Imagine your only a mere child and your parents are nothing more than a foggy memory, a distant voice on the phone! For hundreds of thousands of Romanian children this has become the norm as more and more parents flee the country in search of jobs abroad. The search of economic stability is nothing new, […]
Peacekeeping forces from the European Union raided the homes of family members of Radovan Karadzic, wanted for war crimes for his involvement in the 1995 massacre are Srebrenica. The whereabouts of Karadzic and Gen. Ratko Mladic have been the point of much debate since the NATO intervention in Yugoslavia. Many international officials, including Carla del […]
“Timoun se riches malere,” say Hatians: “Children are the riches of the poor.” (Skinner, pg.30) Spring has begun to fill the air, the trees have begun to blossom and the city is a buzz with renewed energy. However there is a darker side to everyday life for many, and tonight a light in the […]
Col. Moe Davis, who stepped down from his high-profile position as the chief U.S. prosecutor in the Guantanamo Bay terrorism cases, Tuesday submitted a request to retire from his position with the military. Davis said he expects to complete his duties with the military in July. He is expected to then serve is a witness […]
In 1993 the World Health Organization declared TB a global health emergency, developing the Stop TB Partnership. In 200o new cases of TB began to emerge which were drug resistant, elevating TB to epidemic proportions for the next four years, as some 20% of TB cases where resistant to standard treatments. According to the WHO […]
A U.S. lawyer defending a group of American and Vietnamese people suffering from the effects of exposure to Agent Orange vowed to continue to fight following a rejecting of the case in the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. Jonathon Moore said at press briefing in Hanoi Friday that he would take the case all the […]
Dear Abolitionists, Please join the fight against slavery and Stop Modern Slavery for an anti-slavery author talk and book signing on March 26th at Busboys and Poets, in Washington, DC. Featuring: Ben Skinner, A Crime So Monstrous. Ben is a journalist who traveled the world to document slavery, meeting slaves, slaveholders, traffickers and liberators. His […]
The United Nations on Thursday condemned an attack on civilians in West Darfur by forces backed by the Sudanese government. The U.N. report said aerial attacks accompanied ground forces on raids on several villages, resulting in over 100 dead and several thousand displaced. The United Nations is only as strong as its member states; very […]
-Ray L. Wilbur, third president of Stanford University © UNICEF/Giacomo Pirozzi All children are born into this world full of endless possibility, sadly many will face hardship and struggle for the entire duration of their childhood. The majority of children's struggles are preventable, disease, poor education, hunger, lack of proper sanitation and clean drinking water. […]
In a statement issued by UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon's message on World Water Day targeted a lack of political will as the main reason for failure to achieve basic sanitation. However with today is marked to bring awareness to the plight of some 2.6 billion people world wide who are without proper sanitation facilities and […]
Under the shadow of the fifth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, leaders of many Arab nations gathered in the tiny African nation of Senegal for the Organization of the Islamic Conference meeting. While the leaders of the impoverished nation wonder if hosting such an event will ultimately generate good graces from the wealthy […]
“Today 2.6 billion people, including almost one billion children, live without even basic sanitation. Every 20 seconds, a child dies as a result of poor sanitation. That's 1.5 million preventable deaths each year.” Children around the globe continue to endure needless suffering due to diseases brought on by a lack of access to clean drinking […]
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