PODCASTS SERIES: "Beyond School Books"
'Beyond School Books' is a wide-ranging and provocative series of radio programmes on education in countries affected by conflict and natural disasters.
Each segment explores the role of education in the context of humanitarian response to conflict and post-crisis countries. The topics range from the struggle of Iraqi youths to study amidst war to how architecture is making significant strides in school construction and safety. Journalists, education specialists, young people and international figures speak on ways education can be - and has been - used to rebuild hope and foster social transformation in schools and communities. Special attention is paid to the unique experience of girls and young women in these complicated contexts.
Segments are also distributed on the Public Radio exchange for broadcasters and radio stations around the world at: http://www.prx.org/group/UNICEF
Posted on 11 March 2010
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L.E.A.D Uganda student Sanyu interviewed at the United Nations Radio.
NEW YORK, USA, 11 March 2010 – UNICEF figures estimate that at least 1.2 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance in Uganda due to droughts, flooding, internal displacement and the return of at least 300,000 Ugandans following the cessation of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) activities.
Other UNICEF statistics reveal that nearly half the estimated 2 million Ugandan orphans are orphaned due to AIDS, and the LRA has abducted more than 25,000 children since 1986.
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Ushahidi maps up-to-date crisis information coming from Haiti via SMS, e-mail, radio, phone, social media and other sources.
By Anna Azaryeva
NEW YORK, USA, 11 March 2010 – The earthquake that shook Chile on 27 February reportedly killed hundreds of people causing widespread damage to homes, hospitals, schools, roads and other infrastructure.
Rescue and recovery efforts are underway while the start of the school year has been suspended for a week.
Meanwhile, intensive aid operations continue in Haiti, which was struck by a catastrophic earthquake just weeks before. The quake affected an estimate of 5,000 schools and approximately 700,000 of primary school-aged children around the country.
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© Chris Hondros/Getty Images - Boy pours water on his head in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Nearly half the Haitian population are under the age of 18.
By Pi James
NEW YORK, USA, 21 January 2010 – The death toll from the 12 January earthquake in Haiti continues to rise, despite the worldwide humanitarian efforts underway. With nearly half of the Haitian population under the age of 18, children have been significantly affected by this crisis.
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Children play outside a child-friendly school in Sudan.
By Pi James
NEW YORK, USA, 10 December 2009 – This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, yet challenges remain in ensuring that its promise becomes a reality for all of the world’s children.
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Posted on 03 December 2009
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By Pi James
NEW YORK, USA, 2 December 2009 – On his impending departure from UNICEF, Global Chief of Education, Dr. Cream Wright spoke with moderator Amy Costello about the empowering force of education and the importance of a child’s right to choose.
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Posted on 25 November 2009
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Students at Patricio Jarin Elementary School, where classes are being held next to the flooded sports field, near the area of the school that is being used to house families displaced by floods.
MANILA, Philippines, 25 November 2009 – Most schools in metropolitan Manila have reopened after four typhoons caused massive flooding in September and October, but teachers and students in the flood zone are still in urgent of school supplies.
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