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Solidariedade para com as vítimas recentes na Indonésia

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"A villager salvages her belongings from the ruins of her house at the quake-hit Durian Bumbung village in Padang Pariaman, Indonesia's West Sumatra province, October 8, 2009." (REUTERS/Crack Palinggi | Trauma haunts quake survivors in West Sumatra | Written by: Thin Lei Win)

"INDONESIA: What both aid workers and media are still struggling to get a handle on in the aftermath of the West Sumatra earthquake is the scale of the disaster, writes AlertNet correspondent Thin Lei Win from Indonesia. Indonesia's official toll from the quake is 704 dead and 295 missing, but the health minister said it could reach 3,000. And the United Nations on Friday launched an appeal for $38 million. Yet, more than a week has passed by and we are none the wiser over damages beyond the big cities and the number of villages hit by the quake. Most aid workers say the figures are incomplete. In this story a woman tells AlertNet about the trauma of surviving the earthquake. Click here for the video story of how a man had to cut off his leg to free himself from rubble."

Fonte: http://www.alertnet.org/

Vídeo | Photo assignment: East Timor

The Age photographer Justin McManus looks back at the 10th anniversary of East Timor's vote for independence. 12/10/09

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Excelente! | Educação Inclusiva

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Australia gives a helping hand to Children with Disabilities through Unicef to support Inclusive Education For All

Date: 15 Sep 2009 - 23:15
Source: Government of Australia

"Globally fewer than five percent of children with disabilities are attending school, and in some cases the figure is less than one percent. UNICEF and Australian will partner in a new initiative to change this unacceptable situation.

With Australia’s support, UNICEF will revise its Child Friendly Schools toolkit for education providers in developing countries to integrate components to make education inclusive and accessible for children with disabilities.

UNICEF will also develop an additional module for education providers, to raise awareness of and target the specific needs of children with disabilities.

This initiative aims to improve the lives of children with special needs and/or disabilities, through improved access to quality education.

“This is imperative,” Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance, Bob McMullan, said. “Every child has a right to education, and the Millennium Development Goal of universal primary education can only be truly met if we include children with disability.”

UNICEF Deputy Executive Director, Ms. Hilde F. Johnson stated that children with disabilities are the forgotten children of the world, often hidden away, marginalised, and discriminated against.

“But they have the same basic right to education as everyone else. Promoting quality education to children with special learning needs and disabilities will also empower them, and help them achieve their full potential. We urgently need to correct the wrongs of the past and equip schools, teachers and learners to make their right become a reality. Expanding our Child Friendly Schools modules and tools will enable us to do just that,” Ms. Johnson said.

Mr McMullan and Ms Johnson met in New York on 3 September in a panel discussion organised by Australia about meeting the needs of children and young people through the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

According to the Convention, all children have the right to go to school and cannot be excluded from education because of a disability. Countries are bound to realize this right and ensure the education of children with special needs, foster their participation in society, their sense of dignity and the development of their personality."

Opinião | Ramos-Horta e D. Ximenes Belo sobre Nobel da Paz

"O presidente timorense, Ramos-Horta, entende que a atribuição do Nobel da Paz a Barack Obama tentou comprometer o presidente dos EUA para que leve «avante a realização das suas promessas». Já D. Ximenes Belo diz que a galardão «está muito bem entregue». ...

Por seu lado, D. Ximenes Belo, que ganhou o Nobel da Paz de 1996, ao lado de Ramos-Horta, considerou que este galardão «está muito bem entregue», pois é uma «pessoa muito preocupada com o respeito dos Direitos Humanos». " (Notícia completa com áudio aqui)

Fonte: TSF

Sobre as eleições para chefes de suco

Eleições para chefes de suco atestam civismo apesar de incidentes pontuais

"Díli, 09 Out(Lusa) - O presidente da Comissão Nacional de Eleições (CNE) em Timor-Leste, Faustino Cardoso Gomes, disse que as eleições de hoje para os chefes de suco decorreram com normalidade e grande afluência, ainda que com problemas pontuais [Dois feridos em incidentes perto de Baucau na votação para os sucos (n.a.)].

"A eleição para as lideranças comunitárias decorreu muito bem, com calma e de forma pacífica em quase todo o território, com elevada participação dos eleitores, apesar do calor e das filas de espera", declarou aos jornalistas.

Na conferência de imprensa de balanço do acto eleitoral, o presidente da CNE considerou que a forma como decorreu a votação "significa que o povo de Timor-Leste tem uma alta sensibilidade cívica e democrática".(Lusa/RTP)

"10ª Feira Internacional de Economia e Comércio do Oeste da China será realizada no dia 16 em Chengdu"

"A 10ª Feira Internacional de Economia e Comércio do Oeste da China será realizada entre os dias 16 e 20 deste mês em Chengdu, capital da província de Sichuan. Na ocasião, o primeiro-ministro chinês, Wen Jiabao, além de líderes de oito países, como o primeiro-ministro cambojano, Hun Sen, e o presidente timorense, Xanana Gusmão, participarão do evento. (LER TEXTO COMPLETO)

FONTE: China Radio International.CRI.