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Author Archives: Pauline Rose
The bottom ten countries for female education
As we approach ‘Malala Day’ on 10 November, the EFA Global Monitoring Report reveals that Pakistan scores in the bottom ten of new country rankings for education of poor females. As we stand together on ‘Malala Day’, it is vital … Continue reading
Posted in Basic education, Gender, Out-of-school children
Tagged female education, Gender, Malala, Pakistan
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Investing in skills makes good business sense
Opinion Editorial by Pauline Rose, Director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report, UNESCO, Paris The figures in the recently published Education for All Global Monitoring Report are a sad indictment on how we continue to fail children around … Continue reading
Posted in Basic education, Developing countries, Employment
Tagged Africa, economic growth, education, Target 4.4
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United Nations High Level post-2015 Panel must prioritise equity in education
By Pauline Rose, Director of the Global Monitoring Report. Studying at school, Karachi, Pakistan. © UNESCO/A. Soomro Unlike hurricanes and health epidemics, education emergencies rarely hit the news headlines. The tragic shooting of Malala in Pakistan has brought the world’s … Continue reading
Posted in Basic education, Out-of-school children, Poverty
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Girls’ education in Pakistan: victim of conflict and commitment
by Pauline Rose, Director of the Global Monitoring Report It is reassuring news to hear that Malala is showing signs of recovery after the senseless shooting in Pakistan a couple of weeks ago. I remember reading Malala’s blog on the … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Basic education, Equality, Gender, Out-of-school children, Primary school, Uncategorized
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Skills, jobs and growth: Let’s tell the world about Korea’s success story
By Pauline Rose, Director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report. Originally published in the Korea Herald. As the economic crisis continues to squeeze budgets worldwide, the severe lack of youth skills is more damaging than ever. The world’s … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Skills
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Skills for young women: Development that lasts
The 2012 Education for All Global Monitoring Report “Youth and Skills: Putting Education to Work” is now available from our website. Travelling through rural areas in countries like Ethiopia, as I did last year, you frequently meet young women who … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Gender, Rural areas, Skills
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The World Inequality Database on Education (WIDE) – a new visualization tool to measure marginalization
To coincide with the launch of the UN Secretary-General’s Education First initiative, the Education for All Global Monitoring Report Team will launch a new interactive website tomorrow – the World Inequality Database on Education (WIDE). In an exclusive preview for … Continue reading
Will boys and girls have equal access to education in 2015?
By Pauline Rose, director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report As the 2015 deadline draws near, is the world on track to give its boys and girls the same chance to get a good education? This week we … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Arab States, Gender, Human rights, Literacy, Primary school, Secondary school, Skills
Tagged GMR, GMR 10th anniversary
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Education for All: Is the world on track a decade on?
By Pauline Rose, director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report Ten years have passed since the first Education for All Global Monitoring Report, Is the World on Track?, was released in 2002. And there are now just ten … Continue reading
Let’s not forget 61 million out-of-school children at Rio+20
By Pauline Rose, Director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report, and Albert Motivans, Head of Education Statistics at the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. On the eve of the Rio+20 conference, the Education for All Global Monitoring Report and … Continue reading
