Lidia Brito is director of the Division of Science Policy and Sustainable Development of UNESCO and former Minister of Education, Science and Technology of Mozambique.

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Two Sunni Cabinet members -- Minister of Education Mohammed Tameem and Minister of Science and Technology Abdul Karim al-Samarrai -- have submitted their resignations in protest over the actions by security forces, their offices said.

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This gratitude was echoed by Mr Hirofumi Hirano, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the Senior Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Mr Ken Okuda, during meetings with the Director-General in Tokyo on 16 February 2012.

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She also called on the Minister for Education and Skills to provide clarity on the position of science as a core subject indicator in schools.

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