Africa: Comparing education statistics around the world

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May 25, 2005

The education gender parity target for 2005 will be missed in a number of countries, especially in sub- Saharan Africa and South Asia, says the Global Education Digest 2005 that compares education statistics across the world and is authored by UNESCO's Institute for Statistics. "In 2002/03, 56% of the world's primary school-age population still live in countries without gender parity, at the upper secondary level, this increases to 87% of the relevant youth population. Gender parity in lower ...read more

Egypt: Human Rights Education officer

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May 18, 2005

The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) is a regional specialized human rights organization. It was established in 1994. The CIHRS enjoys a special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council. It also has an observatory status with the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights. The CIHRS is also a member to the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) and International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX).

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Africa: Governments call for cancellation

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May 19, 2005

African governments at the weekend in Abuja spoke in one voice, demanding outright cancellation of all multinational and bilateral debts owed to the creditor countries of Europe and America. They said this measure has become imperative if African countries are to conquer poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015.

Communication and Social Change Award

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May 19, 2005

The Communication and Social Change (CSC) Award is an annual award given to an individual or organisation for contributions to the theory and/or practice of communication for social change. Major theoretical contributions, and applied communication practices that are illustrative of frontline change and long-term sustainable development will be considered for this award.

Regional Programme Manager Africa, Middle East and Asia

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May 19, 2005

The postholder will be responsible for leading and managing CIIR’s programmes in Namibia, Zimbabwe, Somalia (Somaliland), Yemen and East Timor.
The successful applicant should have:
- Minimum 3 years of significant experience of programmes management and administration in the international development field
- Minimum 2 years experience of living and working in a developing country.

Sudan: Officials call for restraint following violence

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May 23, 2005

Sudanese and UN officials have called for calm after 30 people were killed when Sudanese security forces tried last Wednesday to forcibly relocate internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Soba Eradi camp, 30 km south of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum. In a statement, Jan Pronk, the special representative of the UN Secretary-General in Sudan, said he was "deeply concerned by reports of death in the Soba IDP area."

Zambia: Fourteen students arrested during riots

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May 18, 2005

Riot police in Zambia fired tear gas on Monday night at hundreds of students from the country's biggest university who stoned vehicles and barricaded main roads to protest the government's refusal to increase their allowances. Students from the University of Zambia battled police for over three hours before they were forced back to their campus, a law enforcement spokesperson said.

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Liberia: Report exposes dire working and living conditions in Firestone rubber plantation

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May 18, 2005

The Liberian NGO Save My Future Foundation (SAMFU) has conducted an inquiry into the Firestone Rubber Plantation Company's 69 years of operation, and the result is the report "Firestone: The Mark Of Slavery" (to see the full report: http://www.samfu.org/firestone.html). Firestone's plantation - established in 1926- is amongst the world's largest rubber plantations. The area it now covers --a coastal low-land, interspersed with marshes, creeks ...read more

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Cameroon: Teachers Give School System a Failing Grade

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May 18, 2005

In the run-up to examinations, students frequently complain that teachers pile too much work on them. In Cameroon, however, the opposite is true. Since the academic year got underway in 2004, strikes by teachers have disrupted the education of millions of secondary school pupils, and the sight of small groups of students roaming the streets when they should be in class has become a common one. Figures on the number of teachers involved in the stay-aways are hard to come by; what is known is t...read more

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South Africa: Pandor Worried By Failure Rates At Universities

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May 18, 2005

Education Minister Naledi Pandor has criticised tertiary education institutions for focusing on claiming funding without making enough effort to ensure that students passed. SA spent R1,5bn a year - about half of the state's higher education subsidy - on students who dropped out of study, Pandor said on Friday.

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