Africa: Poverty and exclusion among urban children

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Mar 20, 2003

This digest assesses the human rights situation of poor and marginalised children in urban areas around the world. While it covers issues as diverse as air pollution and children's participation in decision-making, it also ranges from outlining global urban trends to providing concrete examples of positive practices in poor urban neighbourhoods.

zimbabwe: call for independent electoral commission

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Mar 20, 2003

The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) and other civic organisations and political parties have called on the government to establish an independent electoral commission comprised of representatives from interested and relevant civic organisations. This call was made at a public hearing on the Electoral Amendment Bill, which was organised by the Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs portfolio committee.

Zimbabwe

open letter on the Somali National Reconciliation Conference

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Mar 06, 2003

We would like to take this opportunity to express our views and our concerns regarding the important efforts currently underway on the Somali National Reconciliation Conference in Eldoret (Kenya). We refer to conference procedural matters, individual rights versus clan rights, the disastrous state of human rights in the country, constitutional rights, judicial review, war crimes tribunal, the land question, and the need for affirmative action.

Mali

namibia: Aids Attacking Schools

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Mar 06, 2003

The millions of dollars pumped into the training of teachers and the construction of schools could be rendered null and void by HIV-AIDS. Education authorities have released a report which predicts that around 3 360 people, or 20 per cent of Namibia's total teaching staff of 18 000 countrywide, could be lost due to AIDS-related illnesses in the next seven years.

Namibia

africa: cursed children given hope

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Mar 06, 2003

For the first two years of his life burns victim Mavuto was unable to walk. An accident with scalding water had left the skin on one of his legs so scarred he was unable to stand. And the future looked bleak for the little Malawian boy, whose name means problem.

africa: Open and Distance Learning: Trends, Policy and Strategy Considerations

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Mar 06, 2003

The present paper aims to review open and distance learning in the context of present challenges and opportunities, describe relevant concepts and contributions, outline some significant current global and regional trends, suggest policy and strategy considerations and identify UNESCO's initiatives in this area, including its role in capacity building and international co-operation. The globalization of distance education provides many opportunities for developing countries for the realizati...read more

drc: Medical Project Manager - Malteser

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Mar 06, 2003

Responsibilities include planning and implementing all health project activities in cooperation with the district health office in different health zones for an ECHO project supervision of the implementation (medical monitoring and evaluation) of project activities (including medical administration, procurement of drugs and management of stocks, budget control) in cooperation with project coordinator and administrator respectively.

Democratic Republic of Congo

somalia: Project Evaluator - INTERSOS (K)

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Mar 06, 2003

The project evaluator will be required to assess and study the relevance of an education project in Somalia in assisting in the provision of primary education to children in the target schools.

Somalia

rwanda: Technical Adviser, Child Protection, (MINALOC) - Save the Children

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Mar 06, 2003

Save the Children requires a Technical Advisor who will assist in the development of action plans, collaborate with MINALOC staff and provide advice on the development of child rights legislation and reinforce partnerships between the government, INGO's and NGO's.

Rwanda

somalia: National Administrator - Pace

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Mar 06, 2003

Working in collaboration with the ADM Advisor under the supervision of three heads of mission and in collaboration with five other senior staff members, S/he will be responsible for overall administrative and financial tasks of the program, under advisement of the ADM Advisor.

Somalia

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