Director of Education position at Development and Peace:

Development and peace is the Canadian Catholic Church's organization for international solidarity.  Operating with a $20 million annual budget, the organization carries out development projects in 28 countries in the Global South and conducts public education, advocacy and fundraising campaigns in Canada.  Reporting to the Executive Director, the Director of the Education Department manages the organization's public education program, intended to make Canadians aware of international issues and of the causes of poverty while promoting social justice throughout the world. As part of the education program, the Director also directs the annual Share Lent fundraising campaign.  The position will begin on September 1, 2006 in Montreal.  For more information, see www.devp.org.

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Volunteers needed for “Right to Play”:
Right To Play is an athlete-driven international humanitarian organization that uses sport and play as a tool for the development of children and youth in the most disadvantaged areas of the world. Right To Play International is pleased to announce the beginning of the next round of recruitment for International Volunteers!  We will be recruiting August thru December 2006 in preparation for Volunteer Training in Toronto, Canada in January 2007. Approximately 50 volunteers are needed for Right To Play SportWorks and SportHealth projects in countries in Africa and Asia. Field placements will commence between February and May 2007.  To apply, candidates should visit www.righttoplay.com or contact recruitment@righttoplay.com.

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Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Centenary Conference:
The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene will be hosting its Centenary Conference entitled, “One Hundred Years of Tropical Medicine, Meeting the Millennium Development Goals”.  The conference will take place from 13 to 15 September 2007 at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London, UK.  For information, see www.rstmh.elsevier.com or contact Nina Woods at n.woods@elsevier.com.

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CCIC seeks a Program Officer, Organizational Development:

The Canadian Council for International Co-operation (CCIC) is a coalition of Canadian voluntary sector organizations working globally to achieve sustainable human development.  CCIC seeks to end global poverty, and to promote social justice and human dignity for all. The Organizational Development (OD) Team is one of three program teams and is responsible for developing and leading programs to assist CCIC's members to improve ethical practices, public engagement strategies, and the capacity to influence public policy.  The Team also participates in developing and facilitating a CCIC membership strategy.  Under the direction of the Organizational Development (OD) Coordinator, the Program Officer will work with the OD team to set priorities and carry out CCIC’s capacity building agenda with the membership.  The major program priorities for the OD team in the current three-year program plan is public engagement, ethics and building policy capacity in the membership.  This position will focus on building capacity for influencing policy and public engagement.  The Program Officer will bring knowledge and experience in capacity building, facilitation, research and writing.  The application deadline is August 3, 2006.  For general information on CCIC, please visit www.ccic.ca. 

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World Breastfeeding Week:

The theme for the August 1 to 7 2006 World Breastfeeding Week is "Code watch: 25 years of protecting breastfeeding". According to the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (the organizers of the week), over 60 countries have legislated all or many provisions of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes (the Code), which regulates the marketing of breastmilk substitutes. The week will celebrate this success and draw attention to the work still needed to improve breastfeeding practices worldwide.  World Breastfeeding Week is coordinated every year by the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action to commemorate the Innocenti Declaration to protect, promote and support breastfeeding.  For more information, see www.who.int/eng.

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Médecins Sans Frontières working in Lebanon:

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been in Saida, Lebanon since this past weekend. The five hospitals in that city do not appear to be overcrowded but they need medications for chronic diseases. The local authorities report 42,000 internally displaced people (IDPs), half of whom are being well looked after by the Hariri Foundation. The other half of the IDPs are being cared for by the municipality and are living in more difficult conditions. MSF plans to provide medical assistance through mobile clinics and medications.  In Tyre, the local population of 100,000 has dropped to 40,000. Added to that are 20,000 IDPs. Food appears to be the main need. MSF visited five hospitals, two of which in Ar Rashidiye, south of Tyre. Medical and surgical equipment is needed and an MSF surgeon specializing in vascular surgery has started to work in the Palestinian Red Crescent hospital of Ar Rashidiye.  For updated information, see www.msf.ca.

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11th World Congress on Public Health:

The World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) and the Brazilian Association of Collective Health (ABRASCO) invite the public health leadership from all parts of the world to come to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and join the 11th World Congress on Public Health, and the 8th Brazilian Congress on Collective Health in addressing the Congress theme: “Public Health in a Globalized World: Breaking down Political, Social and Economic Barriers”.  The conference will take place from August 21 to 26, 2006 in Rio de Janeiro.  For more information, see www.cpha.ca/english/index.htm.

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AIDS Conference 1006 – Toronto:

AIDS 2006 organizers are pleased to announce that the final conference programme is now available online. With over 400 sessions, meetings and workshops from which to choose, AIDS 2006 is an unparalleled opportunity to explore the latest developments in HIV science, policy and practice.  Reports based on abstracts selected from a record number of submissions will shape a particularly strong scientific programme. Other sessions will highlight lessons learned and engage delegates in discussions of how best to strengthen the global response to HIV/AIDS.  For more information on the conference, see www.aids2006.org.