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Category Archives: Basic education
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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Education must not fail another generation
Olusegun Obasanjo, a former president of Nigeria and a member of the Africa Progress Panel, looks at the implications for Africa of the findings and messages in the 2012 Education for All Global Monitoring Report. This article was first published … Continue reading
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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From the streets of Sudan: Khalid’s story
The winner of the 2012 EFA Global Monitoring Report art contest, Khalid Mohamed Hammad Elkhateem, knows the importance of education. His winning artwork “In the middle of nowhere” describes how youth of today are lost in the mismatch of skills … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Basic education, Conflict, Marginalization, Millennium Development Goals, Out-of-school children, Poverty, Youth
Tagged conflict, education, Sudan
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Bangladesh faces a skills development challenge
Afsan Chowdhury, senior communications adviser for the non-government organization BRAC, looks at what Bangladesh needs to do to bridge the skills deficit that is revealed in the 2012 Education for All Global Monitoring Report. This article was first published in The Daily Star, … Continue reading
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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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
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
Education and jobs: hot topics for International Youth Day
With one in eight young people out of work, education and employment are urgent topics of discussion for this year’s International Youth Day on August 12.. Education’s crucial role in providing young people with the skills they need for solid … Continue reading
Posted in Basic education, Economic growth, Employment, Equality, Marginalization, Skills, Training, Youth
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In South Sudan, many girls are missing out on school
Today, July 9, South Sudan celebrates its first anniversary. Since independence, education has been a key priority for the government. But many challenges remain – especially girls’ access to education. It’s been a rough start for the world’s youngest country. … Continue reading
