He was working that day and returned to the city to pick up mom and me on a motorcycle. It was there that the militia arrived, and I do not know what kind of magic they did, but the motorcycle could no longer work.. I just ran away. He started hanging out with four older friends. They all wanted to join the army and pushed him to do the same. He was 1. 6 years old when he was recruited. He likes studying Myanmar and maths, and enjoys working in the school garden and playing catch with his friends. Some days she feels overwhelmed.
In 2015, India made a moderate advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. More than 35,000 children were rescued from hazardous work.
The problems she is trying to solve can seem intractable. But in three short months, she will assume the responsibilities of motherhood. Now they have taken shelter, along with 4. Dara’a. Streams and rivers flow where before there were dry, dusty river beds. Fields of maize, as tall in places as the mud huts of farmers, tower over the children who run past them. Carrying his plastic light sabre, he walks through the devastation in Carapongo - a community near Lima, the capital of Peru - caused by some of the worst flooding in decades.
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In many of these areas, children and adolescents are yet to be guaranteed their rights to quality education, health and to a welcoming and protective environment. Surrounded by a tiny garden of jasmine flowers and olive trees, the pretty setting stands in contrast to what the children living there have been through. The sky is cloudless and the sun is dazzling.
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By 9: 3. 0 a. m. As a line forms outside, Ms. Tricia Collins, the court’s Intake and Welfare Officer, waits patiently to greet each new person. Now, at 3. 0, she recalls that painful day as she sits in her homestead in Leboo Village, Kajiado County, surrounded by her five children.
She and her husband Jameel, who installs aluminium for a living, used to live in Bir Nabala, a small town northwest of the city of Jerusalem. The day is observed as a way to raise awareness about female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), and to galvanize support to end the practice. Learn more about the issue below, and find out how UNICEF is working with communities and governments to help eliminate FGM/C worldwide. About 1. 30 children study there. Around three years ago that number was more than 2. At the passing of his mother and without any other family member who could take care of him, he fell into the care of Cuba’s child protective services. But within the space of just a few months, both shared a similar traumatic story of abuse by men in their town.
In addition to the personal losses of homes and crops, more than 7. Today, 1. 4 million people in Haiti, including 6. The little girl is seven years old and has a smile that radiates from ear to ear.
Full of energy, she lists her favourite topics at school – reading and maths – and her favourite movie – Walt Disney’s . Nothing in her sparkling demeanour hints at the shadows of her past. So sick, in fact, that Femi wanted to go and look after him. The 1. 7- year- old left his school in the south of the country to travel to the north- east, to Borno state, where his father lived in a small village.
Femi didn't anticipate being gone too long. I have been living in fear all the time.
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Growing up in the Gaza Strip, he has witnessed three major rounds of armed conflict since 2. Done with school and eager to help her family, she took a job as an assistant teacher at an Early Childhood Development (ECD) centre in Maungdaw, Myanmar. To her surprise, she loved it. While Juma lights a fire and Christer chops spinach from her vegetable garden, their six children play on makeshift drums with Pretty*, an 1. Mabuzas are fostering.
Along with thousands of others, the family made their way to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan in Juba. Now, one week on, she still has no plans to return to her home and waits in worried anticipation of what will happen next. The hands of the clock show it’s barely 6 a. He works at the same intersection almost every day.
On some days he cleans the windows of cars passing by, hoping that he’ll get a few pennies in exchange. And on others he simply begs for money. Most people avoid him or utter profanities at him, but he is happy to get away with a few euros a day to help his poverty- stricken family. A car stopped near him and the driver asked why he was there. He explained that he is homeless and spends his days in that area asking for money. The driver drove off, but a few minutes later, returned with milk and bread. This was one of Aimable’s happiest memories from sleeping on the street for nearly seven years.
He doesn’t have many nice memories from this time. Famous for its iconic Petronas Twin Towers, her city is the high- rise metropolitan capital of Malaysia. Nicole’s dream is to become an architect and help design the next generation of KL’s buildings.
It was just before midnight, and darkness permeated the surrounding narrow alleys as the officers entered with a search warrant. Inside the small single room house, they found an unusual amount of computer equipment: laptops, webcams and a Wi- Fi router. Boom!” a girl yells, before she and four others dive to the ground in unison. A few minutes later, one of them starts screaming. The others rise to their feet and begin to calm her down. Although they were obviously hungry and tired, all three of them turned away the bowls of rice that were offered to them.
He had risen through the ranks of Cobra Faction, an armed group caught up in fighting that predates South Sudan’s current conflict, a cook and dishwasher become bodyguard. At 1. 0 years old, she is the oldest student in her class. She is just starting her first year of school, in the small village of Koffikro in southwest C. Until now, her parents have refused to send her to school.
Despite all efforts, it was not possible for him to return to his biological parents. Today, he is growing up in the care of a loving foster family. They are members of the Wharf club, an adolescent club for girls, and they meet here every afternoon. Noureldin and his cousin Kinan were both seriously injured by shrapnel after an airstrike flattened the family’s home on Tuesday night. Noureldin’s mother had just put the boys to sleep in a bedroom when the missile struck, killing her and her husband, reportedly a militant, as well as Kinan’s father, sister and grandmother. Clinging to a rope cranked by hand, he descends more than 3.
An old torch, held to his head by strips of inner tube, provides the only light. At the bottom of the shaft, he crawls another 1. He's looking for gold. Her parents abused her, and she had nowhere to turn. Now, at the age of 5. She is part of an army of volunteers who help child victims of abuse know they are not alone – that they have someone to talk to, someone who can help them.
As the plane taxied towards the airport terminal, we could see the vast site bordering the airport where 1. Bangui. Three years ago, the people of Southern Sudan voted for independence after decades of civil war between north and south – a war that took a significant toll on both sides. And for many children and their families in South Sudan, internal conflict has also been a source of threat. Safety, for the moment, is Tissi – an inhospitable, isolated and unstable area on the south- eastern tip of Chad. He didn’t know how to read, didn’t know how to write, and his math skills were nonexistent.
Kathlyn was born on 1. November, shortly after Typhoon Haiyan hit. In this one classroom, 2.
The children smile and participate energetically. On Universal Children’s Day, European parliamentarians presented the Sakharov Prize, Europe’s highest human rights award, to Malala Yousufzai, the first child to receive the annual prize since it was established 2. The man who had raped Christine* when she was 1.
But her drawings are not the usual happy scenes of school and family and friends. In vivid colours, she draws a man lying on the ground dead, houses burned down, and men carrying weapons. For a young girl forced to flee for her life several times in recent months, the memories of violence are still fresh. In primary school, he was among the best students in his class. Melissa Kasoke, 1. But today more than half of all sub- Saharan African children are not registered at birth. It was not the home she had grown up in with her parents.
It was the home she shared with her husband. The issue crosses social, economic and cultural lines, and it affects millions of children worldwide. Five men attacked the woman at 6 pm in central Mumbai on 2. August, while she was on assignment. The groom, already married and the father of six children – most of them older than Farzana – paid $9,0. Farzana’s father in return for his daughter’s hand in marriage.
It’s very difficult talk about it, she says. Seventeen years on, looking back is still so painful that she needs to distance herself from the past to be able to share her story. In a country as poor as Mali, they have to dig deep to find something for the keeping. The people living around this squalid waste disposal area are the poorest of the poor. Yet 1. 6- year- old Fatoumata Traor. I don’t want to be circumcised,” says 1. Kheiriya Abidi from Boorama town, North- West Somalia.
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The National Physical Development Plan (NPDP) of 1. Southern Trunk Road. A pre- feasibility study was actually undertaken in 1. The study noted that there were significant traffic delays on segments of the San Fernando Siparia Erin Road (S. S. Erin Road), the South Trunk Road, and the Southern Main Road and supported the need for a more direct route between San Fernando and Point Fortin.
Particular consideration was given to a route which approximates the alignment reflected in the NPDP. The western alignment was the least feasible because it traversed the Oropouche Lagoon directly and would have had significant environmental impacts and be quite costly. The eastern alignment was also found to have significant negative environmental impacts and would have been the most expensive. The centre alignment, from Golconda to Debe to Siparia, to Mon Desir was considered to be superior both from the environmental perspective since it did not significantly impact the lagoon, and from an overall perspective. Trintoplan Consultants, at Section 2. Final Report on Feasibility Investigations, Volume 1 . This is the route that was found to be most appropriate.
It was pointed out that construction of the entire route to four- lane standard was not justified in the near future from an economic viewpoint and that the best alternative for extension of the network to 2. This section of the report, however, notes a directive from the ?
The South Trunk Road between Dumfries Road and Paria Suites should be widened to four lanes. The SHH extension from Golconda to Point Fortin should be to freeway standard.
A highway connection be established between the route serving the Penal and Siparia areas and that serving Point Fortin. A four- lane extension from Golconda to Debe should be the initial freeway implementation.
A Brazilian company Construtora OAS. Ltda (OAS) was procured in 2. Actual construction commenced in. September 2. 01. 1, with a planned completion date of September 2. Under this arrangement, OAS is. Ministry of Works and. The Ministry and NIDCO must approve the design at intervals and, therefore, OAS has engaged the services of international consultants HALCROW to prepare designs that satisfy the requirements of the contract.
Further design checks are to be undertaken by reputable consultancy firms. These individuals eventually morphed into the Highway Reroute Movement (HRM). In February 2. 01. HRM wrote to the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago requesting that the proposed Debe to Mon Desir segment of the highway should be discontinued and that consideration be given to an alternative route as discussed in the Traffic and Transportation Section of this Review Report. The concerns of the HRM, as outlined in the affidavit filed in the Supreme Court of Trinidad and Tobago by Dr. Wayne Kublalsingh on August 0. HRM were, inter alia.
The route was conceptually flawed and could lead to urban sprawl. Disconnectivity of well- established communities. An increase in flooding caused by the highway embankment. The demolition of homes, well established business, places of worship and an orphanage.
The destruction of agricultural lands and the splitting of landholdings, orchards, commons and fishing. The consultations required for a project of this type were inadequate and flawed. The cost of the highway was prohibitive compared to the benefits.
A reduction of traffic congestion afforded by an optimized design that allows for the efficient flow of traffic and easy access to otherwise inaccessible areas for the transit of products, goods and services. A reduction in road user and life- cycle costs in the form of savings in vehicle operating costs and travel time costs due to reduced travel distances created by more direct routes and increased travel speeds. The provision of a safe, efficient, affordable, and aesthetically pleasing highway for all citizens.
The provision of improved access to Siparia, La Brea and Point Fortin to accommodate the anticipated economic growth as expected from government. Improvement of local road networks in the south west region, increasing connectivity to the main population centres such as Debe, Penal, Siparia, Fyzabad, La Brea and Point Fortin.
Efficient movement of goods to/from ports within the Gulf of Paria. The highway will promote a host of downstream industries poised to stimulate the transportation industry, service contractors, and small entrepreneurs who provide food and other ancillary products. Construction of the highway will increase the demand for skilled and unskilled labour resources, thus potentially resulting in a decrease in unemployment levels and increase in income levels. It should be noted that the Contractor (OAS) must utilize a minimum of 4. Additionally, there will be a transfer of technology to the local construction industry. NIDCO disagreed, citing various concerns as follows.
The residents of the region will not receive the benefits of a modern highway facility that they deserve. There will be no reduction in road user costs in the form of savings in vehicle operating costs (VOC), and travel time costs for the people. The highway route has provisions for a utility corridor for WASA, T& TEC and other service providers to accommodate future expansion and maintenance of their infrastructure that will be required to service the communities effectively well into the twenty- first century. This benefit will be lost as the local road network cannot facilitate the anticipated improvements.
Traffic congestion will continue in Debe, Penal and Siparia and worsen over time. A review of the local road shows that even if the government improves the existing road network (which is on- going), connectivity to the main population centres such as Debe, Penal, Siparia, and Fyzabad will still have traffic congestion and safety problems today, which will worsen considerably when one accounts for the projected traffic volume expected in twenty (2. This also means that our people will have to commute for hours on a daily basis to get to and from work. Traffic congestion will also be exacerbated with the imminent construction of the South UWI Campus at Debe, the development of industrial parks through e. Teck, and the new hospital to be built in Penal.
These facilities will generate additional traffic with the attendant problems and inconvenience. The HRM clearly concluded that their concerns were falling on deaf ears.
The stand- off resulted in a principal of the Movement proceeding on a hunger strike on November 1. The impasse raised serious concerns within the population and various civil society groups, led by the Joint Consultative Council of the Construction Industry (JCC), brokered an agreement which led to the establishment of an independent Highway Review Committee (HRC) to examine . It was agreed, however, that in the interim work on the Highway could not be ceased on the sections which were already released to the contractor. In separate discussions it was also agreed with NIDCO that work in other areas would be scaled back pending the receipt of the report of the Review Committee. The Committee comprised a Chairman, and consultants in various disciplines, including environmental impact assessment (EIA); social impact.
While most of the consultants were sourced locally, three off- shore consultants were also engaged to provide technical backstopping and advice to the Chairman in critical areas. Members also toured the area by air and traversed the communities to get a first- hand impression of the issues at hand. The Committee determined that while the requirements for the environmental assessment were generally adequately set out in the TOR issued by the EMA in April 2.
The EIA was actually submitted in February 2. TOR. The initial submission of the EIA for the CEC 1. EMA with references made to generic deficiencies as elaborated by the EMA. The deficiencies cited by the EMA? There was insufficient detail with respect to the socio- cultural environment and more details were needed. There appeared to be a lack of adequate consultation with agricultural land owners.
There was no clear provision for the compensation of persons who stood to lose property. There was no indication of arrangements for individuals, households, businesses, and farmers to be displaced by the right- of- way (ROW), by resettlement or otherwise. The CEC was issued on April 2. Administrative Records at the EMA provided no additional information to determine the basis of its decision.
The opinion of the HRC is that the EIA was not acceptable and should have been rejected and returned to the Applicant. It seems that the EMA relented without having the Applicant provide adequate responses. It was noted that the study area of direct and indirect impacts was not clearly defined, and not drawn sufficiently wide to allow for the consideration of all of the relevant social issues. The consultant concluded that there is insufficient data in the EIA to adequately assess the social impacts, to classify them in terms of severity, and to plan adequately to mitigate them.
These impacts need to be scientifically determined and effective mitigation measures formulated to protect the human element before final decisions are taken regarding this highway development. In the event that persons are to be removed from the path of the alignment, it is essential that relocation be based on an Integrated Human Settlement approach that combines a range of land usages designed with sensitivity to the physical environment of the wider area, and arranged in village clusters.