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	New prize for special needs education UNESCO and the Emir of Kuwait are launching a new biannual prize to recognize achievement in improving special needs education for children with mental retardation, based on an agreement reached in 2002.. More

	Revitalizing higher education in Iraq “Dramatic” is how UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura recently described the situation of Iraq’s universities and technical institutes. Twenty-four years of conflict has caused intellectuals to flee the country and isolate those that stayed.. More

	Decade for sustainable development “This event marks the beginning of an initiative of great importance to all who care about education, human development, the natural environment, and the well-being of future generations,” said Professor Steven Rockefeller at the launch of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014) on 1 March at the United Nations in New York.. More

	International school campaign UNESCO has launched an international schools campaign entitled “All Equal in Diversity: Mobilizing Schools Against Racism, Discrimination and Exclusion”. The campaign started on 21 March, the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.. More

	Boom in secondary education Secondary education enrolment is booming in certain parts of the world, according to the new Global Education Digest 2005.. More