Call to Invest ‘Serious Resources’ in Education, to Stem Tide of Child Labour — Global Issues

Call to Invest ‘Serious Resources’ in Education, to Stem Tide of Child Labour — Global Issues

Significant investments from the international community will be needed to get free quality education for every child. Credit: Cecilia Russell/IPS by Cecilia Russell (durban) Tuesday, May 17, 2022 Inter Press Service Durban, May 17 (IPS) – “Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to eliminate child labour.” So said…

Alarm Bells for Africa, Child Labour in Agriculture Requires Urgent Action — Global Issues

Alarm Bells for Africa, Child Labour in Agriculture Requires Urgent Action — Global Issues

Child Rights Advocate and 2014 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Kailash Satyarthi urged participants at the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour, organised by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Durban, South Africa, to put their efforts to eliminate child labour back on track. Credit: Cecilia Russell/IPS by…

Youths’ Strident Voices Demand an End to Child Labour — Global Issues

Youths’ Strident Voices Demand an End to Child Labour — Global Issues

Lucky Agbavor, a former child labourer from Ghana, shared personal testimony of his life at the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour as a former child labourer. Credit: Cecilia Russell/IPS Children forced into child labour are robbed of their childhoods with dire consequences the 5th Global Conference…

Call to Freedom for Millions of Children Trapped in Child Labour as Global Conference to Comes to Africa — Global Issues

Call to Freedom for Millions of Children Trapped in Child Labour as Global Conference to Comes to Africa — Global Issues

A child beneficiary holding a drawing portraying domestic violence, at the Centre for Youth Empowerment and Civic Education, Lilongwe, Malawi which partnered with the ILO/IPEC to support the national action plan aimed at combating child labour. Credit: Marcel Crozet/ILO by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Friday, May 13, 2022 Inter Press Service Nairobi,…

Breaking Taboos around Menstruation and Leaving No Girl Behind — Global Issues

Breaking Taboos around Menstruation and Leaving No Girl Behind — Global Issues

Hadiza celebrates receiving her Menstrual Hygiene Management Kit. The 14-year-old is a member of a Girls’ Club at Dar es Salam camp. The kits remove a barrier to schooling in Chad – where children already face significant difficulties in accessing education. The JRS – ACRA – CELIAF project is funded…

ECW, Strategic Partners Bring Relief to Child Refugees Fleeing Ukrainian Conflict — Global Issues

ECW, Strategic Partners Bring Relief to Child Refugees Fleeing Ukrainian Conflict — Global Issues

Yasmine Sherif, Director of Education Cannot Wait, at the “Blue Dot” established by UNICEF, UNHCR and partners in Chișinău. “Blue Dot” support centers offer protection, temporary shelter, food and psychosocial support to meet the urgent needs of families fleeing Ukraine. Credit: ECW by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Thursday, April 14, 2022 Inter…

Top 10 Current Global Issues

With numerous current global problems that need immediate attention, it’s easy to urge pessimistic. However, the quantity of progress that organizations have made in combating these problems is admirable, and therefore the world will still improve within the years to return . By staying active in current events, and standing…