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World must end power rivalry to ensure food for poor
October 17, 2022 · By Ben Joseph for www.ucanews.com
Poverty has risen, especially in Asia, in aftermath of Covid pandemic and due to Ukraine war World must end power rivalry to ensure food for poor With the Covid-19 pandemic, whose cause and reasons for its spectacular spread are still shrouded in mystery, and the Ukraine war, the fallout of a great new power rivalry, […]
Read More...UN says Finland violated child rights in Syria camps
October 13, 2022 · By Aljazeera for www.aljazeera.com
A UN committee issues findings after considering a case filed on behalf of six Finnish children held at al-Hol camp. UN says Finland violated child rights in Syria camps The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has accused Finland of violating the rights of Finnish children by leaving them in life-threatening conditions in […]
Read More...Myanmar’s UN envoy seeks protection for kids
October 13, 2022 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Myanmar’s UN envoy seeks protection for kids Myanmar’s permanent representative to the United Nations has appealed for help as children remain targeted by the military junta in the conflict-stricken Southeast Asian nation. During the Third Committee of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly on Oct 10, Kyaw Moe Tun, appealed to global organizations […]
Read More...Belo sex allegations test Timor Church’s mettle
October 13, 2022 · By Michael Sainsbury for www.ucanews.com
There seems to be little appetite at the senior levels of Timorese politics to confront child sexual abuse Belo sex allegations test Timor Church’s mettle Cardinal Virgilio do Carmo da Silva of Dili, Timor-Leste’s first archbishop who was named a cardinal in August, is set for a baptism of fire that will test his every fiber […]
Read More...Pope exhorts young people to be peacemakers
October 12, 2022 ·
Pope exhorts young people to be peacemakers Continuing to talk about the “grave danger” humanity is facing because of the war in Ukraine and Russia’s threat to use nuclear weapons, Pope Francis urged a group of young people from Belgium to be peacemakers. “As you well know, we are going through difficult times for humanity, […]
Read More...Observance of the International Day of the Girl Child on its 10th Anniversary
October 12, 2022 · By ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE for www.state.gov
Observance of the International Day of the Girl Child on its 10th Anniversary On the 10th anniversary of the International Day of the Girl Child, the United States recommits to advancing the rights and empowerment of girls and young women in all their diversity around the world. In 2022, we are far — too far — from achieving a gender-equitable world. Today, girls and young women […]
Read More...Readout of White House Task Force to Address Online Harassment and Abuse Youth Roundtable
October 12, 2022 · By The White House for www.whitehouse.gov
Readout of White House Task Force to Address Online Harassment and Abuse Youth Roundtable Today, on International Day of the Girl, the White House Gender Policy Council, Domestic Policy Council, and the Department of Education convened a roundtable with youth survivors of online harassment and abuse, alongside educators, youth and adult advocates, and health experts. Today’s […]
Read More...Former Robins Air Force Base Daycare Employees Indicted for Cruelty to Children, Simple Battery, Failure to Report Suspected Child Abuse
October 12, 2022 · By United States Department of Justice for www.justice.gov
Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Middle District of Georgia FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, October 11, 2022 Former Robins Air Force Base Daycare Employees Indicted for Cruelty to Children, Simple Battery, Failure to Report Suspected Child Abuse MACON, Ga. – A federal grand jury has returned a 30-count indictment charging two former employees and the former […]
Read More...In echo of Cold War, Nobel Peace Prize goes to Ukraine, Russia, Belarus rights campaigners
October 11, 2022 · By REUTERS for www.rappler.com
(2nd UPDATE) ‘The Norwegian Nobel Committee wishes to honor three outstanding champions of human rights, democracy and peaceful co-existence in the neighbor countries Belarus, Russia, and, Ukraine,” says Committee Chair Berit Reiss-Andersen In echo of Cold War, Nobel Peace Prize goes to Ukraine, Russia, Belarus rights campaigners OSLO, Finland – Jailed Belarusian activist Ales Byalyatski, […]
Read More...Technology is a tool for and against forms of online abuse
October 11, 2022 · By Katie Smith for www.newsnationnow.com
Technology is a tool for and against forms of online abuse (NewsNation) — When it comes to abuse, technology can be a double-edged sword, both facilitating online sexual harassment and shielding against it. From deepfakes to sharing intimate images without consent, technology has created new pathways to victimize people in familiar ways. Increasingly sophisticated technology, […]
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