I know that times are hard. I also know that many of you want to help the people of Haiti at this horrible time. Below are some organizations whose vital work you can support. The links will take you directly to the donate pages. It’s not the size of donation but the thought that counts. […]
Perhaps one of the most ignored countries in the Western Hemisphere, Haiti found itself back in the spotlight for yet another disaster. While this disaster – a 7.0 magnitude earthquake, the strongest to hit Haiti in over 200 years – was brought on by nature and not the political drama that normally brings Haiti into […]
A massive 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Wednesday, has now left us filtering through the flood of disturbing images that have begun to flood in from the country. The epicenter of the quake was located just 10 miles from Port-au-Prince, leaving entire sections of the city utterly devastated. As rescue and humanitarian teams from across […]
German media reports allege that the husband of commissioner-designate for humanitarian aid and crisis response of the European Union (ECHO – 700+ million Euro budget), Rumiana Jeleva, has links to organized crime in Bulgaria*. Jeleva, a 41-year old former foreign minister in Bulgaria, underwent a tough hearing in front of the European Parliament last night […]
Although we have entered upon a new year and a new decade, we still find ourselves battling the demons of the past. While we often look to the New Years it as a time for a fresh start and of renewed hope, we still find ourselves embattled in a recession. The continued recession has left […]
Transition from military rule to full democracy is never easy and often involves serious questions about accountability. This can involve accountability for past actions, or new questions about how a civilian government can be held accountable to the people. Because of the complicated nature of any transition, some governments opt to take the easy way […]
Today was National Global Human Trafficking Awareness Day (NGHTAD) and the buzz against human trafficking was all about. E-mails and 24 hour campaigns were bustling around the Internet, while Facebook was exploding with chatter on what one could do on the day to promote the day. People across the country were sharing resources and information […]
In a recent interviews with MSNBC, Bloomberg and VentureBeat, PayPal co-founder and Slide CEO Max Levchin has discussed the development of social networks and similar online worlds as “self-enclosed economies,” in which all the normal economic rules can be made to apply in the new, burgeoning trade of virtual goods. He suggested that this is […]
Sixty percent of all the world’s development aid comes from Europe. That is something one will always hear when you hang around the EU corridors here in Brussels. In charge of this colossal sum is the European Commission (the executive power of the European Union). And in charge of this dossier at the European Commission […]
Traffickers target Kenyan economic refugees Human traffickers are taking advantage of Kenyans seeking to escape extreme poverty, droughts and rampant unemployment. Anti-trafficking advocates say Kenya lacks existing laws and manpower to combat the problem. Nepal frees hundreds of former child soldiers Hundreds of former child soldiers bid their comrades farewell today at a camp in […]
The fight to combat modern slavery ended one decade on a high note, and entered the next on yet again another high note. The new administration has given considerable focus to the increasing the fight globally. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, continued to raise her voice against human trafficking on December 2, 2009, the International […]
It can be tough to be a migrant – but even worse should one be persecuted by the local population. By moving to a new place economic migrants – and displaced persons – leave behind well-known surroundings, and often other family members too. They may not speak the language at their new location, might have […]
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