Why we need a world education bank
By David Manning
Published: March 2 2008 18:58 | Last updated: March 2 2008 18:58
In less than five months Japan will host the next summit of the Group of Eight industrialised countries in Hokkaido. The Japanese prime minister has put climate change and African development high on the agenda, where both belong. But I hope the G8 leaders will give equal attention to education. In particular I hope they will look at setting up a World Education Bank in partnership with all United Nations member states and with business, banks, foundations and non-governmental organisations.
Education is a well-established global development priority. This was reiterated in 2000 when, at the UN millennium summit, the goal of “universal primary education for every child” was enshrined as the second of the eight millennium development goals the international community set itself to attain by 2015.
This world is already educated enough.. there is nothing wrong anywhere.. noone is dying... no disease.. no famine.. no deperate poverty.. (other than few blow out of proportion cases like Dafur and shit).. all the worlds problems lies and end with humans.. educated humans.. who wage war.. war for oil.. war for power... war for looting.. civil war.. coups.. rapes..
We need funds for Climate protection, Protection of Wildlife, Protection of Nature.. free all animals from zoo.. say no to animals in captivity. Restore lands belonging to Tigers and Gorrilas that have been colonised by humans, kill ugly over-growing crwos and pegions who are taking colonies of smaller birds like little sparrow.
Its time we start fighting for animal rights and their welfare. Think about little birds... who got no place else to go, to live, to live the life they always lived, it must be pretty hard for them.
Mar-03-2008 18:27
Lebezniatnikov
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Location: DC
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Originally posted by rewind_plz
This world is already educated enough.. there is nothing wrong anywhere.. noone is dying... no disease.. no famine.. no deperate poverty.. (other than few blow out of proportion cases like Dafur and shit).. all the worlds problems lies and end with humans.. educated humans.. who wage war.. war for oil.. war for power... war for looting.. civil war.. coups.. rapes..
We need funds for Climate protection, Protection of Wildlife, Protection of Nature.. free all animals from zoo.. say no to animals in captivity. Restore lands belonging to Tigers and Gorrilas that have been colonised by humans, kill ugly over-growing crwos and pegions who are taking colonies of smaller birds like little sparrow.
Its time we start fighting for animal rights and their welfare. Think about little birds... who got no place else to go, to live, to live the life they always lived, it must be pretty hard for them.
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Mar-03-2008 23:55
Krypton
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I think it's a good idea. But how the money is distributed will be a problem. Many developing countries are very very currupt.
Mar-04-2008 00:41
Lebezniatnikov
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Originally posted by Krypton
I think it's a good idea. But how the money is distributed will be a problem. Many developing countries are very very currupt.
As opposed to the developed ones?
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Mar-04-2008 01:34
Fir3start3r
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Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
quote:
Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov
As opposed to the developed ones?
At least developed ones have laws that do catch up to them...
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Mar-04-2008 01:36
Lebezniatnikov
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Originally posted by Fir3start3r
At least developed ones have laws that do catch up to them...
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Mar-04-2008 01:42
Fir3start3r
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Registered: Oct 2001
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
quote:
Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov
Enron? hello...?
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"...End? No, the journey doesn't end here. Death is just another path...one that we all must take.
The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all change to silver glass...and then you see it...
...white shores...and beyond...the far green country under a swift sunrise."
Mar-04-2008 01:49
Krypton
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quote:
Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov
As opposed to the developed ones?
I don't recall developed countries asking for foreign aid very often. When stuff is free, there is a tendency to waste.
Mar-04-2008 03:02
Lebezniatnikov
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Location: DC
quote:
Originally posted by Krypton
I don't recall developed countries asking for foreign aid very often. When stuff is free, there is a tendency to waste.
Foreign aid = corruption?
Developed countries don't ask for development assistance because they're... well, developed.
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Mar-04-2008 04:24
Krypton
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quote:
Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov
Foreign aid = corruption?
Developed countries don't ask for development assistance because they're... well, developed.
Lebez, i did not say foreign aid = curruption. My point was that if there was an Education bank established, there would need to be safeguards against curruption which is rampant in many developing states especially in Africa.
Mar-05-2008 18:55
Lebezniatnikov
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Location: DC
quote:
Originally posted by Krypton
Lebez, i did not say foreign aid = curruption. My point was that if there was an Education bank established, there would need to be safeguards against curruption which is rampant in many developing states especially in Africa.
I don't really understand the connection between corruption and this initiative.
