To learn, to play, to study – these activities represent a basic human right that should be enjoyed among children everywhere– so says advocates for children in just about every civil society and in key global organizations
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A recent report by the United Nations showed that more people worldwide have access to a mobile phone than to water
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While we cannot doubt for a minute that the USA has serious healthcare access issues, we can have some confidence in the outcomes once access is achieved. The situation facing most of the world’s population is different. Way, way too many people have no access to any healthcare and much less faith in its positive outcomes. The reasons are poverty, lack of education, political corruption, and a woeful infrastructure.
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There are times in human history when the sufferings we inflict upon each other force ourselves to come together enough, for a brief moment, to set a higher standard for how to live among others
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Currently, the 22nd regular session of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations is in session in Geneva (February 25 – March 22, 2013). A full day meeting on The Rights of the Child will occur on March 7, on “The right of the child to the highest attainable standard of health.” The universal right to health is recognized by the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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A poll last week from Duke University found that 50% of Americans are “convinced that climate change is now occurring” and another 34% believe it […]
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