Shining Star

There is no trust more sacred than the one the world holds with children. There is no duty more important than ensuring that their rights are respected, that their welfare is protected, that their lives are free from fear and want and that they grow up in peace.
~ Kofi Annan, seventh Secretary General of the United Nations

One of the most striking things about the unrest in the Middle East and Northern Africa is that it’s driven by the young or desires for children’s future. In Cairo children where part of the non-violent protests until it became a war. In Yemen children held up pieces of a bread to show that their parents couldn’t regularly afford bread. Much of the recent unrest springs from college graduate’s frustration at not being able to get employment to support themselves.

All parents want a world where children will:

• have plenty to eat
• have opportunities to explore their talents
• be able to grow up in peace and freedom
• be able to support their family and give them what they need

 

For the children in Yemen, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Afghanistan, Iraq, Sudan, Congo and everywhere, I pray that their parent’s wishes come true.

The song for this post is Peace Train.