Eleven years ago, at the World Summit for Children, world leaders made a joint commitment and issued an urgent universal appeal to give every child a better future. Since then, much progress has been made. However, achievements and gains have been uneven, and many obstacles remain, particularly in developing countries. A brighter future for all has proved elusive, and overall gains have fallen short of national obligations and international commitments.

"Dumping" orphans into special child-care centres should only be considered as a last resort, it was agreed during Namibia's second national conference on the plight of orphans, held in Windhoek last week.

Kenya has a shortfall of 22,000 teachers in both primary and secondary schools. The shortfall will be reduced through recruitment beginning this month, the government says.

Since 1996, Save the Children Canada and UK have been jointly implementing a capacity building project with the Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Commission (DPPC) of the Government of Ethiopia, to strengthen disaster management capacity. The Project Manager is responsible for overall leadership and management of the project, including project design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.