Children in Pakistan are all too often compelled to work as labourers and denied access to education …
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Read moreIn 2004, Uganda’s Ministry of Gender Labor and Social Development created the National OVC Policy, aimed at improving the quality of life for poor and vulnerable children. However, despite many efforts to improve the circumstances of vulnerable children in Uganda, policymakers, donors, and program managers still lack comprehensive and up-to-date information about their numbers, geographic …
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U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron just reignited the debate on “multiculturalism,” joining ranks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Sarkozy by declaring their multicultural policies a “failure.” As a U.S. passport carrying, multilingual, daughter of immigrants, and as a mother of aspiring global citizens, such a defeat felt like a kick in the gut. …
Street kids in Bangladesh face a harsh life fighting to earn their bread, yet their fate is largely ignored by the wealthiest in society, according to Mehzabin Ahmed, 28, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Dhaka. Armed with a weapon of a new kind, a breed of new age warrior has taken over the streets of Dhaka. …
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Street kids in Bangladesh face a harsh life fighting to earn their bread, yet their fate is largely ignored by the wealthiest in society, according to Mehzabin Ahmed, 28, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Dhaka. Armed with a weapon of a new kind, a breed of new age warrior has taken over the streets of Dhaka. …
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Children in Pakistan are all too often compelled to work as labourers and denied access to education. Faisal Saleh Yaqub, 19, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Lahore, says their plight must not be forgotten. Child labour is a great menace that affects millions. It is a mind-boggling issue limiting the lives of children not only in Pakistan, …
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Calling all youth filmmakers! Each year, UNICEF publishes a report called State of the World’s Children. Next year, the theme is on children with disabilities. We’d like hear your voice, so send us a one minute video reflecting your perspective on disabilities. ThemeChildren living with disabilities have the same rights as all children: the right to live …
The past year was full of grim news, especially concerning the welfare of children, writes Ryan Bachoo, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad and Tobago, who challenges the Commonwealth to assist children in war zones. From a global standpoint, it’s been a terrible year. As I write, there is a siege in Sydney where a 49-year …
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Education is both a right and a critical opportunity, writes Christine Shahbenderian, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Nicosia in Cyprus, who argues it is also an essential but overlooked need for migrant children. Education constitutes among the most powerful tools that can provide children on the move with the right skills to achieve personal fulfillment, …
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