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Welcome to
the Public Workshops Activity Group As a volunteer group within the Ottawa Local Committee we deliver workshops for the general public on world development issues. |
Welcome to A Developing World, Fall 2003
Workshops on International Development Issues
Eight interactive evenings, Wednesdays, 6:30 - 9:30 pm
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Dates
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War Affected Children
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Oct 1 |
Children are among the most vulnerable groups affected by armed conflict. These "war-affected children" are often recruited as combatants, or targeted directly and indirectly by violence. Over the past decade alone, almost two million children have been killed in armed conflict, more than four million disabled and over one million orphaned. More than ten million children have been psychologically scarred by the trauma of abduction, detention, sexual assault and the brutal murder of family members. Week two of "A Developing World" will open with the short
video entitled "Children in the Crossfire". The evening will
also feature group activities and two speakers. Ayesha Rekhi of DFAIT
will present an overview of the topic from the Canadian government perspective,
while Kathy Vandergrift of World Vision and the Children and Armed Conflict
Working Group will provide insight into the types of ethical and moral
issues which can arise when attempting to address the issue. Links (general) Links (Caucasus-specific) Beglarian, Ashot. 2003, "Karabakh: Seeking a Normal Childhood
- Day care centres struggle to rebuild young lives blighted by war",
Institute for War and Peace Reporting, Caucasus Reporting Service (IWPR),
27 March, Vazayeva, Asiyat. 2003, "The Mental Scars of Chechnya's Children"
IWPR, 6 February Musayeva, Nigar. 2003, "Curse of Thalassaemia Strikes Azerbaijan"
, 21 July, Amirova, Leila. 2003, "Conditions Dire at Azeri Refugee Camp"
IWPR, 25 July, Estemirova, Natalya. 2003, "Chechnya Stricken by TB" IWPR,
22 May, U.S. Committee for Refugees. See http://www.refugees.org and click on "Refugee Conditions by Country" for information on conditions in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and the Russian Federation. United Nations Development Programme. 2002, Human Development Report (Chapter 5, "The Issue of Refugees and Internally Displaced People), http://www.un-az.org/undp/nhdr/content.html |