Job In Algeria
Background Notes Archive - Near East and North Africa
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBACKGROUND NOTES: MOROCCO, NOVEMBER 1994PUBLISHED BY THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC AFFAIRSNovember 1994Official Name: Kingdom of MoroccoPROFILEGeographyArea: 446,550 sq. km. (172,413 sq. mi.); slightly largerthan California.Cities: Capital--Rabat (pop. 1.2 million in urbanprefecture of Rabat-Sale). Other cities--Casablanca (3million), Marrakech, Fez, Tangier.Terrain: Coastal plain, mountains, desert. Climate:Mediterranean, becoming more extreme in the interior.PeopleNationality: Noun and adjective--Moroccan(s).Population (est.): 28 million.Annual growth rate (est.): 2.2%.Ethnic groups: Arab-Berber 99%. Religions: Muslim,Christian 1%, Jewish 0.2%.Languages: Arabic (official), several Berber dialects;French is often the language of business, government, anddiplomacy.Education: Years compulsory--7. Literacy--43%.Health: Infant mortality rate--53/1,000. Life expectancy--66 years male, 69 years female.Work force (7.4 million): Agriculture--50% ... [Read More]
Jordan Hosts Conference on Arab Education, Development - US Department of State
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Small Grants
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G-8 Plan of Support for Reform
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Let's look at the worst situation in the entire area which isAlgeria. In January of 1996, I was speaking at a conference andI presented a relatively upbeat approach talking about Algeria.And somebody got up and said "well The Economist predictedthat the government of Algeria will fall before the end of theyear". And a reporter sitting next to me leaned over and saidthey predicted exactly the same thing the year before. Well,here it is 1999 _ the fighting in Algeria still goes on. It is verybloody. It is horrific. In some ways, you could not imagine aworse scenario of internal upheaval. But it is clear that thegovernment is not going to be overthrown. It is clear that thereare limits to this revolutionary movement and if this is close tothe worst internal upheaval, then maybe we have to re-examinenow two other points here of great interest in the context inwhich we are speaking. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Arab-American Doctor Named to Senior Medical Post in Bush Administration
Zerhouni's accomplishments have been numerous during his career at Johns Hopkins. He pioneered the use of new techniques in radiology, including tagged magnetic resonance imaging, a non-invasive way to monitor heart contractions. He has five patents in his name, including one for the Mammotome, a minimally invasive biopsy device, and he has founded or co-founded five companies that sell his inventions. ... Washington -- Dr. Elias Zerhouni, President Bush's nominee to head the National Institutes of Health, is both a medical expert known for his innovations in radiology and a skillful administrator at one of America's best medical schools. If the Senate confirms his nomination, he will also be one of several Arab-Americans to fill a top administration job in the U.S. government. ... [Read More]
Pillar Programs
At the request of the Crown Prince of Bahrain, the USG is providing an initial seed contribution to fund a project to provide advice to the government of the Kingdom of Bahrain (GOB) on labor market reform. This project will address potentially destabilizing structural unemployment amongst the population of this democratizing country. The GOB will cost share in this project to formulate recommendations and assist in implementing reforms. These reforms could include the following: Legislative drafting, including, unemployment compensation and minimum age legislation; cluster-based development including further competitiveness analyses; educational reforms to improve relevance and responsiveness; reorganizing public and private sector labor market institutions to implement new policies and practices; conducting a public information campaign, under the leadership of the GOB; developing systems that link education and training institutions with the private sector; and f ... [Read More]
Forum Vol 31, 1993
Originally edited/created by: Susan Zapotoczny and AcuSys, Inc. www.acusysinc.com . . Vol 31 No 4, October - December 1993 [Read More]
V. Country Narratives -- Countries A through G
Cyprus is a destination country for women trafficked from Eastern and Central Europe for the purpose of sexual exploitation. Traffickers who forced women into prostitution continued to fraudulently recruit victims for work as dancers in cabarets and nightclubs on short-term "artiste" visas, for work in pubs and bars on employment visas, or for illegal work on tourist or student visas. There was increasing evidence of Chinese women being trafficked for sexual exploitation in Cyprus. The Government of Cyprus does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so. Cyprus made some progress in its anti-trafficking efforts over the past year. The new police anti-trafficking unit produced successful results and showed vigilance in combating the problem. Government recognition of the problem improve ... [Read More]
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