This magazine addresses diverse educational issues in different parts of the world. Articles in this issue are: "Education for All: Governments Must Do Much More to Make Schooling Accessible for All Children" (G. Machel and N. Mandela); "Afghanistan: Education Opens Up New Perspective"; "South Korea: Behind the Facade" (W. van der Schaaf); "Kyrgyzstan: Providing Quality Education in Miserable Conditions" (S. N. Pyakuryal); and "Child Labour: ILO Global Report on Child Labour Cites 'Alarming' Extent of Its Worst Forms" (J. Somavia). The"Open and Distance Learning" section contains: "Introduction" (A. C. Armstrong); "Open and Distance Learning: Unlocking the Potential" (J. Daniel); "The Francophone Educational Channel: A Major 'Agence de la Francophonie' Program"; "National Situations: Chile (J. P. Urrutia) and Russia (N. Kolobashkin)"; "ICDE, International Council for Open and Distance Education" (R. Roll); "The Correspondence Course Goes Online: Comeback of an Educational Racket" (D. F. Noble); "Challenges for Teachers" (B. Ratteree); "Defining Terms"; "A Day at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria" (J. Delorme); "ICFTU General Secretary Guy Ryder"; "Girls' Education in Africa: FAWE's Action at the Grassroots (P. Mlama); and "Teachers at the Forefront of HIV/AIDS Global Prevention Efforts" (D. Sanglan). (BT)