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Arrangements for the 5th EI World Congress in Berlin are being finalised. Over 1,600 representatives of member organisations have indicated that they will be in attendance at the Congress in the Estrel Convention Centre.

As part of its observance of the World Day Against Child Labour on 12 June, 2007, EI released several publications, including a brochure entitled “Child Labour: Quality Education is the right response”, which discusses the important role of education in ending child labour and outlines some of the ways EI...

The Kenyan government has lifted a 10-year employment embargo and announced extra funding for education, though the measures fall short of what is required to ensure adequate allocation of teachers.

Negotiators at the World Trade Organization say they are running out of time to reach a deal in the troubled Doha Round talks.

Negotiations aimed at liberalizing trade in services under the GATS appear to be on the verge of endorsing new restrictions on domestic regulations. These new rules would cover measures related to qualification requirements and procedures, licensing requirements and procedures, and technical standards.

The Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda is threatening to escalate its fight against US restrictions on cross-border Internet gambling by encouraging other countries to make WTO compensation claims for Washington's decision to modify its WTO services commitments.

The Bush administration and senior Democratic lawmakers have agreed to a deal to include environmental and labour protections in any new bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) the country signs.

In the latest test of the WTO’s rules on intellectual property rights, Brazil has issued a compulsory license for the patented AIDS drug efavirenz that will allow companies to import and eventually manufacture generic versions of the drug more cheaply.

On May 2nd the European Commission together with the World Bank and donor governments held a high-level conference with a view to allocating funds to education with a view to achieving Education for All by 2015.

Seventy percent of all working children are active in the agricultural sector, a harsh and dangerous environment for a growing child. In 2007, the main focus of the World Day Against Child Labour on 12 June was to raise awareness and promote activities on the elimination of child labour in...

Every Tuesday in Botswana a new television programme on HIV and AIDS is aired in schools across the country. This is good news for both teachers and learners.

From May 10-12, the EI Regional Office in Latin America, together with the Norwegian Education Union (UEN) and all 18 Latin American EI-affiliated unions met in Managua, Nicaragua to analyse the impact of the policies of the International Financial Institutions – namely the World Bank and the IMF - on...

Since 1983, Guinea has been in the midst of a dictatorial regime led by Lansana Conté. In the last four years the level of social conflict and violence has heightened significantly, culminating in a two-month strike, the mobilisation of large sections of the population by the trade union centres and...

Early in 2007, EI conducted feasibility studies in Nepal and Indonesia to look at the potential roles that the teachers' organisations based there can play in contributing towards providing Education for All and combating HIV and AIDS, within the context of the EFAIDS Programme.

The Inter Agency Task Team on Education and HIV and AIDS (IATT) is composed of UN agencies, bilateral donor agencies and civil society representatives. The group of approximately 20 members convenes twice a year to exchange views and discuss issues related to HIV, AIDS and Education. EI attended the most...

Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) has just published a report citing women's rights as a key factor in halting the spread of HIV.

A new report on teacher training and the IMF’s role in education has just been released by ActionAid. ‘Confronting the Contradictions: The case against the IMF on education’ demonstrates the link between teacher shortages and ill-conceived policies as imposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Malawi, Mozambique and Sierra...

Kailash Satyarthi is the Chairperson of the Global March against Child Labour and the President of the Global Campaign for Education. For years he has been a tireless children's rights advocate. EI interviewed him to gain some insight into his work and beliefs.