Sexual abuse in children is a global public health problem and violation of human rights, affecting children and woman of all ages, socio-economic levels, and cultural backgrounds that results in devastating health development and economic consequences for victims and society (Cattaneo et al. 2007; Gilbert et al. 2009).
There have been other hurricanes, along with tornadoes, oil spills, fiscal calamities and intense, sometimes devastating foreign policy developments.
"It's a model of what can be done in hot-spot areas that have been devastated by development," said Russell A. Mittermeier, the president of Conservation International.
This energy poverty is devastating to human development.
Warlords, local landlords, and foreign powers exploited the grasslands and the local herdsmen, devastating the socioeconomic development of the region (Da and Zheng 2010).
In addition to the physical trauma, the psychological consequences of surviving an ERW or landmine blast are often devastating for the development of the child.
But each and every day, countless numbers of children around the world face dangers that compromise their growth and development in devastating and often fatal ways.
STDs and mental distress should never be taken lightly, but there are few developments as devastating as a child being born to those who aren't ready -- or who don't want -- to be parents.
A severe hurricane in August 1951 temporarily stalled development by devastating crops and killing about 150 people.
A month on from the devastating Nepal earthquake, global development correspondent Sam Jones travelled to the country to speak to survivors.
