The Bush administration is putting forward alternative guidelines for a new international global warming agreement, it was reported yesterday, as it finds itself increasingly isolated on the world stage for its rejection of the Kyoto treaty.

Will the information-rich get richer and the information-poor get poorer? Will the divide shrink, or expand? The question might also be phrased in terms of the education-rich and the education-poor. The latter category includes some 200 million children who do not complete their primary education.

Grant opportunities from the World Bank to assess e-readiness. The grants are offered to governmental institutions. Deadline for submitting proposals is May 1st.

Nature has initiated an online debate of the impact of the Web on publication of original research and the complex issue of free access.

The premier index to Family and Social Welfare topics FREE ACCESS over the Internet until April 30, 2001. Family & Society Studies Worldwide is a core resource in NISC's series of databases on family and gender related topics. FSSW is useful for social workers, marriage & family counsellor, family practitioners, social scientists, sociologists, psychologists, and organizations & services dedicated to the Family -- a "must have" for any degree granting institution in these fields.

New information and new resources from the Foundation Center, Washington, DC.

Environmental pressure groups who say that eco-tourism has failed on the basis of its own principles, are advocating for a speedy review of the concept if the world's biodiversity is to be preserved and mounting poverty alleviated.

News and comment on South Africa's Presidential AIDS Advisory Panel Report.

You can download the full version of the SA "Presidential Aids Advisory Report, March 2001" either as a PDF or WORD file.

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“Action Without Borders” has updated its NGO-Service “Idealist”. It now enables individuals and organizations everywhere to tell Idealist exactly what information they want from among the job openings, volunteer opportunities, internships, events and resources, and then receive this information automatically, by email, according to their needs, interests and location.

Migrants Rights International has just launched a discussion group by email on the World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance ( WCRX ). Participants, approximately 300, are representatives from civil society organizations with a special interest and or expertise on migration issues vis-a-vis the preparations and outcome of WCRX.

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AN interim report by a controversial Aids advisory panel to the South African government shows little more than a predictable chasm between dissidents and orthodox scientists, say analysts.

At a conference held in Paris this week, several non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and UN agencies appealed for the "total abolition" of the female genital mutilation (FGM) practice, of which an estimated 130 million African women are victims. Experiences show that anti-FGM legislation is a necessary basis for campaigning against the practice.

WorldSpace Foundation - Africa - provides satellite broadcasting directly to radio and multi-media receivers at low cost in Africa. The flagship project, "Africa Learning Channel" delivers distance education and social development information via satellite to radios in rural and isolated regions of Africa.

JOB TITLE: Outreach Liaison, Africa & Europe
ORGANISATION:Coalition for the International Criminal Court
LOCATION: Main office of the CICC in New York
SALARY: Salary will be commensurate with experience
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: Friday, April 20th

JOB TITLE: Senior Behavior Change Specialist
ORGANISATION: The Academy for Educational Development
LOCATION: Washington, D.C.
Estimated Length of Assignment/Duration: 5 years

DATE: May 8th and 9th, 2001
LOCATION: San Jose, California

We will try to cover the breadth and length of the subject of both VOLUNTEERING in Africa, and finding PAID WORK in Africa.