IPS Inter Press Service - EducationIPS, civil society's leading news agency, is an independent voice from the South and for development, delving into globalisation for the stories underneath.PAKISTAN: Call to Demilitarise Aid- (Found June 19, 2008 ) BRUSSELS, Jun 17 (IPS) - U.S. aid to Pakistan needs to put far greater emphasis on education and far less on the military than it has to date, a Brussels conference has been told.http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=42831 FRANCE: Noble Ignorance Fails the Minorities- (Found June 19, 2008 ) PARIS, Jun 4 (IPS) - According to the French constitution, France has no minorities. French law makes it illegal to record citizens' ethnic origin or religion. But in the face of mounting discrimination, France recently introduced corrective institutions. However, the system is still in its infancy.http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=42651 |