The humanitarian community launched an appeal for the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Tuesday, requesting US $268.65 million in aid for 2003.Most funding in 2002 went to food aid and multisector assistance to refugees; with health, agriculture, and coordination and support services receiving lower levels, OCHA reported. Economic recovery, education, family shelter and non-food items, mine action and water and sanitation were largely under funded, or received no funding.

The National Human Rights Commission has called on the National Assembly to revisit the Child Rights Bill, which was thrown out by the House last month. Stressing that as signatories to the International Convention on Child Rights, Nigeria is bound to make laws that would improve the condition of the Nigerian Child, Mr. Bukhari Bello, executive Chairman of the Commission, suggested that the legislators were probably not sensitised enough on what the bill is all about.

The Aiding Youth for Life Country Coordinator (CC) position is an internship that will last 6 months and is dependant upon funding. The candidate will be operating centrally out of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The CC will act as the central representative of the AYL Board of Directors in Tanzania, and will be required to host governments, and international and national organisations; develop new programs; manage security and personnel.

We seek a passionate and committed person to serve as Programme Representative. As Programme Representative, you will be responsible for representation, meeting quality programme standards by providing strategic and operational management, programme and employee development, security and management of the team, handling the budget and ensuring that capacity work, humanitarian and advocacy programmes are properly operational.