With the onset of the Yemeni crisis, priorities shifted and highlighted the importance of sexual and gender-based violence programmes, psychosocial support and child protection.
Broad and Bill Gates, through their respective foundations, recently committed close to sixty million dollars to create a campaign, "ED in '08," to make the national education crisis a priority in the Presidential race.
There is surely more that the Obama Administration can do to stop the regime's attacks on hospitals and doctors, for example, by making the crisis a priority with allies and at the U.N. Security Council, as Physicians for Human Rights and others have urged.
"Syria doesn't have a Merkel and Hollande making this crisis a priority," comments Justin Forsyth, Chief Executive of Save the Children, in a reference to the dogged, if only partially successful, European efforts to resolve the crisis with Russia over Ukraine.
It's time to make addressing the addiction crisis a priority.
If the show on Tuesday night moves you--or if this information has moved you--take a minute to write to your Senators and to President Obama and urge him to make this crisis a priority.
Abidjan, April 1, 2003 - Côte d'Ivoire's new Prime Minister Seydou Diarra has pledged full cooperation with UNICEF to ensure that the needs of children and other vulnerable groups in the Ivorian crisis receive priority attention.
(News Note) Côte d'Ivoire: New Prime Minister Supports UNICEF Work Abidjan, April 1, 2003 - Côte d'Ivoire's new Prime Minister Seydou Diarra has pledged full cooperation with UNICEF to ensure that the needs of children and other vulnerable groups in the Ivorian crisis receive priority attention.
"There's a crisis of priorities — there's tons of money here," he said, referring to the overall economy.
Monday's decision to resume talks was a clear acknowledgment of how much Europe and Russia need each other economically, especially as the global financial crisis reorders priorities, foreign ministers and analysts said.
