6/3/2010 - Only three years ago did Ghana celebrate its Golden Jubillee. This year, in the 53rd year of independence, President Atta Mills has declared children and youth to be the key to Ghana's development. 5/3/2010 - At a recent African conference, Rwanda was heralded as a developing country that has made immense progress in meeting the MDGs. 4/3/2010 - African children living in countries still suffering from polio, a disease eradicated in most countries, are about to receive some help. 3/3/2010 - UNESCO's most recent meetings in Ethiopia have identified insufficient income and all sorts of inequalities as key reasons millions of children do not attend school. 2/3/2010 - Telecommunications have been named as one among Chile's most important post-earthquake needs - vital to saving the lives of children and their families. 1/3/2010 - The number of Afghan children trying find refuge from war and poverty in Europe has increased greatly in the past 2 years. 28/2/2010 - Natural disasters often disproportionately affect children. Urgent efforts are needed to stop Chile's rising death toll, caused by yesterday's earthquake. 27/2/2010 - Desertification and drought are major challenges for Africa and its children, and the international community is responding with urgency. 26/2/2010 - Though Uganda and Liberia have difficulty in stopping outright crimes in child trafficking, the problems of Haiti and Zimbabwe are more complex. 22/2/2010 - As the War on Terror continues in Afghanistan, the long-standing practice of bacha bazi continues to be a barrier to realizing child rights. |