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Newsela | Issue Overview: Guns in America

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Newsela | Famous Speeches: "We call BS," Emma Gonzalez's speech to gun advocates

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Florida school shooting survivor urges lawmakers to tighten gun laws

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Newsela | Opinion: As country listens to Florida teens, Black Lives Matter youths feel ignored

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Column: Most Americans relate to Florida shooting survivors, but not Black Lives Matter causes

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Newsela | Climate change in the U.S. Midwest

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Newsela - Students around the world rally to demand governments act on climate change

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Students worldwide protest government inaction on climate change.

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Newsela | Ten ways climate change can make wildfires worse

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Newsela | Officials from 200 countries agree on ways to fight climate change

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Newsela - The plight of refugees, asylum-seekers and IDPs around the globe

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Refugees are people who must leave their home area for their own safety or survival. A refugee’s home area could be a country, state or region. People become refugees for many reasons, including war, oppression, natural disasters and climate change.

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Newsela | Seeking safety, many refugee kids sacrifice education in new homeland

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Four million child refugees around the world do not attend school.

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Newsela | Opinion: World's many refugees need help; the U.S. must do more

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Refugees are fleeing persecution all over the world, and the Trump administration wants the U.S. to admit only 45,000 a year. Even during the Great Depression the country took in more than that.

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Newsela | Supreme Court rejects challenge that Trump travel ban discriminates against Muslims

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A sharply divided Supreme Court upheld President Trump's ban on travel from several mostly Muslim countries.

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Newsela | How one Missouri school is working to keep racial equity

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A desire for racial and economic equity motivated City Garden Montessori School in Missouri to rethink how to achieve true integration.

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Newsela | In Their Words: How children are affected by gender issues

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Newsela | Saudi women will be allowed to drive for the first time

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Women in Saudi Arabia will be allowed to drive

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Newsela | How Title IX works: Gender equality in education

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The law, which outlaws gender discrimination in education, has aided girls and women in sports

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Newsela | Tensions run deep at Standing Rock over the Dakota Access pipeline

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Protesters compare civil rights in the South with a different North.

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Newsela | Starbucks seeks to be more inclusive with new "signing" store

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Customers who are deaf or hard of hearing can order in sign language at new Starbucks store.

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15.3 million people in Syria, including 7 million children, need of humanitarian aid

97% of the population in Syria live below the poverty line

Syria is the third least peaceful country in the world according to the Global Peace Index (GPI)

What Is a Refugee and Other Child Refugee FAQs

What is a refugee?

A refugee is a person who is seeking a safe haven after being forced to flee violence, persecution or war.

Refugees are defined and protected in international law. And seeking asylum is not a crime. While every refugee is initially an asylum seeker, not every asylum seeker will ultimately be recognized as a refugee.

Many refugees around the world live in vulnerable conditions, including refugee camps, informal settlements and on the streets. As the COVID-19 pandemic spread globally, many refugees were not in a position to social distance themselves or maintain basic hygiene, including simply washing their hands.

According to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the Ukraine war and other conflicts has pushed the number of people forced to flee conflict, violence and persecution to over 100 million for the first time in history - a record that "should never have been set." Among them are refugees, asylum seekers, and people displaced inside their own countries.

Why do people become refugees?

People become refugees for a number of different reasons; including:

Persecution based on race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion

War

Ethnic or political violence

For well over a decade, the number of people forced to flee their homes because of conflict and persecution has steadily increased. In 2012, these numbers spiked, resulting in what is now recognized as a global refugee crisis.

Several major crises around the world have contributed to the rising number of refugees, including:

The on-going conflict in Syria, now in its 11th year.

The conflict in Afghanistan-where most unaccompanied children in Europe are from-remains among the deadliest for children.

South Sudan's displacement crisis, which followed its independence.

The rapidly escalating violence in Myanmar's Rakhine State in 2017, which forced over half a million ethnic Rohingya to flee the country for their lives.

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What are refugee camps and why are they created?

Refugee camps are temporary settlements created to provide refugees with immediate aid and protection.

Forced from home, refugees are often left with little to call their own. Lacking food, clean water, clothing and proper hygiene supplies, refugee children and their families are vulnerable to disease, abuse and worse.

There are refugee camps all over the world. Some of the largest refugee camps in the world include:

What is the difference between a refugee, asylum seeker, migrant and immigrant?

Refugees, asylum seekers, migrants and immigrants are all terms used to describe people on the move, including children.

Refugees are people who are seeking a safe haven after being forced to flee violence, persecution or war.

Similar to a refugee, an asylum seeker is someone who may be in search of protection due to dangers in his or her home country. While every refugee is initially an asylum seeker, not every asylum seeker will ultimately be recognized as a refugee.

Traditionally, a migrant is considered a person who has left their home by choice and in search of a better opportunity. Because conflict or persecution did not force them from home, a migrant is not considered a refugee or asylum seeker.

A person who comes to a country with the intention of taking up permanent residence is called an immigrant.

How many child refugees are there in the world

Half of the global refugee population, nearly 13 million, are children below the age of 18.

Far too many refugee boys and girls are living in conditions not suitable for children, with limited access to education and healthcare, no freedom of movement, and almost entirely dependent on aid.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, it was estimated that half of all refugee children in the world - 3.7 million - were out of school.

What do refugees do?

Refugees' lives have been thrown into a state of chaos because of what they experienced in their home countries prior to displacement, as well as on their journeys to find safety.

Like anyone, refugees need food, shelter and the opportunity to thrive. But after leaving everything behind and without livelihood opportunities to earn an income, many refugees struggle to survive.

With the generous support of our donors, Save the Children is able to provide refugee children and their families with essential items and relief.

How can I join Save the Children to advocate to refugees?

Together with our political advocacy arm, Save the Children Action Network, we work to ensure refugee children's voices are heard, their rights are realized and their issues are given top priority.

You can help advocate for refugee children and families by sending a message to Congress.

Facts About Refugees Around the World

As the world is now witnessing the highest levels of displacement on record, here are some things to know about refugees.

Half of the world's refugees are children.

The UN has said that the Ukraine refugee crisis caused the fastest and largest displacement of people in Europe since World War II.

In Syria alone, more than 6.8 million people have fled, seeking safety in Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan and beyond.

More than 4 million Venezuelans are displaced abroad.

Brutal conflict in South Sudan has forced more than 2 million South Sudanese refugees to flee in a desperate bid to reach safety.

In Lebanon, where more than 1 million Syrian refugees reside, approximately 70% of Syrian refugees live below the poverty line.

Over the past three years, more than 75,000 children have been born in the refugee camps of Cox's Bazar.

About 30% of refugees arriving through the Balkans are children, while roughly 25% of these children are unaccompanied.

Nearly half of all refugee children are out of school, a figure likely worsened by the COVID pandemic.

Less than 1% of all refugees are ever able to resettle and find a new life in safety and security.

Why Is Helping Refugees Important?

As, the global leader in child-focused humanitarian response, Save the Children helps more children in crisis recover and return to learning than any other global humanitarian organization.

Munguiko*, 14, takes part in activities at a Save the Children space in Rwamwanja refugee settlement in Uganda.

The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that we are living in an extremely interconnected world and must focus on the fate of everyone around the world, especially our children.

Girls and refugee children stand to suffer the most from the harmful impacts of COVID-19. Rohingya refugee children in Cox's Bazaar and children living in war-torn Syria already had difficulty accessing health services and continuing their studies prior to COVID-19.

Now, this unprecedented disruption to children's education and rising poverty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic could force at least 9.7 million children out of school forever, with girls, refugees, and internally displaced children most affected.

With 26 million men, women, and children now forced to flee their home countries due to conflict and persecution, it's more important than ever to take action to help improve the lives of refugees.

The United States has long been a leader in resettling refugees. We demonstrate our best as a nation, uphold our values, and lead by example when we welcome refugees.

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Kids around the world fight climate change

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Newsela | E-waste provides income to the poor but is also an environmental hazard

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Newsela | Implicit racial bias often begins as early as preschool, a study finds

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Newsela | Slaying of black female activist in Brazil shines light on racism

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Human rights activist and politician killed in Rio de Janeiro

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Newsela | More barriers to equality in U.S. now than 50 years ago, new study finds

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Fifty years after the Kerner Report studied racial segregation and poverty in America, a new study says those problems are worse today.

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Newsela | U.S. sees sharp rise in number of whites troubled by racism, polls show

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Newsela | Star student at elite N.Y. high school seeks more diversity on campuses

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Black teenage girl excels at elite high school in New York; accepted to 18 colleges

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"Race is not so much of a biological difference as a social one, she says. It's one that can have devastating effects. Racial issues "continue to shape our politics, our neighborhoods and our sense of self,” she wrote.

How we present race matters."

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Your ancestry makes you look different and if you look different, you're treated differently.

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Newsela | Race not completely defined by DNA

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Race and genetics: Understanding the biological basis of physical human variations

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Newsela | While the nation honors Dr. King, some denounce President Trump

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Newsela | West African country reckons with its history in transatlantic slave trade

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Benin rulers captured and sold slaves to Portuguese, French and British merchants.

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At first sight, Elana Schlenker's pop-up store, Less Than 100, which was open in Pittsburgh during the month of April appeared just like any other gift store. However, when shoppers went to pay, they were in for a surprise. That's because while men paid full price, women received a 24% discount.

Though that may appear to be blatant discrimination, Elana was merely abiding by the store's slogan "pay what you are paid". And since women in Pennsylvania get paid an average of 76 cents for every dollar men earn for the same job, it is only fair that they pay less.

As if the store's pricing policy was not enough to get the message across, Elana also distributed pamphlets. Entitled "What Are Women Worth?", it explained the status of the wage gap both in Pennsylvania and across the country, and also gave women tips on how to better negotiate salaries. A 2015 study conducted by the Institute for Women's Policy Research found that although the rate of women's income has been rising, men still earn more in every state in the country.

But though paying women lower wages is a shame, forking out the full price at Less Than 100 wasn't necessarily a bad thing. That's because the proceeds of all sales went directly to the local artists that had created the beautiful wares. During its month-long tenure, the shop was visited by hundreds of women who wanted to support her mission and the local artists whose work was being showcased. Some even brought in their kids and grandkids to educate them about the importance of keeping the gender wage debate alive. Elana says that while she received some grief about the "discrimination," most men were extremely gracious and happy to pay the full price.

Not surprisingly, the unusual venture has drawn worldwide attention. This November, Elana will partner with photographer Tammy Mercure and open a Less than 100 pop-up store in New Orleans.She believes starting the debate in Louisiana is important given that the state boasts the nation's widest gender wage disparity. Here, women earn a whopping 34 cents less than their male counterparts. While she has received several requests from California, it may be close to the bottom of her list. That's because the "Golden State" is one of the most progressive when it comes to wage equality and, therefore, does not need much help.

Though the Less than 100 project will not resolve the wage disparity, it is a thought-provoking way to bring to the forefront an issue that is increasingly causing a lot of angst among women. Fortunately, Elana is not the only one trying to change the unfair system. Patricia Arquette made an impassioned plea for gender wage equality in her acceptance speech at the Oscars this February. Ellen Pao the interim CEO of Reddit recently announced that new employees will be forbidden from negotiating salaries. She believes that men are better negotiators than women, and, therefore, tend to receive higher wages!

What's encouraging is that male CEOs are also joining the fight! Earlier this month, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff launched a company-wide program to address the issue. Called "Women Surge" it aims to eliminate all gender-based pay disparities, hire and promote more women and ensure that they are better included in meetings! With all these visionaries taking the lead, it will not be long before gender pay inequality is something we will only read about in history books!

Resources: huffingtonpost.com,lessthan100.org,msnbc.com,abc.go.com

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