The peace agreement Syria agreed to seems to have been nothing more than hot air as the attacks increase and the death toll continues to rise. Nearly 130 people were killed on Saturday alone and another 26 reportedly died as of this morning. Syria’s government is now demanding that...

Human Rights – The Syrian regime has apparently committed itself to a withdrawal of its troops and heavy weaponry from Syrian cities by April 10th. The announcement follows negotiations between the Assad government and the UN’s international envoy Kofi Annan, which resulted in the...

Social Issues – Today is World Autism Awareness Day, and it is not just about being “aware” that autism exists, it’s also about being aware of what has been done, what still needs to be done, and what you can do to help. Autism is a lifelong disability that impacts...

Social Issues – Olivier De Schutter, the UN’s reporter on food, has recently stated that the current food conditions are negatively impacting our health and wellbeing worldwide. Most of the problems stem from the agricultural business sector, which holds significant weight over...

Celebrity Charities – Academy Award winner Michael Douglas is promoting the global United Nations “Art for Peace” contest and is calling on young artists ages 5-17 from around the world to use their creative talents to envision what a world would be like without nuclear...

Social Issues – The United Nations Millennium Development Goal (MDG) to provide safe drinking water to half of the world’s people without proper access is on target to meet the globally agreed 2015 date. During a 20-year span between 1990 and 2010 the UN has reported that they...

Human Rights – Valerie Amos, United Nations aid chief, briefly entered the war torn Baba Amr district of Homs with Syrian Red Crescent (SRC) officials to assess the humanitarian needs before moving on to other districts. According to Sana, the Syrian state news agency, Walid Muallim,...

Human Rights – Global leaders met this week to discuss the future of Somalia, one of the world’s most unstable nations. Following the overthrow of President Mohamed Barre in 1991, Somalia has been a country in flux, dominated by the in-fighting of warlords and the violence of...

Human Rights – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been seeking an entry into Homs to evacuate the seriously wounded, women, children, sick civilians, and journalists from the combat ridden area. Negotiations have resumed today to secure safe access to the area after...

Opinion – It is difficult to imagine that the crisis plaguing Syria could become any more horrendous, however reports emerging of the conditions facing many of the country’s civilians have increased concern in the international community. With escalating levels of violence in Homs,...

Celebrity Charities – Celebrities from around the world are joining BeatBullying, a prevention charity in the UK, and millions of people in “The Big March 2012,” the first ever worldwide virtual march against bullying. Currently the march has garnered over 820,000 supporters...

Human Rights – UN officials are reporting that ten-million people are continuing to suffer from a food crisis that is affecting eight countries in West Africa’s Sahel region, including Niger. The area is still feeling the effects of the drought from two years ago, and the UN has...

Human Rights – An independent United Nations human rights expert has voiced his concerns in regards to the health of Khadar Adnan, a Palestinian detainee who has been on a hunger strike for two months to protest his imprisonment without charge by Israel. Adnan has been refusing all...

Human Rights – It is only February and the Iraqi government has already executed more than 60 prisoners this year, according to a new report from Human Rights Watch (HRW). In Iraq, people can be executed for nearly 50 crimes including murder and acts of terrorism, as well as what might...

Human Rights – The United Nations is strongly condemning the escalation of brutal and violent attacks on civilians as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad steps up his campaign to annihilate his opposition. The past week alone has seen the death of hundreds of men, women, and children as...

Human Rights – The United Nations human rights chief spoke out this week against the glaring failure on behalf of the United States to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility as promised by a newly elected President Obama in January 2009. “It is 10 years since the US...

Human Rights – The top United Nations human rights forum is poised to condemn Syria for crimes against humanity at an emergency session on Friday. It is expected the move was designed to exert pressure on Russia and China to take a stronger stand against the regime of President Bashar-al...