Thursday, 1 April 2010

UNICEF "Put It Right" Campaign

Children around the world are having their rights denied every day. UNICEF is working in 193 countries to protect these rights, making sure children's voices are heard and listened to.
UNICEF IS FUNDED ENTIRELY BY VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS. WE RECEIVE NO FUNDING FROM THE UN BUDGET



Shumon's Story
Shumon, just 13, lives in a slum in Bangladesh and works seven hours a day making pots in an aluminium factory.
Unlike other children his age, he has no time to go to school.
It is unfair that Shumon has to work and miss out on an education. But his father only earns £1.10 a day, and his family relies on Shumon’s earnings to help support him and his two younger brothers.


With grateful thanks to UNICEF for their permission to reproduce this material from their official site.
If you wish to learn more about the work carried out by UNICEF click on the following link:
http://www.unicef.org.uk/

Funny Signs

That's a bit harsh!

Housing Complaints



I have had the clerk of works down on the floor six times but I still have had no satisfaction.
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I request permission to remove my drawers in the kitchen. 50% of the walls are damp, 50% have crumbling plaster and the rest are plain filthy.
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He's got this huge tool that vibrates the whole house and I just can't take it anymore.
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What Accident?

Guess who caused the accident?

Who Am I?

Today we have another 'Who Am I' puzzle for you to solve. As usual ten clues that should lead you to the identity of our mystery celebrity. Good luck!

01 I was born on 19 June 1964.
02 My place of birth was New York City.
03 My father was a former member of the European Parliament.
04 My mother was the painter Charlotte Fawcett (later Wahl).
05 As a child I suffered from severe deafness.
06 I was educated at the Europen School in Brussels, Ashdown House School and at Eton College.
07 I read classics at Balliol College, Oxford.
08 I was elected President of the Oxford Union.
09 I was once the editor of the 'Spectator'.
10 I was once elected as the Member of Parliament for Henley.

Do you know who our mystery celebrity is? Answer in tomorrows Journal.