World Social Forum in Palestine at the end of 2010: focus on global education.Bethlehem / PNN PNN Probabilistic Neural NetworkPNN Police National Network (UK) PNN Profesor No Numerario PNN Planet2025 News Network (internet news service) PNN Prediction-Based Nearest Neighbor PNN Plmn Network Name - The International Council of the World Social Forum unanimously approved a decision to organize a Social Forum on global education in Palestine at the end of 2010. The Forum will be spread out between the West Bank, Gaza Strip Gaza Strip (gäz`ə), (2003 est. pop. 1,330,000) rectangular coastal area, c.140 sq mi (370 sq km), SW Asia, on the Mediterranean Sea adjoining Egypt and Israel, in what was formerly SW Palestine. and some Arab capitals as many people are unable to travel due to restrictions of occupation.Ten international educational networks are participating in this forum, along with dozens of international and Arab institutions. At least 120 countries are sending delegations.The organization of this forum is not only an expression of international solidarity with Palestinians and their cause, but is also a demand for unity. Director of Global Alternatives, an organizing institution, Feroz Mehdi said that convening the Forum in Palestine is part of the international struggle for justice. He added in today's comments that it advocates for oppressed op·press tr.v. op·pressed, op·press·ing, op·press·es 1. To keep down by severe and unjust use of force or authority: a people who were oppressed by tyranny. 2. people, and specifically the Palestinians. "Preparations for the Forum will be accompanied by global media pressure on Israel to not impede the Forum or blocking access of participants," Mehdi said. "The right to education in Palestine is a right guaranteed by all international conventions. It is no longer acceptable that Israel prevents Palestinians from organizing education activities. This is an expression of the blatantly discriminatory polices against the Palestinian people For other uses of "Palestinian", see Definitions of Palestine and Palestinian. Palestinian people (Arabic: الشعب الفلسطيني, ."The Palestinian NGO NGO abbr. nongovernmental organization Noun 1. NGO - an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government nongovernmental organization Network and several other organizations have begun the process of forming a national coalition to host Forum activities in a number of cities, villages and refugee camps. Copyright Palestine News Network The Palestine News Network is an Arabic language media network run by Palestinians in the Palestinian Territories (West Bank and Gaza). It cooperates with the International Middle East Media Center which translates many of its reports into English for international, non-Arabic , 2003 - 2009 Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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