Fee: GBP 6,000 + expenses
Location : Southern Africa
Closing Date : 14 Jul 2001
Job posted on : 17 Jun 2001

Salary : £29,500
Location : Vauxhall, London, United Kingdom
Closing Date : 18 Jun 2001
Job posted on : 1 Jun 2001

Salary : £22,065 pro rata
Location : Vilanculos, Inhambane Province, Mozambique
Closing Date : 24 Jun 2001
Job posted on : 25 May 2001

Salary : £ 22,617 GBP pa
Location : South Sudan - Lokichoggio based -, Sudan
Closing Date : 20 Jun 2001
Job posted on : 1 Jun 2001

Salary : £22, 161 pa
Location : Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Closing Date : 11 Jul 2001
Job posted on : 6 Jun 2001

Salary : £ 27,346 GBP pa
Location : Kinshasa, Congo
Closing Date : 29 Jun 2001
Job posted on : 8 Jun 2001

Salary : A competitive remuneration package will be offered
Location : Kampala, Uganda
Closing Date : 15 Jun 2001
Job posted on : 11 Jun 2001

Ghana's minister of interior, Malik Alhassan Yakubu, said a ship with 167 Liberians was denied entry into the country because it was carrying illegal immigrants, Ghana Radio reported on Thursday.

Postdoctoral and PhD Fellowships are offered for a period of ten months. Location: Institute of Advanced Studies of the United Nations University (UNU/IAS)in Tokyo, Japan. Closing Date for Applications: June 30, 2001; Contact Details: Further information on the fellowships and application forms can be obtained by e-mail
or by writing to the following address: SecretaryPostdoctoral and Ph.D. Fellowship ProgrammeUnited Nations University/Institute of Advanced Studies5-53-67 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150, JapanFax 81-3-5467 2324

The Government of Zimbabwe-UNICEF Country Programme is just over a year and a half into its 2000 to 2004 implementation. It aims at placing children first in the national planning and development process, increasing their participation in development and contributing towards building the capacity of firstline duty-bearers (households and communities) in fulfilling the rights of children.

In his keynote address, Mr. Abid Hussain, the UN Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression, congratulated UNESCO and MISA for organizing the Windhoek conference “Ten Years On: Assessment, Challenges and Prospects”. He emphasized the need for Africa to reinforce freedom of speech and freedom of the media, without which, no real development progress could be made.

Eight KwaZulu-Natal school children have managed to get into the history books by co-authoring a book that is currently being distributed for use by children in the province. The authors, who mainly come from disadvantaged backgrounds, wrote about their experiences when they were still in junior primary school. They believe education is the key to success and a weapon in the socio-economic development of any winning nation.

Slow start for online giving leads to new Internet approaches

Equity in health is a shared value across Southern Africa. Weak delivery on this value implies that it needs to be given greater profile as a health priority and more sustainable ways found of delivering on it. Research can play a role both in raising the profile of equity issues and in exploring policy tools and mechanisms for its implementation, particularly if in so doing it builds constituencies that pressure for equity in health.

The MDC is contesting the outcome of last June’s parliamentary elections in many constituencies that resulted in the victory of the ZANU (PF) candidate. The MDC has filed 41 cases from constituencies across Zimbabwe. ZANU (PF) is likewise contesting the election result in only one constituency where the MDC won a parliamentary seat. Trials began 12 February 2001.
Human rights abuses have been reported in all cases that have appeared before the High Court.

Like many advocacy groups, local and national labor organizations are increasingly turning to technology to get their message out more effectively.

Africa's first major treatment and training centre for HIV/AIDS is scheduled to open in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, early next year, according to a press statement on Monday from the Academic Alliance for AIDS Care and Prevention in Africa.

HUSITA6 will highlight a wide range of topics that emphasize the ethical and effective uses of information technology within human services education and practice including innovative applications, software and hardware developments, pilot or research projects, technology and social justice, anti-oppression, and equity issues.

Speakers from Kenya, South Africa, United Kingdom, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Ghana,
Israel, USA along with workshops and forums.

Applications are invited from experienced trainers in leadership and management, preferably from one of the SADC countries, to produce course materials in plain English, to be used by the Adilisha project for strengthening the leadership and management capabilities of human rights and other activist organisations in southern Africa. The purpose of the course is to introduce managers and other staff in these organisations to some of the key issues, skills and competencies that underpin their work as leaders and managers. Those interested in applying should familiarise themselves with the project summary at and with the full details of this announcement. Applications, including CVs, should be sent to [email protected], and should include a 3-5 page proposed course outline listing topics to be covered and associated learning objectives, together with a bibliography of relevant literature not exceeding one page.