Education Today Newsletter, Issue #13 (April – June 2005)
Education specialists tend to prescribe technical and vocational education and training as a recipe for jobs for young people… more

Security Council establishes first comprehensive monitoring, reporting system to protect children affected by armed conflict (26 July 2005)
In a major and groundbreaking development, the UN Security Council today voted unanimously for a series of measures, including the establishment of a comprehensive monitoring and reporting mechanism, to ensure the protection of children exposed to armed conflict … more

Security Council establishes monitoring, reporting mechanism on use of child soliders, unanimously adopting resolution 1612 (2005) 
Strongly condemning the recruitment and use of child soldiers by parties to armed conflict, the Security Council today requested the Secretary-General to implement without delay a monitoring and reporting mechanism on the issue… more