Children

Last week on 16 June 2011 the government of the African nation Chad signed an action plan to end recruitment and use of children in its national army and security forces.  In a press release issued by the United Nations Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict.  The Secretary-General, […]

The National Family Partnership recently released an awareness campaign to bring much needed awareness to the often silent and unseen prescription drug abuse by children. The campaign is strategically timed with the end of school, as summer takes hold more children will be spending greater time at home, many of which will be unsupervised. Prescription […]

The Democratic Republic of the Congo was previously touted at the worst place in the world to be a woman and while they have since dropped from first place according to a new survey, this is no time for celebration for the DRC or their successors to one of the worlds least coveted titles, Afghanistan. […]

Sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritance. ~Ruth E. Renkel For all fathers, rich or poor, may today you see the wealth and meaning of your life in that of the eyes of your children.  May you know that the love, humility and wisdom you bestow upon your child each day is […]

The continued use of sexual violence to terrorize women and girls in many countries across the globe, has continued despite many efforts in recent years to bring light to these horrendous gender-based crimes. Therefore women and girls remain trapped living in daily fear, as the numbers of rape victims continuously rises, becoming a common feature […]

As children across the United States begin to break from school for summer vacations, others across the globe have yet to see a classroom and their is no ‘break’ for them this summer as they are forced to work.  The term “child labor” is most often defined as work which deprives children of their childhood, […]

Last month 6 countries announced new commitments to dramatically reduce maternal, newborn and child mortality, as part of the Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health. “The commitments build on the momentum of recent months, and prove that saving the lives of the most vulnerable can attract support at the highest levels,” says Ban Ki-moon, […]

On Tuesday, May 31, 2011, delegates from various law enforcement agencies and NGO’s providing services to survivors of human trafficking filled a conference room at the Washington Dulles International Airport; to witness Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell (R) signed three bills, all of which work to prevent human trafficking in the state. House Bill 1893 was […]

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 […]

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 […]