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2008-11-15 The London Independent headlined an article titled; "Chronic malnutrition in Gaza blamed on Israel." Writer Donald Macintyre referred to a leaked Red Cross report he called "explosive."

It chronicled "the devastating effect of the siege that Israel imposed after Hamas (took control of Gaza) in June 2007 and notes that the dramatic fall in living standards triggered a shift in diet that will damage the long-term health of (Gaza's population). Alarming deficiencies (showed up) in iron, vitamin A and vitamin D."

The report goes on to say that "heavy restrictions on all major sectors of Gaza's economy, compounded by a cost of living increase of at least 40%, is causing progressive deterioration in food security for up to 70 per cent of (the) population. That in turn is forcing people to cut household expenditures down to survival levels."

Chronic malnutrition is rising steadily, and "micronutrient deficiencies are of great concern." Since 2007, the reported cited a switch to "low cost/high energy" cereals, sugar and oil and away from higher-cost animal products, fresh fruits and vegetables. This type diet assures long-term harmful consequences for people on it.

The Red Cross said that "the (18 month) embargo has had a devastating effect for a large proportion of households who have had to make major changes on the composition of their food basket." They now rely 80% on cereals, sugar and oil. In addition, people are selling assets, cutting back on clothing and children's education, scavenging for discarded items, and doing virtually anything to survive.

The report refers to economic disintegration and that prolonging the current situation risks permanently damaging households and their capacity to recover. The study was conducted from May to July 2008.
2008-09-09 “We need a new vision for a 21st century education — one where we aren’t just supporting existing schools, but spurring innovation; where we’re not just investing more money, but demanding more reform; where parents take responsibility for their children’s success; where our schools and government are accountable for results; where we’re recruiting, retaining, and rewarding an army of new teachers, and students are excited to learn because they’re attending schools of the future; and where we expect all our children not only to graduate high school, but to graduate college and get a good paying job.”
- Barack Obama, Speech in Dayton, OH
2008-06-16 “…The answer to our fiscal problems is not to continue to short-change investments in education, energy, innovation and infrastructure — investments that are vital to long-term growth. Instead, we need to end the Iraq war, eliminate waste in existing government programs, generate revenue by charging polluters for the greenhouse gases they are sending into our atmosphere — and put an end to the reckless, special interest driven corporate loopholes and tax cuts for the wealthy that have been the centerpiece of the Bush Administration’s economic policy.”
-– Barack Obama, Speech in Flint, MI
2008-05-06 The current world food crisis presents a serious challenge to education in Africa.
Children need adequate food if they are to study. A shortage of foodstuffs could lead to a reduction in the number of children who enroll, or who remain at school.
Throughout sub-Saharan Africa, girls are the first to drop out of school, either because their families lack the resources for them to continue studying, or because they are called upon to support their parents in productive activities to sustain the household.
-- Koichiro Matsuura, Director-General UNESCO, speaking at the Eighth Biennial of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA)
2008-04-29 (date ??)
Rising food prices could lead many families in poor countries to stop sending their children to school
-- Veronique Taveau, spokesperson of UNICEF, speaking in Geneva
2008-02-02 Unbridled capitalism, winner takes all like in America, does not work unless you can cope with an underclass. So here we also stay with the losers, make sure they have enough to live on, with healthcare, equal education opportunities for their children whose parents can no longer afford it. It's very important they not feel abandoned. So we have workfare and ingenuous ways to keep them working as we don't want layabouts doing nothing. We also subsidize homes which they would not be able to buy. A society can only survive if there is a sense of equity and fair play.
-- Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's Minister Mentor, interviewed by Arnaud de Borchgrave
2008 “Almost a third of children in India are not finishing primary education and there are 20m people aged between 14 and 18 who have not had any basic education at all.”
-- Shireen Vakil Miller, director of policy at Save the Children in India
2007-07 In Pakistan, 15,000 madrassas have been brought under the new regime of imparting “worldly subjects” to enable the graduates to get absorbed in the job market.
-- According to Mohammad Ejaz-ul-Haq, minister for religious affairs
2006-12 The European Union reported that Muslims faced deep-seated discrimination in education, housing and jobs, but that they should also do more to integrate into society.
2006-12 The USAID basic education project in Central Asia organized a regional conference on school governance which gathered over 60 representatives from ministries of education and finance, local authorities, schools, and national and international organizations from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

The participants reviewed policy guidelines on community participation in education decision making developed by the USAID project, discussed relevant national and international legal frameworks and recommended changes which will help the decision makers in the region to increase community involvement in school activities and provide input to education reform.

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