EDUMIGROM publication on ethnic and social differences in education

17.02.2011 The comparative study aims to reveal how ethnicity influences life at school in communities where ethnic diversity is an important feature of everyday relations. It is aimed to show how social differences, often appearing as ethnic deviations due to cultural attributes, influence the structuring of institutions of compulsory education, and how these structures contribute to make ethnicity a significant dimension for the distribution of opportunities and actual prospects for urban youth. By the way of comparisons, it is intended to show how different degrees of inclusion in interethnic relations impact the advancement of minority ethnic youth. http://www.edumigrom.eu/news/2010-12-30/new-publication-edumigrom-publishes-a-new-comparative-paper

MRC report on the lives of undocumented migrants in the UK

17.02.2011 The Migrants Resource Centre (MRC) has published a report entitled “Hope Costs Nothing - a report on the lives of undocumented migrants in the UK”. The report aims to give these people who are generally both unheard and maligned, a voice in the discussion of their position in the media, by politicians and by the general public. It gives a vivid first-hand account of the clandestine world that many undocumented migrants in the UK are forced to live in.
http://www.migrantsresourcecentre.org.uk/images/umr.pdf

UN-Report on

17.02.2011 „Access and participation of women and girls in education, training, science and technology, including for the promotion of women’s equal access to full employment and decent work“
The report examines women’s and girls’ access to and participation in science and technology, including with regard to the acquisition of knowledge and skills, and science and technology production. It also assesses the content of science and technology from a gender perspective, and provides recommendations for consideration by the Commission on the Status of Women.
http://www.un.org/Docs/journal/asp/ws.asp?m=E/CN.6/2011/3

UN Report on

17.02.2011 "Progress in mainstreaming a gender perspective in the development, implementation and evaluation of national policies and programmes, with a particular focus on access and participation of women and girls in education, training, science and technology, including for the promotion of women’s equal access to full employment and decent work"
The report examines the extent to which women’s and girls’ access to and participation in formal and non-formal education and training translate into full employment and decent work. It provides recommendations for consideration by the Commission on the Status of Women. The report incorporates an analysis of contributions by Member States on progress in mainstreaming a gender perspective in national policies and programmes,
http://www.un.org/Docs/journal/asp/ws.asp?m=E/CN.6/2011/5

UN Report on "Women, the girl child and HIV and AIDS"

17.02.2011 Gender inequality continues to be one of the key drivers of HIV and AIDS. According to UNAIDS, HIV is the leading cause of death among women of reproductive age, and young women are a particular risk group. The report describes the actions taken in the various areas addressed by the resolution 54/2, identifies gaps and challenges, and proposes recommendations for consideration by the Commission It is based on contributions by 26 Member States and 10 United Nations entities.
http://www.un.org/Docs/journal/asp/ws.asp?m=E/CN.6/2011/7