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Category Archives: Children
Women and girls in the spotlight at UN
The United Nations has put the health and well-being of women and girls in the forefront of this week’s General Assembly meetings with the Every Woman Every Child initiative. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon aims to build a global effort where private … Continue reading
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Polio-stricken Congo street band finds a global audience
Street musicians from Congolese ghettos — four of them disabled from polio, and playing makeshift instruments while seated on makeshift tricycles — have coalesced into the band, Staff Benda Bilili, which is featured in a movie that chronicles the band’s … Continue reading
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UN Foundation debuts new app
A mobile application from the UN Foundation offers information on the organization’s global work on health, development and environmental issues. The UN Foundation’s mobile app aims to provide information on what the United Nations Foundation is up to around the … Continue reading
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5 innovations to help women and children
Among the innovations listed in the Every Woman, Every Child report are five approaches that could serve as models for countries struggling with high maternal and infant mortality: self-contained “aid pods” that can fit into unused crate space when beverage … Continue reading
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Chad, Somalia are world’s worst places for a child to get sick
A child’s survival depends on where he or she is born in the world. No mother should have to watch helplessly as her child grows sick and dies, simply because there is no one trained to help. World Leaders must … Continue reading
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World Refugee Day, June 20
World Refugee Day is observed annually on June 20. The purpose of the day is to raise awareness about the situation of refugees worldwide. The theme for this year is “Home”, reflecting the work of UNHCR in trying to help … Continue reading
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War Child International
War Child International is a network of independent organisations, working across the world to help children affected by war. War Child was founded upon a fundamental goal: to advance the cause of peace through investing hope in the lives of … Continue reading
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Baakiwara
Sudanese child soldier turned activist and musician; that is Emmanuel Jal. Born into a civil war, he is a man who does not even know his own age. When he was still a small boy, he was turned into a … Continue reading
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Read India!
There are an estimated 140 million children in the age group 6 to 14 years in primary schools. Of these 30 million cannot read, 40 million can recognize a few alphabets, 40 million can read some words, and 30 million … Continue reading
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