violence in their homelands Homes and not tents Freedom from slavery and child labor Clean Water Adequate nutrition An end to […]
The military judge overseeing the designation of detainees held at the U.S. naval detention facility at Guantanamo Bay ruled the former driver and bodyguard of Osama bin Laden is eligible to face a war crimes tribunal. Navy Capt. Keith Allred denied the defense arguments that Salim Ahmed Hamdan is a prisoner-of-war and thus ineligible to […]
Every child is a miracle indeed, and our biggest failure to our children is that we fail to tell them, and show them how much of a miracle they are. Each child is unique and they each have something special and life changing to offer the world. We must instill in them that they […]
The UN has launched a US$3.8-billion appeal to provide emergency aid to 25 million people next year as they struggle to survive conflict, climate-related disasters and other humanitarian crises. “We live in a world of unprecedented prosperity. But despite this, millions of people continue to endure crises where the essentials of existence – clean water, […]
The Center for Constitutional Rights filed a second lawsuit Wednesday against Blackwater Worldwide for assault, intentional infliction of emotional distress, wrongful death and war crimes. The second lawsuit concerns a Sept. 9 shooting in Baghdad that the prosecutors allege Blackwater guards fired into a crowd of civilians unprovoked. The lawsuit is filed on behalf of […]
Congress sent U.S. President Bush a bill permitting states, localities and private investors to cut ties with corporations and investments linked to Sudan. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., passed the House unanimously amid concerns from the Bush administration the bill allows states and local governments to wade into the dictation of foreign […]
While searching for heartbreaking Santa letters and inspirational stories of the season, I came across this story which will touch you no matter who you are, or what you call God. At certain age kids realize that Santa is someone for the wee one's and they are too old to write him for gifts and […]
Following the Grinch letters from Santa, I wanted to find some of the good stories and letters to Santa, and I know there is more good than bad out there. Here is one letter I came across that was quite heartwarming and heartbraking;
Millions of children send letters of hope and joy to Santa every year, and every year they sit in joyful anticipation of getting a response from the big guy in the red suit himself. This year Canadian children got a shock as Santa's letters came from the North Pole and where less than joyful…they where […]
Raffi Gregorian, a U.S. administrator in Bosnia, said the two most wanted war crimes suspects from the Bosnia wars, Radovan Karadzic and Gen. Ratko Mladic, are within reach of Serbian officials. Speaking to a Bosnian television station Monday evening, Gregorian said the Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica could have the two arrested with a single […]
Shortage of electricity plagues many countries, especially in the developing world. However the efforts being made to electrify the continent of Africa fall considerably short of the need. Most would stand in awe at this immense task and wait in anticipation for something to be done. However that was not what one young man […]
The United States faces its first test of a 1994 law that makes it a crime for U.S. citizens to commit torture or war crimes overseas. A Miami federal court opened the case of the son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor, Charles “Chuckie” McArthur Emmanuel, indicted on eight counts of torture and killing from […]