Full coverage: Children

31.10.2005 Multinational and Indian seed companies are paying Indian farmers who are producing their cotton seed almost 40%- too little to enable them to hire adults for the local minimum wage of Rs.52 (€1,-) instead of children. The companies are multinationals like Bayer, Monsanto and Syngenta but also Indian companies like Nuziveedu Seeds, Raasi Seeds and Ankur Seeds.

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The report provides an assessment of how much progress countriesÂ’ have made toward achieving the goal of universal primary education by 2015, which is part of the U.N. Millennium Development Goals. Using new projection methodologies and educational trends to forecast when 70 developing countries are likely to achieve universal primary education.

31.10.2005 In anticipation of renewed fighting with rebel forces, the Ivorian government is recruiting Liberian children alongside hundreds of other former combatants in LiberiaÂ’s civil war, said leading human rights group.

30.10.2005 The UNICEF has supported the Ministry of Education in assessing the immediate needs of the children. UNICEFÂ’s priority is to get children back to school as quickly as possible to help them cope with the trauma.

27.10.2005 Over ninety professionals from the Albanian judicial system attended a seminar on juvenile justice issues organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania and the country's School of Magistrates.

27.10.2005 It is a disgrace that fewer than 5 per cent of HIV-positive children receive treatment and that millions of children who have lost parents to the disease go without support, says a new global campaign.

26.10.2005 Kongresi i Parë i Ballkanit për themelimin e Parlamentit të Fëmijëve të Ballkanit do të mbahet në Shkup dhe Ohër, më 28 dhe 30 tetor. Parlamenti do të përfshijë përfaqësuesit e parlamenteve të fëmijëve nga shtet vendet e rajonit, me qëllim të promovimit dhe të lehtësimit të këmbimit të ideve për përmirësimin e të drejtave të fëmijëve në vendet e Ballkanit.

26.10.2005 The First Balkans Congress for the establishment of a Balkans Children Parliament will be held in Skopje and Ohrid, Octover 28 and 30, 2005. The Parliament will include representatives of the children parliaments from seven countries in the region, with the aim to promote and facilitate exchange of ideas for improvement of children rights in the Balkan countries.

25.10.2005 Stoves requiring less wood or charcoal fuel not only help curb deforestation and air pollutants, they also decrease the time women and children must spend outside the safety of the camp, say refugee advocates.

25.10.2005 The Azim Premji Foundation held a meet - National Learning Conference on Autonomous and Accountable Teacher for Quality Education - in the south Indian city of Bangalore. The conference discussed the role of the teacher in the present education scenario. OneWorld South Asia also contributed a paper - Role of Teacher in Enhancing Learning Achievement of Child & Emphasis on Teacher Skill Development, Knowledge Building and ICT - which was authored by Nilay Ranjan and Naimur Rahman.

24.10.2005 The CIVIL Ngo for human rights and civil society development will organize the 6th Peace Unlimited Festival, October 25-30. This year’s edition of the Festival, organized under the auspices of CIVIL activities to reduce the number of guns in Macedonia is “The Sound of the City without Guns”.

24.10.2005 Part of a campaign to eliminate child labour in five districts of Maharashtra, the staff of TandulwadiÂ’s government school and the local community have transformed the school and lured dropouts and child labourers back into its cheerful classrooms. Freny Manecksha writes about an interesting initiative in the villages of Maharashtra.

21.10.2005 The World Harmony Run relay, that started in April this year, arrives to Zenica today. The WHR is manifestation of peace, tolerance and understanding, and includes ultra-marathon runners from all parts of the world running a 24,000 kilometre race that goes through 70 countries on six continents.

21.10.2005 Aid agencies have expressed concern over the slow response of the international community to the quake in Pakistan as 10,000 children in remote regions are vulnerable to the winter chill, hunger and disease. UNICEF has urged key donors and countries for more aid.

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20.10.2005 Alle soglie del rigido inverno che conoscono le popolazioni del Kashmir, Terre des hommes sta mettendo a punto un progetto di intervento in soccorso dei terremotati della durata di un anno e per l'ammontare complessivo di un milione di euro circa. Nella giornata del 17 ottobre scorso anche l'esperta di accompagnamento psicosociale di Terre des hommes ha raggiunto la missione esplorativa dell'organizzazione sul terreno da oltre una settimana. La situazione umanitaria si fa sempre più allarmante: la cifra stimata dalla Protezione civile locale stabilisce che il numero delle vittime accertate del terremoto in Pakistan è salito a 47.700 persone - di cui almeno la metà bambini - mentre i feriti sarebbero ormai oltre 67 mila.

20.10.2005 There is a danger of a second wave of deaths in earthquake-affected parts of Pakistan with tens of thousands of children in peril because of deteriorating weather, injury, and illness.

19.10.2005 Last Sunday, October 16, the Women Organization of Sveti Nikole Municipality and its “Babylon” Project, organizes a football tournament, under the auspices of the European Campaign Against Racism in Sports. The tournament was sponsored by FARE (Footbal Against Racism in Europe) Network.

19.10.2005 OneWorld South Asia along with the MSSRF has successfully broadcast a live programme through Indian broadcaster All India Radio. The half-hour programme, on child welfare and nutrition, had experts from hospitals and NGOs working in the field. The live programme was broadcast under OneWorld South Asia's Open Knowledge Network (OKN) programme.

18.10.2005 Sharon Osbourne has released star-studded version of 'Tears in Heaven' to raise funds for Save the ChildrenÂ’s work, notably survivors of the tsunami and Hurricane Katrina.