"At least 6.5 million people will be food insecure in the coming year, according to a May government assessment. Malawi has a population of 16 million people."

In addition to the violence in Baghdad, the final week of Ramadan saw suicide attackers strike near one of Islam's holiest sites in Saudi Arabia, in an upscale neighborhood of the capital of Bangladesh, and at the international airport in Turkey's commercial hub of Istanbul.

"This was a very human moment. I didn't think of the occupation or the conflict. I thought only of human beings, children who needed my help."

"It takes a great deal of courage to step forward, and even more courage to go public and give your identity instead of a pseudonym. Brian overcame that because he felt so strongly about the sexual abuse of children."

"As a Catholic, I like to do this," he said. "It's a good thing to honor their dignity as human beings."

A Supreme Court ruling has pushed advocates to fight even harder for "just and humane treatment" and laws for immigrants and refugees.