In their report, “Changing Children’s Chances”, released by the World Policy Analysis Centre on Wednesday, Heymann and McNeill map the world’s commitment to essential development needs of children in terms of the official laws, policies, and programmes that exist at the national level.
Based on an extensive understanding of international agreements and norms, Heymann and McNeill identify eight critical areas of need – poverty reduction, quality education, protection from early labour, protection from early marriage, quality health care, po...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
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Global PC sales tumble, data shows :: Global sales of PCs fall 14% in the first three months this year, the biggest fall since research firm IDC began tracking the industry in 1994.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22103079#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Beyond App Store search: how to find the iOS apps right for you :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/m41uV3oUiJ4/story01.htm
Twitter shuts down Ribbon's in-stream payments hours after the company launched them :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/z9_uZQIPOic/story01.htm
This might be the best thing anyone can do with data :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/9jCFYMOVmDU/story01.htm
2013 NBA Mock Draft: Nerlens Noel, Cody Zeller, Michael Carter-Williams, Ben McLemore Projected Lottery Picks? :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Indiana sophomore center Cody Zeller and Syracuse guard Michael Carter-Willaims became the latest big names to declare for the 2013 NBA Draft Wednesday, and where they and the slew of talented players in the country suit up next season will be decided in just over two months.</p>
<p>Zeller joined teammate Victor Oladipo, Kansas multi-threat shooter Ben McLemore, Ohio State's Deshaun Thomas, and Kentucky's Archie Goodwin as underclassman to forgo the rest of their college careers for a shot at NBA stardom.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/2013-nba-mock-draft-nerlens-noel-cody-zeller-michael-carter-williams-ben-mclemore-projected-lottery
VIDEO Barcelona 1-1 PSG (3-3 Agg.): Highlights; Messi Inspires Barca Comeback To Reach Champions League Semifinals On Away Goals :: <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Lionel Messi came off the bench to inspire Barcelona to come from behind and secure a place in the last four of the Champions League after a 1-1 draw with Paris Saint-Germain at Camp Nou. The result takes them through on away goals after the dramatic quarterfinal tie finished 3-3 on aggregate. </p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/video-barcelona-1-1-psg-3-3-agg-highlights-messi-inspires-barca-comeback-reach-champions-league
Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, AKA Clark Rockefeller, Guilty In Murder Of California Man John Sohus :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> </p>
<p>Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, the German man who convinced New England high society he was a scion of the powerful Rockefeller family, was found guilty Wednesday of murdering a California man.</p>
<p>A Los Angeles jury deliberated for one day before rendering its verdict against Gerhartsreiter, a 52-year-old German who posed as Clark Rockefeller to insinuate himself into elite social circles. They did not buy Gerhartsreiter's attorney's claim that he suffered from delusions and was legally insane.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/christian-karl-gerhartsreiter-aka-clark-rockefeller-guilty-murder-california-man-john-sohus-1184815
VIDEO: Brussels warns on Spain and Slovenia :: The European Commission has warned that Spain and Slovenia must quickly tackle the imbalances in their economies.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22099615#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
The creators of the next generation of IT are at Structure 2013 :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/7IW-oksz8_s/story01.htm
S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average Stock Indexes Close At Record Highs :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>U.S. stock markets rallied for a third straight day on Wednesday, with both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 index ending at historic highs.</p>
<p>The gains came after the <a href="http://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/fomcminutes20130320.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">March Federal Open Market Committee minutes</a> showed that most members think asset purchases should continue through at least mid-2013.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/sp-500-dow-jones-industrial-average-stock-indexes-close-record-highs-1184809
World Cup 2014: Brazil To Miss FIFA Deadline For Stadiums :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> </p>
<p>More than half a million tickets have been sold for the Confederations Cup in June, but host nation <a href="http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brazil</a> has yet to finish the main stadiums to be used in the dress rehearsal for the 2014 soccer World Cup.</p>
<p>On the eve of yet another FIFA deadline, <a href="http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil?lc=int_mb_1001" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brazil</a> has delivered only three of the six venues for the eight-nation warm-up starting in two months.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/world-cup-2014-brazil-miss-fifa-deadline-stadiums-1184819
'Saga' Not Banned From Apple Devices For Gay Sex Imagery; Comixology Apologizes For Error :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>"Saga," the latest comic series from writer Brian K. Vaughan ("Y: The Last Man") and artist Fiona Staples, was supposedly banned from Apple iOS devices due to two images portraying gay sex. Many blamed Apple policies, but it turned out to be an error on the part of Comixology, which has since apologized for the comic's temporary absence.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/saga-not-banned-apple-devices-gay-sex-imagery-comixology-apologizes-error-1184715
The PC market is a horror show right now :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/ZaiT87cyido/story01.htm
'Extreme Kidnapping' Offers Thrill-Seekers Simulated Carjack Experience [VIDEO] :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> </p>
<p>Who would pay $500 to get fake-carjacked by masked gunmen, kidnapped and tied to a chair in a dark room while heavy metal music blares in the background?</p>
<p>Well, apparently someone desires such an experience, in what's <a href="http://www.gq.com/news-politics/mens-lives/201304/how-to-be-kidnapped-abducted" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">becoming somewhat of a trend</a>.</p>
<p>Thanks to the Detroit-based company Extreme Kidnapping, even the most jaded of thrill-seekers can get their adrenaline fix.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/extreme-kidnapping-offers-thrill-seekers-simulated-carjack-experience-video-1184671
Foxconn sales drop could foreshadow Apple earnings :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/nKO21dq5r54/story01.htm
Samsung Galaxy S4 Release Nears As Company Highlights The 'Hidden Innovation' In Its Newest Smartphone :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-release-nears-company-highlights-hidden-innovation-its-newest-smartphone-1184449
US Department Of Defense Looks To Cut 40,000 To 50,000 Civilian Jobs :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The U.S. Department of Defense is expected to cut its civilian workforce by 40,000 to 50,000 employees over the next five years, <a href="http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id9740" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pentagon officials said Wednesday.</a></p>
<p>Currently, the DOD has about 800,000 civilian employees.</p>
<p>The Pentagon said the cuts will be achieved primarily through attrition, base closures and the consolidation of health care facilities, and would have to be approved by Congress before going into effect.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/us-department-defense-looks-cut-40000-50000-civilian-jobs-1184581
Dutch uncover large-scale meat fraud :: Dutch authorities say some 50,000 tonnes of meat sold as beef across Europe since January 2011 may have contained horsemeat.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22098763#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Can Starbucks Break Out? :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/can-starbucks-break-out-1184645
Smile photographers: Pics.io delivers RAW photo edits in the browser :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/G6R0ELqVwpk/story01.htm
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