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Target 4.7 – What is at stake for monitoring progress on education for global citizenship and sustainable development?

Posted on 13 October 2016 by GEM Report

4.7 By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, … Continue reading →

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Target 4a – What is at stake for monitoring progress on effective learning environments?

Posted on 12 October 2016 by GEM Report

    4.a Build and upgrade education facilities that are child, disability and gender sensitive and provide safe, non-violent, inclusive and effective learning environments for all   The concept of effective learning environments is minimally captured by the proposed indicators … Continue reading →

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Target 4b – What is at stake for monitoring progress on scholarships?

Posted on 12 October 2016 by GEM Report

   4.b By 2020, substantially expand globally the number of scholarships available to developing countries, in particular least developed countries, small island developing States and African countries, for enrolment in higher education, including vocational training and information and communications technology, … Continue reading →

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Vivian Onano: We each have a role to play in achieving gender equality

Posted on 11 October 2016 by GEM Report

By Vivian Onano, for International Day of the Girl Child My name is Vivian Onano, partnerships Manager at SEED Project, Global Youth Ambassador at WaterAid and Women Deliver Young Leader.  I was honored and delighted to be a part of … Continue reading →

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Target 4c – What is at stake for monitoring progress on teachers?

Posted on 10 October 2016 by GEM Report

    4.c By 2030, substantially increase the supply of qualified teachers, including through international cooperation for teacher training in developing countries, especially least developed countries and small island developing States   Target 4.c focuses on the supply of qualified … Continue reading →

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Monitoring SDG 4: what is at stake?

Posted on 10 October 2016 by GEM Report

This blog launches a series that introduces some of the key challenges for monitoring the new global education goal – SDG 4 – as outlined in the latest GEM Report. The details may seem technical, but this is far from … Continue reading →

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The links between education, violence, and wellbeing

Posted on 6 October 2016 by GEM Report

Living a life free from violence is a basic human right enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and is central to the Sustainable Development Goals. In the last of three blogs about the new GEM Report Gender Review, … Continue reading →

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Supporting today’s teachers to meet tomorrow’s challenges

Posted on 5 October 2016 by GEM Report

Teachers play an integral role in children and young people’s lives. They are often the first significant adult role model that young children encounter outside of their family, and can influence not only what they learn at school, but the … Continue reading →

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Education leading for gender equality

Posted on 4 October 2016 by GEM Report

In the second of three blogs marking the launch of the new 2016 GEM Report Gender Review, we look at the relationship between education, leadership, gender equality, and participation in public and private spheres. Until women and men have equal … Continue reading →

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Working equality into employment

Posted on 3 October 2016 by GEM Report

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development recognises that gender equality and women’s empowerment are critical for achieving our goals. In this series of three blogs marking the launch of the new 2016 GEM Report Gender Review, we look at education … Continue reading →

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