http://www.irinnews.org/Updated everydayen-gbWed, 15 May 2013 13:31:49 GMTTue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>KANO, NIGERIA 14 May 2013 (IRIN) - Around 15,000 children in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, have stopped attending classes since February 2013, according to a Borno State Ministry of Education official who preferred anonymity, as Boko Haram extremists continue a wave of attacks on state schools.Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98032/Boko-Haram-attacks-hit-school-attendance-in-Borno-StateKANO, NIGERIA 14 May 2013 (IRIN) - Around 15,000 children in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, have stopped attending classes since February 2013, according to a Borno State Ministry of Education official who preferred anonymity, as Boko Haram extremists continue a wave of attacks on state schools.]]>Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>DUBAI 06 May 2013 (IRIN) - In the 1980s, Iraqi women enjoyed more basic rights than their counterparts in the region; today, despite steps taken after decades of conflict and sanctions, Iraqi women do not have equal educational or employment opportunities, and many are subjected to gender-based violence.Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97976/Women-yet-to-regain-their-placeDUBAI 06 May 2013 (IRIN) - In the 1980s, Iraqi women enjoyed more basic rights than their counterparts in the region; today, despite steps taken after decades of conflict and sanctions, Iraqi women do not have equal educational or employment opportunities, and many are subjected to gender-based violence.]]>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>BAGHDAD/DUBAI 26 April 2013 (IRIN) - Iraq’s education system was once the jewel of the Middle East. Today, it is struggling to catch up, with five million children out of school, according to a 2007 survey.Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97928/Schools-try-to-play-catch-upBAGHDAD/DUBAI 26 April 2013 (IRIN) - Iraq’s education system was once the jewel of the Middle East. Today, it is struggling to catch up, with five million children out of school, according to a 2007 survey.]]>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>BANGUI 25 April 2013 (IRIN) - Sporadic armed clashes, looting of orphanages, recruitment into armed groups, and widespread school closures have made life perilous for children in the Central African Republic (CAR) in the wake of a 24 March rebel coup by the Séléka alliance.Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97921/Children-bear-brunt-of-CAR-crisisBANGUI 25 April 2013 (IRIN) - Sporadic armed clashes, looting of orphanages, recruitment into armed groups, and widespread school closures have made life perilous for children in the Central African Republic (CAR) in the wake of a 24 March rebel coup by the Séléka alliance.]]>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>BAGHDAD/DUBAI 23 April 2013 (IRIN) - Ten years after the toppling of Iraq’s former leader Saddam Hussein, human development statistics – flawed as they are – paint a complex portrait of a country that has seen improvement over the last decade, but is still largely struggling.Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97897/Iraq-10-years-on-the-humanitarian-impactBAGHDAD/DUBAI 23 April 2013 (IRIN) - Ten years after the toppling of Iraq’s former leader Saddam Hussein, human development statistics – flawed as they are – paint a complex portrait of a country that has seen improvement over the last decade, but is still largely struggling.]]>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>MAI JA YANG 23 April 2013 (IRIN) - Traditional Kachin music fills the community hall as a troupe of singers bellows out a song for family and friends at the Teacher Training College in the town of Mai Ja Yang. It is a night of celebration for 65 graduates who have upgraded their teaching skills in Myanmar's northern Kachin State, not far from the Chinese border.Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97899/Education-takes-a-hit-in-Myanmar-s-Kachin-StateMAI JA YANG 23 April 2013 (IRIN) - Traditional Kachin music fills the community hall as a troupe of singers bellows out a song for family and friends at the Teacher Training College in the town of Mai Ja Yang. It is a night of celebration for 65 graduates who have upgraded their teaching skills in Myanmar's northern Kachin State, not far from the Chinese border.]]>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>PESHAWAR 17 April 2013 (IRIN) - Ten-year-old Aliya and eight-year-old Asma arrived at Jalozai refugee camp two weeks ago, after escaping a recent surge in hostilities between government forces and militants near the border with Afghanistan.Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97863/Far-from-home-but-closer-to-school-in-PakistanPESHAWAR 17 April 2013 (IRIN) - Ten-year-old Aliya and eight-year-old Asma arrived at Jalozai refugee camp two weeks ago, after escaping a recent surge in hostilities between government forces and militants near the border with Afghanistan.]]>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>MOGADISHU 26 March 2013 (IRIN) - Since the August 2011 withdrawal of Al-Shabab insurgents from the Somali capital, Mogadishu, security has improved, allowing for the gradual resumption of government functions. But sporadic suicide attacks, conflict-related population displacement and socio-economic problems persist, exemplifying some of the daunting challenges still ahead.Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97734/Briefing-In-Somalia-relative-peace-belies-rocky-road-aheadMOGADISHU 26 March 2013 (IRIN) - Since the August 2011 withdrawal of Al-Shabab insurgents from the Somali capital, Mogadishu, security has improved, allowing for the gradual resumption of government functions. But sporadic suicide attacks, conflict-related population displacement and socio-economic problems persist, exemplifying some of the daunting challenges still ahead.]]>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>JOHANNESBURG 21 March 2013 (IRIN) - Development can no longer focus exclusively on improving people’s lives. Countries must now link poverty eradication to protection of the atmosphere, oceans and land, said a group of international scientists in a comment piece published today in the journal Nature. They propose six Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that do just that.Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97700/Scientists-call-for-development-goals-to-protect-EarthJOHANNESBURG 21 March 2013 (IRIN) - Development can no longer focus exclusively on improving people’s lives. Countries must now link poverty eradication to protection of the atmosphere, oceans and land, said a group of international scientists in a comment piece published today in the journal Nature. They propose six Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that do just that.]]>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>DAKAR 21 March 2013 (IRIN) - Education experts gathered in the Senegalese capital Dakar this week to discuss what priorities should look like once the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) expire in 2015. The conclusion: more focus on quality and how to measure it; on equity and access for hard-to-reach children; and on what should happen during the first three years of secondary school.Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97695/Drive-for-quality-in-global-education-post-2015DAKAR 21 March 2013 (IRIN) - Education experts gathered in the Senegalese capital Dakar this week to discuss what priorities should look like once the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) expire in 2015. The conclusion: more focus on quality and how to measure it; on equity and access for hard-to-reach children; and on what should happen during the first three years of secondary school.]]>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>FREETOWN 18 March 2013 (IRIN) - Thousands of children in Sierra Leone are paying for their own education or helping their families make ends meet by working as rock-breakers for the country’s construction industry.Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97669/SLIDESHOW-Children-break-rocks-to-pay-for-school-in-Sierra-LeoneFREETOWN 18 March 2013 (IRIN) - Thousands of children in Sierra Leone are paying for their own education or helping their families make ends meet by working as rock-breakers for the country’s construction industry.]]>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>DAKAR 15 March 2013 (IRIN) - Aid workers and experts are calling for more attention to education in Mali, where 200,000 children are out of school due to the crisis but where money for emergency education has yet to come forward.Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97656/Call-to-end-neglect-of-emergency-education-in-MaliDAKAR 15 March 2013 (IRIN) - Aid workers and experts are calling for more attention to education in Mali, where 200,000 children are out of school due to the crisis but where money for emergency education has yet to come forward.]]>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>ADDIS ABABA 15 March 2013 (IRIN) - Thousands of children in the pastoral regions of Ethiopia are dropping out of school despite government and donor efforts to bring schools closer to them. Recurrent natural disasters such as drought and flooding, as well as inter-ethnic clashes, are major factors in school dropouts.Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97662/Keeping-pastoralist-children-in-school-in-EthiopiaADDIS ABABA 15 March 2013 (IRIN) - Thousands of children in the pastoral regions of Ethiopia are dropping out of school despite government and donor efforts to bring schools closer to them. Recurrent natural disasters such as drought and flooding, as well as inter-ethnic clashes, are major factors in school dropouts.]]>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>KANO 13 March 2013 (IRIN) - An ongoing measles outbreak, which killed 36 children and infected over 4,000 in northern Nigeria between 16 February and 9 March, has been linked to a drop-off in immunizations due to vaccine shortages in regional health clinics and widespread suspicion of the vaccine, say government health officials.Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97636/Vaccine-suspicion-aggravates-measles-outbreak-in-NigeriaKANO 13 March 2013 (IRIN) - An ongoing measles outbreak, which killed 36 children and infected over 4,000 in northern Nigeria between 16 February and 9 March, has been linked to a drop-off in immunizations due to vaccine shortages in regional health clinics and widespread suspicion of the vaccine, say government health officials.]]>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>GAO/DAKAR 04 March 2013 (IRIN) - Nearly 3,000 Malians who fled towns and villages in the north when armed men occupied their homeland have headed home, but the vast majority are staying put in the south or in neighbouring countries, for fear of insecurity, reprisal killings, and in the knowledge that basic services are still sorely lacking.Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97585/The-returns-challenge-in-MaliGAO/DAKAR 04 March 2013 (IRIN) - Nearly 3,000 Malians who fled towns and villages in the north when armed men occupied their homeland have headed home, but the vast majority are staying put in the south or in neighbouring countries, for fear of insecurity, reprisal killings, and in the knowledge that basic services are still sorely lacking.]]>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>PESHAWAR 20 February 2013 (IRIN) - Justice in Pakistan's tribal border areas is a contested issue. “We are quite clear what justice is. If someone kills, commits adultery or some other offence, they deserve to die,” said Javaid Khan of the Utman Khel tribe in Bajaur Agency, one of seven tribal agencies (districts) along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97511/How-justice-works-in-Pakistan-s-tribal-areas-and-beyondPESHAWAR 20 February 2013 (IRIN) - Justice in Pakistan's tribal border areas is a contested issue. “We are quite clear what justice is. If someone kills, commits adultery or some other offence, they deserve to die,” said Javaid Khan of the Utman Khel tribe in Bajaur Agency, one of seven tribal agencies (districts) along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.]]>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>ISIOLO-NAKURU 18 February 2013 (IRIN) - Over the past two months, an estimated 1,000 families have been forced from their homes in Baringo, a district in Kenya’s northern Rift Valley, because of recurrent conflict between the local Tugen and Pokot communities.Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97499/Rising-insecurity-in-northern-KenyaISIOLO-NAKURU 18 February 2013 (IRIN) - Over the past two months, an estimated 1,000 families have been forced from their homes in Baringo, a district in Kenya’s northern Rift Valley, because of recurrent conflict between the local Tugen and Pokot communities.]]>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>KANO 15 February 2013 (IRIN) - Unknown gunmen on mopeds shot dead 10 polio vaccinators last week in separate attacks on two polio clinics in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, capital of a polio-endemic region where concerted global efforts are being made to stamp out the virus by the end of 2013.Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97486/Vaccinator-killings-set-back-Nigerian-polio-eradication-driveKANO 15 February 2013 (IRIN) - Unknown gunmen on mopeds shot dead 10 polio vaccinators last week in separate attacks on two polio clinics in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, capital of a polio-endemic region where concerted global efforts are being made to stamp out the virus by the end of 2013.]]>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>KAMPALA 06 February 2013 (IRIN) - The sale of HIV test kits to the public by private chemists in Uganda is causing concern among health officials, who feel that HIV testing should remain in the hands of professionals and be accompanied by counselling.Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97419/Ugandan-authorities-concerned-as-HIV-self-test-kits-hit-the-marketKAMPALA 06 February 2013 (IRIN) - The sale of HIV test kits to the public by private chemists in Uganda is causing concern among health officials, who feel that HIV testing should remain in the hands of professionals and be accompanied by counselling.]]>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>BAMAKO/TIMBUKTU/DAKAR 04 February 2013 (IRIN) - Children returned to school in Timbuktu in northern Mali on 1 February, a week after Islamist groups fled.Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97409/Schools-reopen-in-Mali-s-TimbuktuBAMAKO/TIMBUKTU/DAKAR 04 February 2013 (IRIN) - Children returned to school in Timbuktu in northern Mali on 1 February, a week after Islamist groups fled.]]>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>KAMPALA 30 January 2013 (IRIN) - All people who seek treatment in health centres in Uganda will be offered HIV testing and counselling under a new plan to increase access to HIV prevention and treatment.Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97367/Uganda-begins-rollout-of-provider-initiated-HIV-testingKAMPALA 30 January 2013 (IRIN) - All people who seek treatment in health centres in Uganda will be offered HIV testing and counselling under a new plan to increase access to HIV prevention and treatment.]]>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>DADAAB 25 January 2013 (IRIN) - Close to 40,000 primary school children in Kenya's northeastern Dadaab refugee complex have had their educations interrupted by a two-week-long teachers' strike over unpaid salaries.Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97333/Education-disrupted-by-teachers-strike-in-Kenya-s-Dadaab-refugee-campDADAAB 25 January 2013 (IRIN) - Close to 40,000 primary school children in Kenya's northeastern Dadaab refugee complex have had their educations interrupted by a two-week-long teachers' strike over unpaid salaries.]]>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>DIABALY/BAMAKO 23 January 2013 (IRIN) - Residents of Diabaly, in the Ségou region of central Mali, have returned to find their town heavily scarred from the week of heavy shelling it endured until 21 January.Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97322/People-return-to-battle-scarred-Malian-town-of-DiabalyDIABALY/BAMAKO 23 January 2013 (IRIN) - Residents of Diabaly, in the Ségou region of central Mali, have returned to find their town heavily scarred from the week of heavy shelling it endured until 21 January.]]>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>DUBAI 16 January 2013 (IRIN) - The results of the first ever national child labour survey in Yemen suggest the country has more than 1.3 million child labourers, about 17 percent of all children.Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97263/In-Brief-More-than-1-3-million-child-labourers-in-YemenDUBAI 16 January 2013 (IRIN) - The results of the first ever national child labour survey in Yemen suggest the country has more than 1.3 million child labourers, about 17 percent of all children.]]>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>MANILA 11 January 2013 (IRIN) - Thousands of children across typhoon-hit Mindanao island in the southern Philippines will return to school on 14 January, more than a week later than schools elsewhere in the country, as officials struggle to get education back on its feet.Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97227/Typhoon-hit-Filipino-schools-to-reopenMANILA 11 January 2013 (IRIN) - Thousands of children across typhoon-hit Mindanao island in the southern Philippines will return to school on 14 January, more than a week later than schools elsewhere in the country, as officials struggle to get education back on its feet.]]>