Developed countries must do more for refugees and children and humanitarian crises in developing countries. Instead of spending increasing amounts of money on arms for trumped up wars, this money should be used at home and abroad for social and humanitarian reasons.
Here are headlines from the World section of the Toronto Star, Wednesday, January 23, 2008, pages AA2-3. What are we doing about these problems?
Humanitarian Crisis Clouds Congo Peace
Kenyan Refugees At Risk in Uganda
Border camps stretched trying to feed thousands who have fled violence in aftermath of election
Starving Refugees Eat Endangered Chimps [Kenya]
9.7 Million Children Died Before Age 5: UN
Sierra Leone, Angola top 2006 mortality list
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