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 The Observer 
This quietly radical reform is vital for our children
| Tomorrow, the will go to the House of Lords for its second reading. | The proposal to make personal, social, health and economic education (PHSE) a statutory foundation subject in the national curri... (photo: WN / Yolanda)
Children pose for a picture inside their tent at a camp for earthquake survivors in Port-au-Prince, Friday, March 5, 2010.
Children   Earthquake   Haiti   Photos   Schools  
 The New York Times 
With Haitian Schools in Ruins, Children Are in Limbo
| PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Thousands of schools in and around this devastated capital could remain closed for months or never reopen, according to Haitian and United Nations education officials. ... (photo: AP / Esteban Felix)
Shakira performing at Y100's Jingle Ball 2009 at the Bank Atlantic Center Sunrise, Florida - 12.12.09  Star Tribune 
Shakira honored at UN labor agency for her work to help children in Latin America
| GENEVA - Shakira has received a medal from the U.N. labor agency for her work to help impoverished children. | The 33-year-old Colombian pop star has worked as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador. Her Bare... (photo: WN / Aruna Gilbert)
Entertainment   Kids   Music   Photos   Social  
People continue to shop despite a snow storm warning in New York, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009.  The New York Times 
Calculating Poverty in New York: More by City Standard, and Less by Federal One
| The number of poor people in New York rose by about 300,000, according to a new measure of poverty by the city that takes into account expenses like housing, medical costs and child care that the fe... (photo: AP / Stephen Chernin)
New York   People   Photos   Poverty   Society  
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red wine - liquor - alcohol - drink - beverage - wnhires (rt1) The Times
Thousands of children damaged in womb by drinking mothers
| Thousands of Scots children are born suffering internal organ damage, facial malformation or have learning difficulties as a result of their mothers drinking too much d... (photo: WN)
Alcohol   Children   Health   Photos   Women  
Children in Congo recruited as witch doctors for militants Chicago Sun-Times
Children in Congo recruited as witch doctors for militants
| KINSHASA, Congo — Congolese children are being lured to fight and serve as witch doctors for an armed group in volatile eastern Congo, rights groups said Friday, and ca... (photo: WN / Eteh)
Africa   Children   Congo   Kinshasa   Photos  
Africa - Children with gourds wait for permission to gather the spilled grain from air-drops by the World Food Programme (WFP) aircraft near Thiekthou aid poverty hunger (cg1) CBS News
FEED Hungry Children, 1 Handbag at a Time
The American Spirit: Fashion Statement Becomes Key Accessory in Fight Against World Hunger | Font size Print E-mail Share 0 Comments By Michelle Miller | (Feed Foundation... (photo: UN file)
Children   Economy   People   Photos   World  
UNICEF The Siasat Daily
Child poverty on the rise in Egypt
| Cairo, February 24: A new report by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Egyptian government says the number of children living in income-poor households is increa... (photo: Creative Commons / Evan M. Wheeler)
Cairo   Children   Egypt   Photos   UN  
Kashmiri children look out from the window of their house near the site of a gunbattle at Sopore, some 55 kilometers (34 miles) north of Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010. According to a local news agency three army soldiers and a suspected militant was killed in a gunbattle between the militants and security forces. The Daily Mail
Gordon Brown makes historic apology to thousands of British children sent to colonies
| Gordon Brown today apologised for the UK's role in sending tens of thousands of children to former colonies where they suffered terrible abuse. | The Prime Minister exp... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Children   Economy   People   Photos   World  
A poor boy taking care of his little sister in a slum, India The Hindu
Poverty estimates vs food entitlements
| Jean Drčze | Statistical poverty lines should not become real-life eligibility criteria for food entitlements. | Nothing is easier than to recognise a poor person when ... (photo: WN / Geeta)
Food   India   People   Photos   Poverty  
African officials at UN-backed meeting seek to protect migrating children United Nations
African officials at UN-backed meeting seek to protect migrating children
| Children in South Africa (file photo)23 February 2010 – With cross-border movement of unaccompanied minors reaching into the thousands, senior officials from 15 Eastern... (photo: WN / Eteh)
Africa   Children   Kenya   Photos   UN  
Poverty  -  Street Children  -  Mendicants  -  Beggars  -  Philippines DNA India
Poverty in childhood may last a lifetime
| WASHINGTON: Kids raised in poverty in their first five years are more likely to feel its effects well into adulthood, shows a new study. | The finding, that childhood p... (photo: WN / Trigedia)
Effects   Kids   Lifetime   Photos   Poverty  
Human Rights Watch Aids
- Nigerian Christian villagers flee threats of fresh attacks b
- Rights Officials Call for Justice in Nigeria Massacre
- Gunshots heard in violence-wracked Nigerian town
- Gunshots heard in violence-wracked Nigerian town
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An example of why society should support adoption
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- Militants in full support of condom distribution
- Oscar glory
- HIV among newborns could be 'eradicated by 2015'
- HIV among newborns could be 'eradicated by 2015'
Farm to Market Road  -  Lemon Grass  -  Banana Trees
Lemon grass fights headaches
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ReliefWeb Refugees
- Greek PM not looking for aid in meeting with Obama
- Eritrean pleads not guilty to aiding terrorists
- Eritrean pleads not guilty in NYC to aiding Somali terrorist
- UN and Aid Partners Call for U.S.$60 Million to Help 110,000
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Greek PM not looking for aid in meeting with Obama
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- Lebanese women wed to foreigners fight for rights
- US mediation may just be a con game
- Brides and wounded: The saga of Afghan cab
- Iraqi Christians fleeing religious violence in Mosul receive
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Pass notes No 2,742: Snoop Dogg
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Education Aid
- Gov. Strickland launches Council on Women and Girls as repor
- Violence in Video Games Leads to School Massacres
- Why I Changed My Mind About School Reform
- Education reform needed, but more than money required for su
Ted Strickland
Gov. Strickland launches Council on Women and Girls as report shows mothers now primary breadwinners
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- Brookings: Cincinnati in top 40 for federal aid
- Link Between Low Oxygen Levels In Body And Cancer-Aiding Pro
- P&G extends mom aid to Paralympics
- P&G extends mom aid to Paralympics
Wine
The Claim: A Glass of Wine With Dinner Aids Digestion.
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Homelessness Child trafficking
- Downtown SLC homeless: Will they have a new place to dwell?
- OR county pushes to find homes for homeless
- Children's Program Cut Has Costly Outcome
- The Lost Children of Haiti - Restaveks
Trainer Larry Jones
Receiver sought for Oklahoma City charity Feed The Children
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- Incredible India - The hub of child prostitution?
-  Mozambican police probe child trafficking
- Pair Indicted for Child Sex Trafficking
- Mozambican police investigate child trafficking
A poor child, kid playing out side his hut, India
Child trafficker held, two boys rescued
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