Red poppies – white poppies: celebrating peace or….?(update)

That time has come round again when everyone is expected to ‘wear their poppy with pride’  – but which colour? This year it is supposed to be ‘special’ as the numbers ring up 11-11-11 -11. The colour that gets all the attention, is of course, red . It seems there are more threatening signs that

Universal Children’s Day 2015 – Stop Violence Against Children

The date 20 November marks the day on which the Assembly adopted theDeclaration of the Rights of the Child, in 1959, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in 1989. The Convention, which is the most widely ratified international human rights treaty, sets out a number of children’s rights including the right to

Still under attack…education

INEE has promoted new reports on evidence that education is continually under attack. As mentioned before (personal comment not INEE)  education should at least benefit from a tax on weapons producers ,likened to ‘polluter pays’ arguments. A weapons producer should be taxed at a rate that allows a fund to be raised to ameliorate the

Hear It From the Children

Any opportunity to hear children speak about their situation and how it could be improved, is worth listening to….. Hear It From the Children Save the Children INTERSOS, World Vision International and CARE Report ‘Hear It From The Children’ provides a fascinating insight into what children from communities that have been most affected by the