2009 Global Peace Index

The number of countries assessed in the 2009 Global Peace Index has increased to 144.

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Top 10 countries for executions in 2008

In March 2009, Amnesty International released its report on Death Sentences and Executions in 2008.

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Children’s Rights & American Christianity

The US Campaign for the Ratification of the CRC is supported by over 180 institutions and organizations, including many churches and church organizations.

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Global Trends 2025

A report forecasting that political empowerment of women may change governmental priorities by 2025. “Examples as disparate as Sweden and Rwanda indicate that countries with relatively large numbers of politically active women place greater importance on societal issues such as healthcare, the environment, and economic development.”

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World Breastfeeding League Table

Most authorities on infant care agree that healthy mothers who breastfeed their babies are providing the best possible nourishment.

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The United States — Child Deaths

Executions of juveniles and child maltreatment deaths in the USA.

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United Nations CRC – the first 20 countries (193 in total)

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child didn’t come into force until a threshold of 20 ratifications was reached. Only one industrialized Western nation was among the first.

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Government Ministers for Children

A survey of the government ministers and organizations who look after the interests of children in Africa.

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Global·Peace·lndex·2008

This blog post has been superseded by the 2009 results.

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OECD Education Rankings

School performance league tables from the OECD report, Education at a Glance.

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