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Greater Wealth, More Poor People?

Do countries with greater wealth have less poor people? Unfortunately, examples such as U.S. and some European countries show us that it is not the case (Lawson, 2012). However, there are some countries that lifted people out of poverty. One of the examples is Brazil. Brazil’s economy, with large and well-developed agricultural, mining, manufacturing, and service sectors, has been growing and expanding globally (Central Intelligence Agency, 2011). There were about 12 million people who…See More

Blog post by Karen Tam Jan 27

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Worldwide Child Soldiers Issue

Worldwide Child Soldiers Issue The recruitment and use of children under 15 years old as soldiers is a war crime while the participation of children under 18 years old in armed conflict is prohibited under international law. Unfortunately, hundreds of thousands of children are recruited in government forces or armed rebel groups. Most of them are between 13 and 18 years of age (Amnesty International, 2011). Some are as young as 8 years of age (Human Rights Watch, 2008). Some children are…See More

Blog post by Karen Tam Dec 19, 2011

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Karen Tam is now a member of DoPeace Dec 13, 2011

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In which state do you live? (Please provide the full spelling, not the state abbreviation.): CA

What first attracted you to peace activism?: It is definitely not worth to cause human suffering and loss of lives because of misunderstanding and mistrust between countries or ethnic groups. Everyone should be treated equally and be respected.

What's your level of involvement with the movement?: Volunteer

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Greater Wealth, More Poor People?

Do countries with greater wealth have less poor people? Unfortunately, examples such as U.S. and some European countries show us that it is not the case (Lawson, 2012).

However, there are some countries that lifted people out of poverty. One of the examples is Brazil. Brazil’s economy, with large and well-developed agricultural, mining, manufacturing, and service sectors, has been growing and expanding globally (Central Intelligence Agency, 2011). There were about 12 million…

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Posted on January 26, 2012 at 8:21pm

Worldwide Child Soldiers Issue

The recruitment and use of children under 15 years old as soldiers is a war crime while the participation of children under 18 years old in armed conflict is prohibited under international law. Unfortunately, hundreds of thousands of children are recruited in government forces or armed rebel groups. Most of them are between 13 and 18 years of age (Amnesty International, 2011). Some are as young as 8 years of age (Human Rights Watch,…

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Posted on December 18, 2011 at 7:30pm