“I would like to reassure those in the world who are dying of hunger: here, we eat for you.”, This ironic statement came from French comedian Coluche, in 1986. Three decades later, this quotation really needs to be updated, as the situation has become even worse. We still eat massive quantities while others are dying […]
The conflict in Syria has been going on for more than four years, and the number of refugees is only growing. According to the United Nations, a quarter of the 22 million Syrians have been forced to relocate within or outside their country. This number is continuously growing as the conflict persists unresolved to this […]
It is widely recognized that there are many inequalities in American society on both economic and social levels. In fact, according to a study, the upper 20% of the population controls over 80% of the country’s wealth. This economic gulf is directly reflected in the unequal access to education, which is present from the very […]
Obesity among children is one of the biggest challenges for public health in the twenty-first century. While 66 million school-aged children suffer from hunger, 43 million preschool-aged children are obese. If this trend continues, it’s expected that by 2020, 60 million preschool children, 9% of children in the world, will be obese or overweight. The […]
Article 4 of the 1948 Declaration of Human Rights: “No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.” No matter how strict, this universal ban is not enforced. Both adults and children may be victims of modern slavery, regardless of their country, religion, […]
Nepal, situated between China and India, is a small country steeped in legends and myths. It was the crossroads for the salt and silk routes, connecting East and West. A beautiful, awe-inspiring land, Nepal is the birthplace of Buddha and home to the Kumari: the living goddesses who are unique to this country. Aged between […]
Child protection has existed for a long time, much before the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child. States began implementing such protection through international treaties (declarations, conventions, etc.), through statements directly about children or through indirect means by protecting families and mothers. In 1923, the League of Nations began preparing a declaration on […]
Morocco’s child maids are now refusing to keep quiet. Recruited by “Samsars” (recruiters) from their villages, mainly in rural environments, they are sent to towns as domestic servants, often for middle-class families, and promised an education and a wage. But every year, child maids die after ill-treatment inflicted by their employers. Most are prevented from […]
Play is a primordial feature of a child’s life… Not only is it recognised as a human right, but is also a universal phenomenon common to children all over the world. Play not only allows a child to develop, to learn to live in society and to build self-confidence, it also allows them to develop […]
We often think of practices such as FGM happening in faraway countries and that here in the UK it is something we can forget about. WRONG. Female Genital Mutilation is a global problem, with 140 million girls cut across the world; but with 24,000 girls under the age of 15 at risk of FGM in […]
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