News may 15

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8044329.stm
Almost a year after the Sichuan earthquake disaster, China calls for improved response. China is initiating a new policy, which calls for bigger relief stocks, satellite forecasting, and training for thousands of officials. This new policy is being initiated to help out with the recovery from the Sichuan disaster. The Sichuan disaster killed more than 80,000 people, including 5,300 children. But not everybody is happy with the undergoing projects. Many parents of the dead children are afraid that they “will not be allowed to properly commemorate the disaster’s anniversary.” This is because of school rebuilding projects.

Early road aid leaves out neediest, study finds
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30681842/
Obama’s new road and bridge stimulus package is going to the wrong place, according to many people across the nation. The stimulus is meant to make more jobs and improve areas that have a high unemployment rate. But apparently states are planning on using the money in areas that already have low unemployment rates. One example of this is in Elk County, Pa. And Riley County, Kan. Accordingly Elk County with its 13.8 unemployment rate isn’t receiving any road money while Riley County, Kan., with it’s 3.4 unemployment rate is receiving about $56 million. Obama’s new stimulus seems to be drawing quite a bit of controversy.

Official: More than 1M child prostitutes in India
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/11/india.prostitution.children/index.html?eref=rss_world
An alarming statistic has been found in India. According to the country’s federal police “around 1.2 million children are believed to be involved in prostitution in India”, and that is only 40% of the almost three million prostitutes in the country. Also according to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) India is “a source, transit nation and destination of this trade.” India’s home secretary Madhukar Gupta remarked that at least 100 million people were involved in human trafficking in India; though the exact number is difficult to determine due to the secret nature of the crime.

Brazil boosts flood aid for 308K left homeless
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2009-05-11-brazil-floods_N.htm?csp=34
Hundreds of millions remain homeless in some of the worst flooding Brazil has had in almost two decades. The number of dead is up to 308,000 people now, with more missing. According to Dorothea de Araujo “Food and water are priorities because people are drinking contaminated water.” Volunteers are working with the military to deliver food and water to flood victims.