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Letter to the Editor: The challenges and hope of B.C.’s foster youth system
Support services for youth aging out of the foster-care system have expanded in B.C. (Tymur Khakimov/Pexels) “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched — they must be felt with the heart,” said Helen Keller. Children are a gift and are also vulnerable to life’s challenges. Many children find themselves innocent victims of abuse, violence, and neglect.
Letter to the Editor: KPU African students club encourages dialogue on African culture
Socially committed students at Kwantlen Polytechnic University launched the Students of Caribbean and African Descent (SOCA) Club to provide support and lobbying services for students from Africa and create profiles about the region for the university community. Africa is an important cultural, social, and political region in the world with a population of about 1.5 billion as of last year. Of this, the continent boasts a youth population of over 400 million.
Letter to the editor: Child rights in Afghanistan
There is growing concern and concerted action toward child rights worldwide — particularly for impoverished and marginalized children. In 1989, a landmark human rights event occurred when the United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), a treaty that recognizes children’s rights around the world. In 1994, the government in Afghanistan recognized the treaty, however, prolonged war and poverty have continued to take a heavy toll on children in the country.
World Refugee Day 2020: Is It Time for a New Refugee Convention?
World Refugee Day is celebrated annually on June 20 to raise awareness of the challenges that refugees face around the world. There are some 26 million refugees worldwide, roughly the same as the population of Australia. Studies found that by 2050, that number could be 20 times higher as a result of climate change impacts, with up to 500 million refugees. The 1951 Refugee Convention is the key legal document that guides how countries around the world should protect refugees.
Ross Michael Pink and Luthfi Dhofier: Climate change impacts water security in Egypt, India, Indonesia and Australia
Author of the article: Ross Michael Pink Publishing date: 8 minutes ago • 4 minute read Trending Article content “The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it.” — Pericles Every year on March 22, World Water Day raises global awareness about the importance of freshwater. The theme for this year’s World Water Day is “water and climate change.” We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
A Toast to Toilets!
In the Western world we take toilets for granted. When we’re done, we pull the lever and never think about what happens next. But in many parts of the world, Western sewage systems simply can’t function. Some places don’t have enough water to flush waste down the toilet multiple times a day. Other places flood so often that constant sewage overflows would render the sanitation systems useless.
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