Nigeria: International communities storm Abuja for IAEA convention

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Sep 05, 2005

About 200 delegates from 28 countries all over the world are expected on Monday at the 31st Annual Conference of International Association for Educational Assessment (IAEA), slated to take off on September 4-9,2005 in Abuja. The Conference, which for the first time will take place in Nigeria, is aimed at assisting educational agencies in the development and appropriate application of techniques to improve the quality of education, will be hosted by JAMB, NECO, NTI,WAEC, NABTEB, and Fleet Tech...read more

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Liberia: Girls sell sex to stay in school

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Sep 04, 2005

When Precious was just 12, she sold her body for the first time to a man nearly four times her age. Now 18, the Liberian schoolgirl sleeps with five to six men on an average day to pay her school fees of 1,500 Liberian dollars (£16) a year and to buy food. Precious receives the equivalent of between 27p and 54p from each client.

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Capacity Building Coordinator

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Sep 12, 2005

This post offers an exciting opportunity to develop a new programme working alongside Yemeni non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and civil society groups. Working specifically with local NGOs in Hodeidah you will provide training and capacity building support in organisational development, advocacy and assist LNGOs to coordinate and network with a range of stakeholders.

2nd edition of the Southern African Social Forum 2005

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Sep 12, 2005

Zimbabwe will be hosting the 2nd edition of the Southern Africa Social Forum 2005 in Harare, from 13-15 October 2005. This year's SASF is expected to bring together thousands of participants from community-based groups, social movements and civil society organizations from SADC under the theme, 'People's Resistance to Neo-Liberalism'.

NGO Analyst

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Sep 12, 2005

The candidate, instructed by the Chief Prosecutor, the Deputy Prosecutor or the Head of the Operational Support Section, will be responsible to be in contact and cooperate with IGO/NGO information and analysis centres; and responsible for the active identification, location, collection, analysis and dissemination of relevant IGO/NGO information and intelligence.

Namawatch

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Sep 06, 2005

NAMAwatch is a resource for people following the non-agricultural market access (NAMA) negotiations at the World Trade Organisation. The site brings together in one place official documents, research and critical voices, with navigation in English, French and Spanish.

Research assistant

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Sep 06, 2005

A prominent Arab TV journalist is working on an Arabic book on the political and human rights crisis in an Arab country. He is looking for volunteer research assistants to go through original documents in English, German and Italian and prepare Arabic summaries of them. The documents mostly deal with the illicit dumping of toxic waste on the shores of that country. The assignment will take between 2-4 weeks on a 10-hour/week basis and the work will be fully acknowledged. Expressions of intere...read more

Symposium on Islamic civilisation in Southern Africa

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Sep 07, 2005

An international symposium on "Islamic Civilisation in Southern Africa" will be jointly organised by the Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA), the National Awqaf Foundation of South Africa (Awqaf SA) and the University of Johannesburg, South Africa on 1-3 September 2006. The symposium will examine topics such as the spread of Islam in South Africa; the relationship between trade and Islam; language and Islamic literature; Islamic education and intellectual development...read more

Legal Officer for Africa

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Sep 01, 2005

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) is a worldwide network of judges and lawyers united in affirming international law and rule of law principles that advance human rights. The ICJ's international secretariat in Geneva is seeking to recruit a Legal Officer to develop and lead its rule of law and human rights advocacy work in Africa. The independence and accountability of judges and lawyers and access to justice are dominant themes in the ICJ’s Africa Programme, with a focus also on ...read more

Legal Officer for Economic, Social & Cultural Rights

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Sep 01, 2005

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) is a worldwide network of judges and lawyers united in affirming international law and rule of law principles that advance human rights. The ICJ’s international secretariat in Geneva is seeking to recruit a Legal Officer to lead its long-standing and expanding work on economic, social and cultural rights.

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