NEW YORK - The All Our Children
consortium grieves the loss of the lives of children today in Iraq.
We have witnessed the extended suffering
of the children of Iraq--their lack of medical care, their lack of fresh
food, their surplus of worry. Todays explosions that engulfed mini-buses
of children on their way to school in Basra shows pointedly that those
trying to embark on a normal day, trying in the midst of chaos, trying
perhaps at the behest of parents who sought to give their children childhood,
remain exposed, defenseless, vulnerable, and at risk in the face of the
violence that continues to engulf their country.
We mourn them. All children are our children.
Media Contacts:
Ann Walle, CWS/New York, 212-870-2654; awalle@churchworldservice.org
Jan Dragin, CWS, 781-925-1526; jdragin@gis.net