SCOTT SIMON, HOST: A record number of women who are struggling with opioid addiction are being forced to give up their newborn children. As Rachel Gotbaum reports, the state has few services to offer these mothers before they risk losing their childr

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The United Nations Children's Fund says more attention must be paid to the educational, psychological and physical needs of children who are among the main victims of the war that erupted between Georgia and Russia just over a week ago. Lisa Schlein

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Adopted Russian Children in US Maintain Homeland Ties Russia may suspend adoptions to U.S. parents over concerns about the treatment of some children. Last year Moscow lifted a previous ban after signing an agreement with the United States to provide

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By Cathy Majtenyi Kiambu District, Kenya 11 June 2007 In Kenya's Kiambu District, activists and local government and education officials are working hand-in-hand to rescue boys and girls laboring in the area's coffee, tea, and other plantations. Cat

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By Noel King Juba, Sudan 13 January 2006 One year ago, southern Sudan ended a two decade civil war with the ruling northern Islamist government. But one conflict in south Sudan persists. The Lord's Re

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AS IT IS 2013-06-11 Street Children in Ethiopia Need Shelter Not Getting It From VOA Learning English, welcome to AS IT IS! Hello, Im Steve Ember. Today on our program, we learn that life is not so sweet for sugar farmers in Nigeria, and of the need

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By Carol Pearson Washington, D.C. 28 June 2007 The World Health Organization has been gathering information on diabetes for more than 20 years. Its findings show that diabetes is second only to asthma as the most common chronic childhood disease. New

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 23 May 2006 A young HIV positive orphan lies in his cot at the Nyumbani children home, a hospice for AIDS orphans in Nairobi, Kenya Every day, nearly 1,800 children under the

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Gang Prevention Programs Target Children at Risk The annual Arlington County Gang Task Force soccer tournament is one part of a broad strategy to steer teens away from gangs in the Virginia suburbs of Washington. I believe that no county, no town, is

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US Charity Brings Books to Indonesian Children Children devour words and pictures in the newly opened library at a school in Padang, in Western Sumatra. Books are a luxury in Padang, and fifth-grade student Fiolisa Anggraini is pleased to see so many

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Famous Children's Author Leaves Legacy of Wild Things Maurice Sendak, one of the most important American childrens book authors of the 20th century, has died at the age of 83 of complications from a recent stroke. In Where the Wild Things Are, Max is

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First Ladies Promote Children's Health, Olympics Since this year's Olympic Games are in London, Obama's British counterpart, Samantha Cameron, provided a natural tie-in, as the U.S. First Lady hosted a mini-Olympic competition with Washington-area ch

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Rwanda Doctors Treat Children with Help from US Specialists Children with cancer in Rwanda are getting specialized care thanks to a partnership with doctors in the United States, helping to save lives in an area with limited resources. In advanced We

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Nations are staging special events to mark the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which came into force on November 20, 1989. Lisa Schlein | Geneva 20 November 2009 Photo: AP Palestinian girls release balloons with messag

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Displaced Syrian Children Struggle for Education During a school day at the Bab al-Salama school in northern Syria, several classes study under this tent, with one of four pitched on the edge of camp not far from the border with Turkey. About 1,000 c

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Immigrant Children Live in Numerous US Communities PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA Immigration has been a hot topic in American politics for years. But the recent surge of attention is different. While historically, the debate has been about migrant

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By Gini Sikes New York 02 February 2006 New York City school children are celebrating Black History Month with an exhibit of portraits of Nelson Mandela at the landmark Rockefeller Center. The show's

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French Class Connects Haitian Children with Their Heritage The U.S. state of Florida is home to one of the largest Haitian communities outside the Caribbean nation. The city of Miami even has a neighborhood known as Little Haiti, where Haitians maint

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(十一月)

The UN Children's Fund is leading a campaign to get thousands of children displaced by the war in Georgia back to school. UNICEF says getting children, who are traumatized by war back into a structured school program, will help them regain their sen

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By Greg Flakus Kerrville, Texas 02 June 2008 A judge in San Angelo, Texas has ordered state authorities to return more than 440 children to their parents, who belong to a polygamous sect based at a west Texas ranch. Authorities raided the compound o

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