Children, brain development and the criminal law
NAIROBI - As the United Nations prepares to mark World Refugee Day Wednesday, the U.N. refugee agency is struggling to put exact figures to the number of internally displaced people inside Somalia. The country's displaced population is constantly on the move in search of humanitarian assistance and a peaceful environment. The U.N. refugee agency, or UNHCR, said there are about 1.35 million displaced people inside Somalia. But the number is only an estimate. Speaking to journalists ...
Children, brain development and the criminal law
The legal system needs to take greater account of new discoveries in neuroscience that show how a difficult childhood can affect the development of a young person's brain which can increase ...
Mon 18 Jun 12 from Medical Xpress
Children, brain development and the criminal law, Fri 22 Jun 12 from AlphaGalileo
Family first – caring within UK Bangladeshi and Pakistani communities
Over the next 20 years the proportion of older people living within the Bangladeshi and Pakistani communities in the UK will increase significantly. Most expect that their immediate family, ...
Mon 18 Jun 12 from Medical Xpress
Digital revolution bypassing UK education
Teaching and learning in the 21st century needs to be 'turbo-charged' by educational technology rather than using technologies designed for other purposes, according to a new report developed ...
Mon 18 Jun 12 from Phys.org
Digital revolution bypassing UK education, Fri 22 Jun 12 from AlphaGalileo
Family first ? caring within UK Bangladeshi and Pakistani communities, Fri 22 Jun 12 from AlphaGalileo
Ending refugees' exile
We all tend to assume that refugees want to go home. But often refugees cannot just return to their home country when conflict ends. Many have spent decades in exile; many second and third-generation ...
Mon 18 Jun 12 from Phys.org
Millions Pay Tribute on World Refugee Day
Many people around the world are marking World Refugee Day Wednesday by paying tribute to the more than 42 million people who have been forcibly displaced from their homes. In a special message, ...
Wed 20 Jun 12 from Voice of America
Afghan Refugees in Pakistan Anxious as Year-End Looms
ISLAMABAD - One out of every four refugees in the world is from Afghanistan, and 95 percent of them live either in Iran or Pakistan. Afghan refugees are scheduled to lose their legal residency ...
Tue 19 Jun 12 from Voice of America
UNHCR Tries to Count Somalia's Displaced
NAIROBI - As the United Nations prepares to mark World Refugee Day Wednesday, the U.N. refugee agency is struggling to put exact figures to the number of internally displaced people inside Somalia. ...
Tue 19 Jun 12 from Voice of America
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