UNESCO Courier articles from October 1998

UNESCO Courier archives from October 1998

Kabul: women in the shadows.(Afghanistan)
October 1, 1998... Since September 1996, the new masters of Kabul have imposed apartheid on 80 per cent of Afghanistan. This time, segregation is not based on skin colour but on gender Kabul, March 1998. It has been raining for two days in the rubble-strewn...

A universal responsibility.(working for a world without strife or violence)(Editorial)
October 1, 1998... Each of us is responsible for replacing the logic of force with the logic of reason and respect for the views of others On the threshold of a new millennium, the issue of responsibility is taking on a new dimension. Humankind is still beset...

The greenhouse gas trade.(Climate Change: The Debate Heats Up)(Kyoto Protocol)
October 1, 1998... Judging by the number of unresolved disagreements, the next round of negotiations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions looks like it will be poisonous. Despite the initial consensus formalized by the Kyoto Protocol signed in Japan last December,...

Pollution on the cheap.(Climate Change: The Debate Heats Up)(Kyoto Protocol)
October 1, 1998... The Kyoto Protocol was endorsed at the eleventh hour on 10 December 1998 by representatives of some 150 governments after adding a final point. Since they failed to reach a consensus on several key issues, they would negotiate them later, in...

www.$$$@online.education.(virtual classrooms)
October 1, 1998... The construction boom in "virtual classrooms" is leading universities to find new partners and competitors in the corporate world The sleek towers and domed halls of Singapore's Temasek Polytechnic offer the services students dream of -...

A long march.(Human Rights: The Struggle Continues)(includes related article on international treaties concerning economic and social rights)(Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
October 1, 1998... As the world changes, so does the defense of human rights. International civil society is mobilizing in reaction to new threats to the gains already made The world is going through a period of far-reaching upheaval. Armed conflicts,...

For an end to double standards.(Human Rights: The Struggle Continues)(realpolitik and human rights)
October 1, 1998... Emma Bonino, who was named a European Commissioner in 1995, is active on many fronts. A human rights militant since the beginning of her political career, she advocates a new system of international relations that is a far cry from the...

Televised genocide.(Human Rights: The Struggle Continues)(war crimes in Rwanda and Yugoslavia)
October 1, 1998... Fifty years after the Second World War, the international community is watching crimes against humanity in Rwanda and Yugoslavia Between the Leninakan earthquake in December 1988 and the Gulf War in 1991, the world seemed to have undergone...

Globalization: what is at stake.(Human Rights: The Struggle Continues)(includes related article on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
October 1, 1998... Fifty years after the 1948 Universal Declaration, is there a new generation of human rights? If so, how does it relate to the rights enshrined half a century ago? The international situation in the late 1990s demonstrates more than ever...

Poor relations.(the gap between rich and poor nations)
October 1, 1998... As the gap between rich and poor widens, the have-nots are demanding more respect for economic and social rights, which are often given short shrift "The international community must treat human rights globally in a fair and equal manner,...

A decisive victory.(Human Rights: The Struggle Continues)(includes related article on the ad hoc tribunals on Rwanda and Yugoslavia)(International Criminal Court)
October 1, 1998... In July, 120 countries voted to establish the International Criminal Court (ICC), which will judge crimes against humanity, genocide and war crimes. William R. Pace led the coalition of non-governmental organizations that campaigned for its...

The struggle goes global.(Human Rights: The Struggle Continues)(new players in the human rights scene)
October 1, 1998... With economic and social rights now on the agenda, many new players have emerged alongside older human rights organizations. In South Korea, women are speaking out about their working conditions, and in Great Britain the homeless and...

South Korea: working women demand their due.(Human Rights: The Struggle Continues)(Korean Women Workers Association United)
October 1, 1998... Working women in South Korea have never enjoyed the same rights as their male counterparts. In the 1960s, when men were struggling for improved working conditions and higher wages, women were busy defending their basic human rights. South...

To live with dignity in the United Kingdom.(Human Rights: The Struggle Continues)(Shelter's activities in defence of the right to housing)
October 1, 1998... While most people in the United Kingdom enjoy an adequate if not high standard of living, many do not have a decent place to live - or anywhere at all. Though suffering from mental illness, Gordon (not his real name) is responsible for...

Mission accomplished.(Human Rights: The Struggle Continues)(International Campaign to Ban Landmines)
October 1, 1998... In 1992, six, non-governmental organizations launched a campaign to scrap antipersonnel landmines. Five years later, 121 countries have signed the Ottawa treaty to ban them Even die-hard optimists would not have believed it possible when a...

Keeping up with science.(genetic revolution)
October 1, 1998... "Science, itself, cannot supply us with an ethic. It can show us how to achieve a given end, and it may show us that some ends cannot be achieved. But among ends that can be achieved our choice must be decided by other than purely scientific...

Drugs: surveillance or punishment?(includes related article on drug production and consumption)
October 1, 1998... Should drugs be tolerated, legalized or prohibited? The debate takes on new proportions with the growing use of illicit substances The war on drugs is a failure. Declared by the United States in 1983 and taken up by the international...

Culturally correct.(Central Asia's search for identity)
October 1, 1998... In Central Asia, cultural heritage policies have a single objective: to shore up fragile national identities As the former Soviet republics of Central Asia get down to post-independence nation-building, a major cultural issue has...

Today's headlines, tomorrow's world.(media's view of the 21st century)
October 1, 1998... The media's simplistic vision of the next century alternates between gloom and euphoria We have been spinning fantasies about the third millennium for a long time. But the closer we get to the year 2000, the more harmless it seems, the...

When the kitchen does the cooking.(includes related article on the Things That Think program at MIT)(embedded technology)
October 1, 1998... Microchips may soon be in your shoes, monitoring your body temperature. But how long before they take you for a walk? 'Look, you're a doughnut." Professor Michael Hawley is stating his case for embedded technology. "You're a roundish...

Manuel Vazquez Montalban: "writing is an act of free choice.".(includes related article on Montalban's bibliography)(Interview)
October 1, 1998... With a dose of humour, the successful Catalan author discusses such serious topics as society, politics, his craft - and why he writes detective novels * Did you know there are over 200 entries for Manuel Vazquez Montalban on the search...