Author Archives: EFA Editor

Pakistan declares ‘education emergency’

Posted on 10 March 2011 by EFA Editor

Français | Español Kicking off a campaign aimed at making March “the month that Pakistan talks about only two things: education and cricket”, a government commission has painted a damning picture of the country’s education system, whose poor progress towards global … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Conflict, Developing countries, Finance, Governance, Legislation, Marginalization, Millennium Development Goals, Out-of-school children, Primary school | 16 Comments

Millions of girls are still missing out on school

Posted on 8 March 2011 by EFA Editor

Français | Español As the world marks the 100th anniversary today of International Women’s Day, it’s worth having a look at what progress has been made towards improving education for women and girls since the global community adopted the Education for … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Conflict, Developing countries, Gender, Human rights, Millennium Development Goals, Out-of-school children, Poverty | 2 Comments

THE HIDDEN CRISIS: ARMED CONFLICT AND EDUCATION

Posted on 1 March 2011 by EFA Editor

Français | Español | العربية The 2011 Education for All Global Monitoring Report, The hidden crisis: Armed conflict and education, is launched today at 10 a.m. in New York by Irina Bokova, director-general of UNESCO, with simultaneous launches in a dozen other locations, … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid, Basic education, Conflict, Developing countries, Donors, Human rights, Marginalization, Millennium Development Goals, Out-of-school children, Poverty, Refugees and displaced people, Sexual violence | 4 Comments

Rape in war zones takes huge toll on education

Posted on 25 February 2011 by EFA Editor

Français | Español The 2011 Education for All Global Monitoring Report, to be launched on March 1, warns that rape and other sexual violence are depriving millions of children of an education by keeping them in a climate of terror. … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Conflict, Developing countries, Human rights, Out-of-school children, Sexual violence | 1 Comment

Education failures fan the flames in the Arab world

Posted on 23 February 2011 by EFA Editor

Français | Español | العربية By Kevin Watkins, director, Education for All Global Monitoring Report No one could have predicted that, in the space of a few months, the death by self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi, a 26-year-old Tunisian struggling to … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Democracy, Developing countries, Governance, Marginalization, Millennium Development Goals, Out-of-school children, Primary school, Secondary school | 20 Comments

When schools become battlegrounds

Posted on 18 February 2011 by EFA Editor

Français | Español | العربية Two studies released this week highlight the grim reality that is increasingly dominating conflict zones – and taking a terrible toll on education, as we describe in the forthcoming 2011 Education for All Global Monitoring … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Child soldiers, Conflict, Developing countries, Out-of-school children, Poverty, Refugees and displaced people | 1 Comment

Education and conflict in Côte d’Ivoire: a deadly spiral

Posted on 16 February 2011 by EFA Editor

Français | Español | العربية The political upheaval in Côte d’Ivoire is taking a heavy toll on education, especially in the north, illustrating starkly the devastating impact conflict can have on learning opportunities – and the vicious circle in which … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Conflict, Developing countries, Ethnicity | 2 Comments

Forced to flee – and deprived of a decent education

Posted on 14 February 2011 by EFA Editor

Français | Español | العربية When conflict forces people to flee their homes, the chances of their children getting a decent education suffer a huge blow, our new report finds. The 2011 Education for All Global Monitoring Report, to be launched on … Continue reading →

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Education doesn’t save lives, so why should we care?

Posted on 9 February 2011 by EFA Editor

Français | Español The hidden crisis: Armed conflict and education, the 2011 Education for All Global Monitoring Report, will be launched on March 1. Patricia Justino, a member of the report’s Conflict Advisory Group, looks at the long-term harm that results … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid, Basic education, Child soldiers, Conflict, Developing countries, Donors, Out-of-school children, Refugees and displaced people | 9 Comments

Southern Sudanese pin their hopes on education

Posted on 11 January 2011 by EFA Editor

Français | Español | العربية Southern Sudan’s referendum on independence this week is focusing international attention on one of the world’s poorest regions – and its dire education needs. Thousands of southerners have been returning home to from the north and … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid, Basic education, Conflict, Developing countries, Donors, Out-of-school children, Poverty, Refugees and displaced people | 3 Comments