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Welcome to Current Events!

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.
The important thing is not to stop questioning.” —Albert Einstein

The world events of today shape our future in every way, from how well we understand one another to how healthy we keep our planet. Current Events gathers the most important and unique news stories into a magazine written and designed for students. Our readers don't just learn facts, they learn to think critically about the influences within their world and about their own responsibilities to make this a better world for everyone.

On this site you will find story updates, additional resources, including Smart Stuff quizzes, and links to CE’s News Blog for students. Be sure to check back each issue!

Issue 9 News Updates

  • In the African country of Uganda, government officials are trying to combat child slavery with a law against human trafficking. Stephen Kagoda, secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, told members of Uganda’s parliament than an estimated 30,000 Ugandan children who had been kidnapped by rebels had been sold to work in neighboring Sudan’s troubled Darfur region. Kagoda said some of those children are now being used as child soldiers. Others have been used for organ transplants—some of their internal organs, such as kidneys, were removed and sold for medical use, he said. "As a government, we must protect our people wherever they are,” Kagoda told the Ugandan leaders on Oct. 21.

  • Officials in Laos, in Southeast Asia, say human trafficking is a growing problem in their region, which includes Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, China, Myanmar and Cambodia. The International Organization for Migration estimates that 200,000 to 450,000 people are trafficked every year to work for little or no pay in sweatshops, as servants, or for other forms of exploitation in the region. Kiengkham Inphengthavong, who in charge of a Laos committee on human trafficking, told the Vientiane Times in early November that trafficking is increasing and becoming more difficult to monitor and control.

    • A New Tool For Teachers
    WR BOOST gives your students online access to Current Events stories. Students can earn points for taking quizzes about those stories, and you get useful reports outlining how they did. Interested? Find out more at wrteachers.uboost.com/.

     

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