On The Day Of The African Child, UNICEF Highlights The Importance Of Child Participation
UNICEF drew attention to the importance of child participation in schools, community action, media, and governance, highlighting in particular the importance of the 4th Junior 8 Summit in Japan next month that will give young people the opportunity to share their views directly with world leaders gathered for the G8.
Chinese Family Planning Officials Compensate Parents Whose Only Child Was Killed During Earthquake
Family planning authorities in China's Sichuan province have begun distributing payments of 1, 000 yuan, or about $144, annually to parents whose only child was killed during an earthquake on May 12, the Wall Street Journal reports. Before the quake, under China's one-child policy, Sichuan officials gave rural couples with only one child 60 yuan to 120 yuan, or about $8 to $17, annually and 1, 000 yuan annually to parents/couples over age 60.
Checking Out Rescue Robots' Life-Saving Vision
To save lives, search and rescue robots crawling through the rubble of a collapsed building or surveying a chemical spill area must be capable of beaming back clear, easily interpretable images of what they "see" to operators and emergency planners, working away from the immediate disaster site.
Childhood Injuries: Serious Disparities Between Affluent And Deprived
In poorer areas of England, the serious injury rates in childpedestrians are four times that of children in affluent areas, according to research released on April 1, 2008 in the BMJ specialistjournal Archives of Disease in Childhood. The researchers analyzed hospital admission rates for children 15 yearsold and younger between the years of 1999 and 2004.
NASA Data Helps Pinpoint Impacted Populations In Disaster Aftermath
When two catastrophic natural disasters struck within days of each other in May 2008, disaster relief, humanitarian aid, and health officials, as well as members of the news media tapped into a unique set of NASA data products describing the location of the exposed populations.
U.K. To Provide About 12B To Improve Health Services In Developing Countries, Fight HIV AIDS, Official Says
United Kingdom International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander on Monday announced that the government will provide six billion British pounds, or $11.8 billion, over seven years to improve health services and systems in developing countries to fight HIV/AIDS, AFP/Google.
More Naval Escorts Needed For World Food Programme Food Ships To Somalia
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) appealed today to naval powers to help protect its ships carrying life-saving assistance from pirate attacks, saying that as many as 2 million Somalis could go hungry without this essential help. A Dutch frigate is scheduled to finish escort services for WFP on June 25.
In Quake's Aftermath, Chinese Sift Through Rubble For Radioactivity - IAEA Training, Equipment Help China To Recover Radioactive Sources
In the wake of the strongest and deadliest earthquake to ravage China in decades, the task of searching through wreckage for victims and property proved an onerous one. The 7.9-magnitude earthquake of 12 May devastated China^A's mountainous Sichuan Province, killing an estimated 69, 000 people and causing extensive property damage.
Corporate Donors Support Red Cross Response To Central US Floods And Tornadoes
Severe tornadoes and flooding in the Central United States created an urgent need for overnight shelters, food supplies, and disaster support. Among the first responders on the scene, the American Red Cross opened shelters, deployed mobile feeding vehicles, served more than 100, 000 meals and snacks, and coordinated more than 1, 000 disaster relief workers.
Storm Ravaged Residents Urged To Register With Safe And Well
People in storm ravaged communities across the Central United States are urged to register themselves and their loved ones on the Safe and Well website, to allow family and friends around the country know of their status. Safe and Well is an easy way to assist people seeking to locate those who've registered their status during this emergency.