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Photo by Cancillería Ecuador CC BY SA Angelina Jolie is a famous actress. Have you been to the cinema to see her latest film, Maleficent ? She is the villain in the film. This post is not about her film but about Angelina's humanitarian work and the recent news about a summit to be celebrated in London on victims of sexual violence in war. You are going to read a news report and watch a video about this crime. Before you read What can you see in the picture below?  What are the faces of these women telling you?  Is there justice in their country? Public domain   Read the news about a summit in London Who is going to host the summit? What is the objective of the summit? Which countries are taking part? What "weapon of war" does the article refer to? What is the international protocol trying to achieve? What does this expression mean?: It was time to get rid of the "stigma and shame attached to it" Watch this video Sexual...

Poverty has a child's face. Flickr.com Here is a link to my glog on Poverty in the world . I used Eduglogster, a great tool for digital posters. You are very welcome to browse the glog.  Video on Debt Last Tuesday we discussed world problems in class. One of the issues listed was "debt". Go to the glog and click on the video hidden behind Debt. Watch the interview with Nick Dearden, a campaigner in favour of debt relief, talking about vulture funds. Answer the following questions: What are vulture funds? Is anything being done about vulture funds? What does Nick say about Liberia? Was the campaign successful? How? What does Nick say about vulture funds and the US? How successful has the campaign been in the UK?      Reading 1) Here is a link to an article by Greg Palast on Vulture Funds . Read the article and take notes under the following headings: His definition of vulture funds One example of a highly indebted country Zambia and Romani...