Chapter 5

War Child Canada

www.warchild.ca
See page 93 in The World Today.

War Child Canada helps children affected by war around the world. It raises awareness in Canadian communities and puts Canadian young people in contact with young people in war-affected countries. You can sign petitions, join the discussion, or send a “Peace Card.”

UNICEF

www.unicef.ca
See page 93 in The World Today.

UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) is the most famous organization for helping children around the world. On UNICEF’s website, you can read about children’s rights and issues affecting the well-being of children in less-developed parts of the world—things like drought, HIV/AIDS, and war. You can find the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, a history of UNICEF, and information on how your school can get in touch with students in other countries. Sometimes, there are contests you can enter.

John Humphrey Centre for Peace
and Human Rights

www.johnhumphreycentre.org/guide.htm
See page 95 in The World Today.

Based in Edmonton, the John Humphrey Centre is dedicated to teaching people, especially young people, about human rights. On the John Humphrey Centre website, you can download your own copy of the Youth Guide to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms became law in 1982.

Amnesty International

www.amnesty.org
See page 93 in The World Today.

Amnesty International is the world’s leading organization for protecting human rights. Amnesty, as it is also known, finds out where people are being tortured, mistreated, or denied rights, and makes sure that other people know about it. On the website, find out how you can help Amnesty fight for human rights by becoming members or by writing letters to leaders around the world urging them to stop human rights abuses.