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UNICEF Funding Falls Short Leaving Millions of Children at Risk
If the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) had 1.28 billion dollars it could
help 97 million people around the world.
Radio Static for Ghana's Community Stations
There is a tension resonating through Ghana's airwaves, an electric
current fueled by rivaling interests between community radio advocates
and Ghana's National Communications Authority.
PAKISTAN: Violence, Death Stalk Child Domestic Help
He was a happy child, my younger brother, Mohammad Ramzan, 18, reminisced, his voice steeped in sadness.
THAILAND: Malay-Muslim Insurgency - Lessons Learnt
Teachers' Day on Jan. 16 was a sombre affair in Thailand's troubled southern provinces where memories are strong of 155 educators killed over the past eight years in an insurgency led by Malay-Muslim separatists.
EUROPE: Separate Schools for Roma Challenged
A school in Slovakia has defended its decision to segregate Roma children from
other students after a court ruled the practice breached equal rights laws.
SRI LANKA: Female Unemployment Rises With Education
Every weekend it has been the same ritual for so many months. Buying the
newspaper, going through the classified and the employment sections inch by
column inch, marking job offers that could offer a chance, even remotely.