Hunger is one of the most urgent human rights issues of our time. It affects millions around the world, even in countries that are experiencing extraordinary economic growth during these tough economic times.
Your World in Focus 6: The children
Nov. 29, 2009 Leave a Comment
On November 20 we celebrated the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of a Child. Every year countless parades are held to celebrate the violations that have been overcome. But often we fail to recognize those violations that still occur, not only in developing nations, but right here in the developed [...]
Bravo network taped state dinner party crashers
Nov. 26, 2009 1 Comment
It’s been confirmed: TV cameras from the cable network Bravo were following and documenting Tareq and Michaele Salahi as they crashed the Obama Administration’s inaugural White House state dinner Tuesday, the NY Times reports.
Your World in Focus 3: Food Banks
Nov. 3, 2009 Leave a Comment
TORONTO — Here is the third edition of the Terra Podcast, where Blast’s world news reporter Sachin Seth visits a food bank and learns about the people who work and are served there. Many Food Banks around North America are in dire straits. Since the recession set in, many are finding it harder and harder [...]
Do you know the story behind Diwali?
Oct. 17, 2009 1 Comment
The most widely accepted Diwali legend goes like this:
Palestinian Authority demands UN punish Israel for Gaza war crimes
Oct. 14, 2009 1 Comment
The Palestinian Authority is urging the UN to reprimand Israel for the grave violations of international and human rights law it committed during the Gaza war in the winter of 2008. The Palestinians previously, by influence of the U.S., decided to defer action on the UN report that incriminated them as well.
Barack Obama: A visionary’s choice for Nobel Peace Prize
Oct. 10, 2009 1 Comment
And then there’s the victor, Barack Obama, a Harvard law school graduate, community organizer, civil rights lawyer, law professor, junior senator and president of the most “powerful” country in the world. A stunning resume, but where are the accomplishments? The peace work, the advocacy, the results?
