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Oct 13 2009 8:16PM
Persecution of 'witch' children spreading, UN seminar concludes

The term 'witch hunt' conjures up images of an almost fabled and obsolete medieval practice, but it has long been clear that in many parts of the world such superstition and ritual abuse is still commonplace. Some of you may have seen...

Oct 13 2009 7:23PM
Count Every Child - why birth registration matters so much

On November 16, Plan International are hosting a one-day conference focusing on the necessity on registering children at birth. Read more here: http://plan-international.org/birthregistration/the-campaign/count-ever…...

Oct 13 2009 1:10PM
Crisis in Yemen.

This is from UNHCR today about Yemen. Please take time to read. Thanks. www.billybriggs.co.uk The situation in the north of Yemen remains tense and volatile. The civilian population of Sa’ada governorate continues to flee to the...

Oct 13 2009 10:18AM
Why Hillarys plans could help arm the 'dissidents'

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in Belfast yesterday urging politicians and people to keep moving forward to peace. Speaking to a full house at the Northern Ireland Assembly, she noted “that there are still those looking to...

Oct 12 2009 2:36PM
Will the US-UK entente cordiale ruin progress on major Arms Trade Treaty?

There was much talk over the weekend about Hillary Clinton’s whistle-stop tour around Europe. During her whirlwind tour the US Secretary of State managed to make a pit-stop at Westminster where she reassured Gordon Brown of the US-UK...