News Archive
Teenagers feel strain of being French
Sunday 10. of June 2007By: The Guardian
Virginie, 16, is tall, blond, attractive and does well at school. But she no longer cares. 'You don't understand. There is nothing wrong with me. I just see things clearly and the world is dark. It is black,' she said last week.
Claiming Education for All
Wednesday 06. of June 2007By: Education Week
(pdf file) - In April, this year's Global Education Action Week focused on raising awareness of education as a human right.¯ As global issues go, there are few more pressing, yet the international community has been slow to heed...
Almost One In Four Young Afghan Children Forced To Work
Friday 22. of June 2007By: EuropaWorld
Poverty, lack of educational opportunities and the demand for cheap labour are helping to fuel the prevalence of child labour across Afghanistan, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned this week.
Rise In Chronic Illnesses In American Children Poses Huge National Burden
Wednesday 27. of June 2007By: mediLexicon
The rising incidence of chronic conditions among American children is going to be a serious challenge for the future provision of health and social welfare resources said researchers in a commentary in the Journal of the American...
Aborigine wins payout for stolen childhood
Saturday 04. of August 2007By: The Guardian
"The best thing is knowing they never forgot me, my mum and dad. They didn't want to let me go. There's proof of that." Clutching a mug of tea, Bruce Trevorrow is sitting on a picnic bench in the beautiful national park of The...
Youth gang involvement: What are the risk factors?
Monday 20. of August 2007By: Public Safety Canada
The National Crime Prevention Centre (NCPC) of the Public Safety Canada is committed to developing and disseminating practical knowledge to address the problem of youth gangs. This information sheet is one of a series providing...
Protecting Children and Youth in Colombia
Friday 13. of July 2007By: Canadian International Development Agency
Colombia’s 18 million children and adolescents make up about 40 percent of its total population. More than half of them live in poverty, while a quarter live in extreme poverty (surviving on less than $1 a day).