Now, as Washington lawmakers look to find new money to pay for basic education in the state, one proposed place to get extra cash is to cut social services.

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Implemented with the support of the Office of Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, first lady of Qatar and UNESCO special envoy for basic and Higher Education, this new project brings new hope to disadvantaged Iraqi children and builds on the achievements of previous programmes conducted by UNESCO in Iraq.

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Building enterprises and creating new jobs, improving health and education, and providing basic needs such as food and water in an economical and sustainable manner require a balanced energy mix that is suited to the economic, social, and resource conditions of individual countries and regions.

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They may not know it, but their ability to master basic skills may determine the shape of education in New Orleans.

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New York courts have said the state constitution guarantees children the opportunity for a "sound basic education, " which courts have defined as a "meaningful high school education" that will prepare them to be competitive in a global economy and productive citizens at home.

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But US President Bill Clinton and UK Prime Minister Tony Blair said the targets set out at the Okinawa summit were not only to relieve Third World debt but to offer basic education to all the world's children within 15 years and set new targets to combat killer diseases.

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These will each be responsible for developing a quality programme at their institution for education, research, innovation and the commercialization of new products involving converging technologies and the basic sciences associated with these technologies.

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The Arab American Association of New York is a human service agency that provides a multitude of services: basic case management, legal services, adult education programs, youth empowerment programs, and after-school tutoring.

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