Egypt: UNHCR granted more time to interview Sudanese

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Jan 19, 2006

The Egyptian government granted UN refugee agency UNHCR an unspecified amount of time to continue interviewing hundreds of Sudanese. They are still being held in detention centres after their involvement last month in a violent confrontation with police. "We have been given more time," said Astrid van Genderen Stort, spokeswoman for the UNHCR office in the capital, Cairo. "The government has not yet specified how long."

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South Africa: Call for deputy president to repay cost of UAE trip

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Jan 19, 2006

President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka should repay the cost of her controversial holiday to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), said Grahamstown-based corruption watchdog the Public Services Accountability Monitor (PSAM). Mlambo-Ngcuka is in breach of the Executive Members' Ethics Act and should be held responsible for the amount - ranging from R400000 to R700000 - used for her private holiday, said PSAM director Colm Allen. "You have to ask: if she was not in her position of deputy president, would s...read more

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South Africa: Chomsky opposes Desai ban

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Jan 19, 2006

A national and international brouhaha has rapidly developed following the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s (UKZN) decision to bar renowned academic and activist Dr Ashwin Desai from seeking a position at the university. The decision has elicited letters of strong protest to UKZN vice- chancellor Malegapuru Makgoba from Noam Chomsky and Naomi Klein - among other well known figures from abroad - and several South African academics.

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South Africa: Outreach Officer

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Jan 19, 2006

The Centre for Civil Society at the University of KwaZulu-Natal is seeking applicants for the post of outreach officer, based in Durban. The outreach officer will do the following work:
* help coordinate Centre efforts in popular education.
* help steer the Centre's outreach work in local communities.
* contract and manage the writing or translation of one article for the CCS website per month.
* personally translate one article on the CCS website into a South African ...read more

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Africa: Notice of SOAWR press conference

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Jan 19, 2006

The decision by the African Union to meet in Khartoum this week offers an important opportunity for Africa and Sudan to reflect on the continent's progress in achieving gender equality, freedom from violence and the rights of women. The coming into force of the AU Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa on November 25th 2005 offers new possibilities for women and girls across our continent. By the time the Summit opens, seventeen countries from all regions of Africa will have ratified the P...read more

Africa: Refurbished computers for schools

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Jan 17, 2006

Refurbishing used and second hand computers is one means among many for African schools to gain access to affordable ICTs. However, addressing Africa's digital divide is not simply a matter of shipping unwanted computers from the developed world. Not every second-hand computer is suitable for re-use. By sending unusable personal computers (PCs) to Africa, the developed world is dumping on to Africa the environmental challenge of disposing of the toxic substances in PCs.

New York: Finance Manager

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Jan 18, 2006

WITNESS uses the power of video to open the eyes of the world to human rights abuses. By partnering with local organizations around the globe, WITNESS empowers human rights defenders to use video as a tool to shine a light on those most affected by human rights violations, and to transform personal stories of abuse into powerful tools of justice. WITNESS is an independent nonprofit organization with an annual budget of $3,000,000 and a staff of nineteen. The Finance Manager is responsible f...read more

Geneva: Training Officer

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Jan 18, 2006

The Geneva-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) of the Norwegian Refugee Council is looking for an experienced Training Officer to strengthen the IDMC's training team. Mandated by the United Nations, the IDMC is the leading international body monitoring internal displacement worldwide and providing training on the protection of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to field-based actors. Target groups of IDMC's activities include national and local authorities, international age...read more

eLA - eLearning Africa

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Jan 18, 2006

eLearning Africa intends to become an eLearning capacity-building event for the entire African continent and a forum for all stakeholders engaged in the planning and implementation of technology-supported learning and training. The event is supported by the United Nations Commission for Africa and the European Commission's DG Information Society. The Ethiopian Ministry of Capacity Building has taken the patronage over the conference. The event will be accompanied by an exhibition.

Africa: Challenges and implications for education for rural people

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Jan 18, 2006

This paper from the Sustainable Development Department, FAO, emphasises the need for a strong specific focus on rural people and argues that education is the most effective way to empower the rural poor to get out of poverty and to ensure that the MDG targets are met in sub-Saharan Africa. The paper provides empirical data on the human development situation and trends for rural peoples of the region, explains the critical roles of agriculture, food security and nutrition for the achievement o...read more

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