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Critical Shortage of Drinking Water
- Watch this video about water on HowStuffWorks. The world has a critical shortage of safe drinking water - some estimates say more than one-sixth of the world's population lack access to potable water - and most experts agree that water will be the new, driving commodity of the world's economy. See how Wataire technologies create potable water in this video from World Business Review.
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Adoption Plans for Angelina Jolie
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Watch this video about Angelina Jolie's adoption plans on HowStuffWorks. The Hollywood superstar has applied to adopt a child living in an orphanage in southern Vietnam. The adoption could take about four months to process but since Jolie has... More »
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Ashraf Ghani Talks About the United Nations
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Watch this video from TED featuring Ashraf Ghani on HowStuffWorks. Ashraf Ghani is the former Finance Minister of Afghanistan, and a candidate to succeed Kofi Annan as Secretary General of the United Nations. See how the United Nations works in this... More »
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Bono Talks on Lifting Africa Out of Poverty
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Watch this video from TED featuring Rock star and activist Bono on HowStuffWorks. Bono, the Grammy-award winning and pop icon, accepts the 2005 TEDPrize with a riveting talk about our moral obligation (and economic incentive) to help lift Africa out... More »
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Caring for Children in Georgia, from UNICEF
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Watch this UNICEF video about family structures in Russia on HowStuffWorks. Institutionalization of children was common in Georgia when it was a part of the former Soviet Union. Now UNICEF is promoting family centers and helping socially withdrawn... More »
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Childhood Soldier Looks Back, from UNICEF
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At the Free Children from War conference in France, former childhood soldiers Israel Beah discusses the challenges and problems with gangs and rival factions - even governments - recruiting children and youths to fight.
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Children with Disabilities Speak Up at UN
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Watch this UNICEF video about disabled children around the world on HowStuffWorks. Disabled children from around the world address the UN about issues affecting other similarly-affected children in their own countries. They lobbied world leaders to... More »
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Chinese Adoption Law
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Watch this video about China's new adoption laws. Because China has such a high demand from foreigners for adopted babies, China is tightening its adoption laws. See how adoption works in this news video from Reuters.
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Chinese Families in Poverty, from UNICEF
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Watch this UNICEF video about escaping poverty on HowStuffWorks. Children all over China are forced to drop out of school to help tend the fields, but thanks to a grant from the Government, some families are subsidizing farming families to allow... More »
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