[hr-education] IHL to be introduced in high school curriculum in Kosovo

Humanitarian Law To Be Introduced in High School Curriculum in Kosovo

RTK

Agreements for the “Research of Humanitarian Right” Program will soon be
signed between the Ministry of Education and International Committee of
Red Cross, have claimed officials of the two institutions. Aim of this
program is to adopt the humanitarian law in the secondary school
curruculum.

ICRC Project Coordinator, Idriz Gashi has claimed that this is a
transnational program, while its implementation will last around two
years.

Agim Bërdynaj, official for curriculums in the Ministry of Education, said
that this project is one of the most attractive ones for secondary schools
in Kosovo. “Beneficiaries are students and professors because Kosovo is a
place that came out of the war. This project is done by ICRC which has
supported Kosovo before, during and after the war. For now it is about the
most attractive project that will be in our schools”.

Idriz Gashi has said, “Our ultimate goal is that this Program “Research of
the Humanitarian Law”, which has come up on the basis The International
Human Rights Law, to be included in Kosovo’s secondary schools “.

“Since 2001, 76 countries of the world have started implemented this
Program, while until the end of 2005, it is expected that it is done by 94
more countries”, ended the ICRC Project Coordinator”, Idriz Gashi.

Source: OneWorld Southeast Europe: http://see.oneworld.net/



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