(2024-01-26). Overcoming Obstacles To United Nations Maintenance Of Peace. popularresistance.org Although, according to the UN Charter, the United Nations was established to "maintain international peace and security," it has often fallen short of this goal. Russia's ongoing military invasion of Ukraine and the more recent Israeli-Palestinian war in Gaza provide the latest examples of the world organization's frequent paralysis in the face of violent international conflict. | The hobbling of the Security Council, the UN agency tasked with enforcing international peace and security, bears the lion's share of the responsibility for this weakness. Under the rules set forth by the UN Charter, each permanent memb…
(2024-01-26). Africa-China collaboration on TVET. independent.co.ug 
A new type of South-to-South joint program promotes standards through mutually accredited joint programs COMMENT | XIAOYAN LIANG & COSAM JOSEPH | A common challenge faced by Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions is their inability to adapt curriculum and program standards that align with the evolving needs of industries and markets for skills. …
(2024-01-26). "Learning for a lasting peace" — GCE Declaration on the occasion of International Education Day. pressenza.com 
The Global Campaign for Education joins the celebrations of International Education Day 2024, recognising the historic failure of States and the international community to ensure all targets of Sustainable Development Goal 4, in particular, target 7: "By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to promote sustainable development, including through education for sustainable development and sustainable livelihoods, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship, and valuing cultural diversity and the contribution of culture to sus…
(2024-01-26). Cuba participates in ECLAC meeting of Ministers of Education. plenglish.com Santiago de Chile, Jan 26 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Minister of Education, Naima Trujillo, highlighted the importance of the extraordinary meeting, in ECLAC, of ministers of the sector, where the challenges for the reactivation of education after Covid-19 are analyzed.
(2024-01-26). Automatic promotion to be scrapped to halt increase in UNEB exam failures. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Janet Museveni, the Minister of Education and Sports, has said that the government is going to scrap the automatic promotion policy with the aim of reducing the number of ungraded candidates in final national examinations. The First Lady made these remarks on Thursday while releasing the results of the …
(2024-01-26). The Uber Rich Are Funding "National School Choice Week" to Attack Public Schools. truthout.org The last week of every January, right-wing groups like Charles Koch's Americans for Prosperity promote "National School Choice Week" (NSCW). Unlike other commemorative national weeks or months — such as Black History Month or Pride Month — NSCW did not emerge from an organic grassroots movement. Though touting a misleading notion of equal access to education, its billionaire-backed policy agenda… |
(2024-01-26). Why Has Belgium Vowed to Back the ICJ's Verdict on Gaza 'Genocide'? globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-26). War on Gaza: Israeli Sniper Kills Renowned Palestinian Psychologist Fadel Abu Hein. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-26). CIA's Openly Declared Spy War on Russia Not Going So Well. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-26). Congress hears calls for more research on long COVID. america.cgtn.com 
(2024-01-26). Video: Fake Pandemic Triggers Worldwide Economic and Social Collapse. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-26). There is a New Mood in the Global South: an Interview with Vijay Prashad. counterpunch.org Scarlett Bain: What do we mean when we talk about the Global South? Vijay Prashad: Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, which I direct, has just released a study called Hyper-Imperialism: A Dangerous Decadent New Stage. In this study, we go into detail about the concepts of the Global South and the Global North. Our analysis
(2024-01-26). Ankara's approval of Sweden's entry into NATO is a betrayal. uwidata.com UWI author, Doctor of Historical Sciences, representative of the Vatan (Patriotic) Party Mehmet Perinàßek, in an interview with Russian NEWS.ru, called Ankara's agreement to Sweden's entry into NATO "a betrayal of the Turkish people" due to serious disagreements and conflicts with NATO. Among such problems, he named the Alliance's position towards the PKK and the …
(2024-01-26). TUC launches fake 'campaign to defend the right to strike'. thecommunists.org If there is one area where the British ruling class is still innovative, it is in creating ways to repress and divide the working class. Our rulers may have long since given up innovating in the fields of science and technology, China may have surpassed them in creating new means of production, and the Russians …
(2024-01-26). UBOS starts household listing in cities ahead of 2024 census. independent.co.ug 
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Bureau of Statistics-UBOS has initiated household listing in cities across the country in preparation for the national population census scheduled for May 9th and 10th of this year. During the launch at Mbale City Hall Chambers on Monday, Didacus Okoth, the Senior Public Communication Officer at the …
(2024-01-26). Israel Is a Top Student of U.S. Imperialism. scheerpost.com 
(2024-01-26). Protests Erupt In Germany After Exposure Of Far-Right Conspiracy. popularresistance.org In the wake of revelations about a far-right conspiracy in Germany to expel migrants and "non-assimilated citizens", progressive sections in Germany have launched militant anti-far-right demonstrations across the country, raising the banner "Together Against the Right," in defense of democracy and against fascism. | From January 19 to January 22, more than 1.4 million people, including leftists, trade unionists, youth-students groups, and various other anti-fascist groups hit the streets in more than a hundred cities across Germany, protesting the xenophobic maneuvers and political schemings of far-right groups,…
(2024-01-26). Palestine And The Crisis Of Free Speech On College Campuses. popularresistance.org Colleges and universities have long acted as incubators for social movements, and the movement in solidarity with Palestine is no exception. While repression against students and faculty for support of Palestine is nothing new, the upsurge in mobilization and agitation for Palestinian liberation since last fall has been met with a frenzied response from actors within and outside of university administrations. Students and faculty alike have faced retaliation from university administrators and Zionists within and beyond the student body, ranging from revocation of scholarships to expulsions, firings, and even phys…
(2024-01-26). Eyewitness to Columbia University skunk attack says campus activists fear for safety. mondoweiss.net 
Mondoweiss spoke with Columbia student Zainab Khan who witnessed the chemical attack on pro-Palestine protesters. "After the other day, I totally believe that an IOF soldier could physically harm one of our protesters or, God forbid, even kill them."
(2024-01-26). The California Faculty Association Declares the Class War Over After One Day. counterpunch.org 
The California State University System, 23 campuses, nearly 500,000 students, and the 29,000 members in the California Faculty Association, settled a tentative agreement (TA) for a 5% raise, the employer's original offer, after the counterfeit union promised a "win," of 12%. The "win" quickly became 5%. —"depending on state funding." The settlement came overnight after
(2024-01-26). Police Violence at Cal Poly in San Louis Obispo. indybay.org Police beat students at Palestine demonstration…
(2024-01-26). Thursday 1/25: Virtual Teach-In about Palestine. indybay.org