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SEÑORAS Y SEÑORES TAN IMPORTANTES, HAGAN ALGO POR LOS NIÑOS POBRES. POR FAVOR. LOS NIÑOS SE LO MERECEN. Esos fueron los grandes enunciados que resonaron en la sala de reuniones de a XVII Cumbre Iberoamericana. Hacían eco en la conciencia de aquellos en quienes los pueblos depositamos la confianza, para que con la cabeza fría y el corazón ardiendo por la llama de la justicia, la piedad y la benevolencia, logren acuerdos que no son sino importantes, y más que ello, necesarios. “Señores presidentes, que la defensa de nuestros niños sea un interés común de todos los gobiernos aquí presentes y no presentes por encima de las discrepancias políticas e ideológicas.” Shakira “Nuestro continente, bueno, iba a decir Iberoamérica porque no sé si sea justo incluir a España y Portugal en algunas dolencias de América Latina, aunque talvez quizá sí sea correcto hacerlos partes de las causas.” Fher Pero, claro, cualquier iniciativa es importante. Quiero compartir con ustedes el Punto de vista Bahá'...

Shakira's Note From The Field 12/20/07 From: SHAKIRA I had planned on visiting Bangladesh prior to the cyclone to learn about the work being doing by BRAC and UNICEF on education. After the cyclone hit my trip became more urgent--over 3,500 people were killed, 8 million people have been affected, and over 3,000 schools have been damaged or destroyed. Now that I've seen with my own eyes the destruction everywhere, I feel it's critical that the people of the world support Bangladesh. They desperately need international support to rebuild their country and their lives. Let's not forget there are people who've have been living in extreme poverty before the cyclone hit. Over a 100 million people in Bangladesh live on less than 2 dollars a day. Colombia as you know is a country that also faces many difficulties, and I have learned from my foundation the impact that education has in people’s lives. I'm a student on universal education issues so I came to learn about ed...