A UNICEF supported program aims to provide basic education for parents from the Penan indigenous group so that they will support their own children’s schooling. The right to education is enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the child, which is 20 years old this year. UNICEF
As Georgia struggles to cope with the fallout from last year’s conflict and the global economic downturn, the government is assisting its poorest citizens to cope with these twin crises. WORLD BANK
On Sunday, unknown gunmen ambushed the entourage of the government of Southern Sudan’s (GoSS) Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Dr. Samson Kwaje, killing at least three people and wounding another five including the minister. UNMIS
Special Representative for Iraq Ad Melkert tells the Security Council that “there will be no shortcuts” in completing UNAMI’s work in Iraq and warns that elections will take place under threat of new attacks. UNTV