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Child sex trafficking continues in Cambodia
As a child, life in Cambodia was very hard for Ka*. “My parents were so poor. When I was young, we didn’t even have a house,” she recalls. While many children were going to school, Ka helped her siblings scavenge for cans and beg for money on the streets.
But even amid these desperate circumstances, never did she imagine that one day she would become a victim of sexual trafficking.
Haiti 6-months later: Much has been done but road to recovery will take years
Six months after Haiti’s devastating earthquake, much has been done to help the people of Haiti, but the road to lasting recovery will take many years. As aid groups transition from relief to recovery efforts, providing sturdy, safe shelter to survivors is one of the most pressing and complex challenges now facing aid workers. With hurricane season already underway, better shelter is also one of the most urgent needs for families.
“Our relief efforts continue at full pace, providing clean water, education for children, temporary shelter, job training and more. However, the long-term needs of Haiti remain daunting. Our priority now is getting transitional shelters up and doing all we can prepare for hurricane season,” said Ton van Zutphen, World Vision's response director.
Photo Essay: Hunger Crisis in Niger
By Ann Birch, World Vision
We visited the center on June 1. This was the third session [third week] of a CMAM intervention run by World Vision Niger. By the end of the day 12 new cases of severely acute malnutrition had been identified bringing the total of cases identified to 53 so far at a health center in Koma Bangou. Last year – 2009 - the same center identified a total of just 22 cases for the entire year.
14 month old Lamyne Harouna is feed a Ready to Use Therapeutic Food [Plumpy Nut] by his mother – 20 year old Hussaina Harouna –at a health centre in Koma Bangou ADP. Lamyne was found to be severely acutely malnourished. He was extremely weak and tired. He did however, pass the appetite test which offers hope for his recover.
Hussaina Harouna walks back to her village in Koma Bangou with her 14 month old son – Lamyne – on her back. Hussaina is carrying a supply of Plumy Nut [RUTF] which she has received to feed her severely acutely malnourished child. Koma Bangou is a mining area; which is has extreme weather conditions. Hundreds of families flock to the area in search of gold in what is essentially a non productive mine. They live in extreme poverty.
What is the Greatest Challenge of the New Millennium?
By Bethany Grace Parry, Missouri State University
What do you think the greatest challenge of the new millennium is? Some might say it is oil or conflicts in the Middle East. Others might say nuclear weapons, while others might say health care.
When President Carter was asked this question in 2002, he gave a surprising response:
Why is the International Affairs Budget so important?
Just hearing the word “budget” puts some people to sleep. But a seemingly insignificant part of the U.S. Federal Budget makes a world of difference to millions of children and families around the world: the International Affairs Budget.
Just one percent
Did you know that the International Affairs Budget makes up just a little more than one percent of the U.S. Federal Budget? This one percent funds humanitarian, economic, and diplomatic initiatives… from the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to U.S. State Department activities to many other international efforts that promote global stability and poverty reduction.
There are few parts of the U.S. Federal Budget where dollars translate so directly into lives saved. Just a few of the challenges addressed through this budget include:
• global hunger
• AIDS
• malaria
• illiteracy
• disaster response
• peacebuilding
• human and religious rights protection
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