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Laura Hannant
Laura Kerstin Hannant (born 1985, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a Child advocacy, youth activist and former Chairwoman of the The World's Children's Prize for the Rights of the Child, International Children's Jury. In 2000, she nominated the late Iqbal Masih to receive the first The World's Children's Prize for the Rights of the Child, World's Children's Prize for the Rights of the Child. Iqbal was a "debt slave" who was literally tied to a carpet loom every day for six years, and after his escape at the age of 10 campaigned against child slavery. He was killed two years later, whereupon the World's Children's prize honoured him as the posthumous recipient of the Prize at a ceremony in Sweden. Addressing the United Nations Special Session on Children on May 8, 2002, at the age of 16, Hannant said, "This is going to be the voice of children from now for a long time. You heard our voices now. Are you going to keep listening?" She has met many famous dignitaries from Mother Teresa to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottawa
Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core of the Ottawa–Gatineau census metropolitan area (CMA) and the National Capital Region (NCR). Ottawa had a city population of 1,017,449 and a metropolitan population of 1,488,307, making it the fourth-largest city and fourth-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Ottawa is the political centre of Canada and headquarters to the federal government. The city houses numerous foreign embassies, key buildings, organizations, and institutions of Canada's government, including the Parliament of Canada, the Supreme Court, the residence of Canada's viceroy, and Office of the Prime Minister. Founded in 1826 as Bytown, and incorporated as Ottawa in 1855, its original boundaries were expanded through numerous annexations and were ultimately ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
