nigeria: torture report seized

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Oct 17, 2002

The International Secretariat of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) has expressed “deep concern” about the fact that copies of a report published by OMCT and Nigerian NGO the Centre for Law Enforcement Education (CLEEN), entitled "Hope betrayed? A Report on Impunity and State-Sponsored Violence in Nigeria," based on the input of some 60 local NGOs, have been seized by the customs office in Lagos.

Nigeria

zimbabwe: More than 600 teachers fired over strike

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Oct 17, 2002

At least 627 teachers have been fired in Zimbabwe for taking part in an illegal strike, the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) TV News has reported. Hundreds of teachers across the country went on strike last week to press for higher wages.

Zimbabwe

mozambique: Human Resources Technical Advisor - World Vision International

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Oct 10, 2002

The purpose of the position is to provide strategic leadership and technical support in human resources management (HRM) of World Vision Mozambique (WV-Moz), and to strengthen the management of the human resources services and functions of the office, including the recruitment, hiring, salary administration, and benefits for all expatriate and senior national staff.

Mozambique

ZIMBABWE: Minister calls for boycott of paper

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Oct 17, 2002

Zimbabwe's Minister of Information and Publicity, Professor Jonathan Moyo has called on readers and advertisers to boycott the private owned paper, The Daily News, for allegedly writing falsehoods and "undermining" "national" and "regional interests".

Zimbabwe

guinea: child protection officer - save the children US

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Oct 17, 2002

The Child Protection Officer leads, manages and supervises the child protection component of Save the Children's Children in Emergencies and Crises Project in Guinea. He/she will provide technical support and leadership to field staff in this area.

drc: medical coordinator - Merlin

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Oct 17, 2002

An experienced medical coordinator within the NGO sector is required to manage medical activities on our primary health care programme in Maniema. Current project activites focus on improving the quality of basic curative services including limited support to secondary referral level care, intensifying maternal and child health services through the introduction of IMCI and SMI strategies, piloting community based malaria control activities, introducing cost-recovery systems and strengthening ...read more

Democratic Republic of Congo

somalia: Director Programme - Handicap International France

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Oct 17, 2002

Handicap International started a programme in 1992 when Somaliland self-proclaimed independence from the South of Somalia. After several years of conflict, the political situation is now steady and allows development of 3 projects and 1 in Djibouti.

Somalia

angola: deputy programme director - Save the Children UK

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Oct 17, 2002

This is an exciting opportunity to play a lead role in SC-UK's innovative programme in Angola. Angola is currently undergoing significant change as a result of the recent cease-fire and peace process, and as Deputy Programme Director, you would have a key role to play in developing and implementing SC-UK's response to the changing context. In Angola since 1989, SC-UK's Angola programme currently has an annual budget of approximately £3million and 250 staff.

Angola

south africa: Thisday to launch weekly newspaper

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Oct 17, 2002

Thisday (Pty) Ltd has announced it will focus its energies on launching a new national weekly newspaper in South Africa, the company said on Thursday.

South Africa

MOZAMBIQUE: country faces second orphan crisis

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Oct 17, 2002

Civil war created Mozambique's first orphan crisis. A decade on, the country is threatened by a new emergency which is much more devastating and much harder to solve. In 16-years of civil war, 200,000 children were torn from their homes. After the signing of the 1992 General Peace Accord, most of them were reunited with their families or foster parents. Today, HIV/AIDS has already left an estimated 418,000 children orphaned, according to UNAIDS figures.

Mozambique

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