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Category Archives: Basic education
Education and conflict in Côte d’Ivoire: a deadly spiral
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
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Forced to flee – and deprived of a decent education
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
Education doesn’t save lives, so why should we care?
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
Southern Sudanese pin their hopes on education
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
L’éducation en Afrique 50 ans après les indépendances
In our second post for francophone readers, Nicole Bella, policy analyst on the Education for All Global Monitoring Report team, looks at the progress of education in Africa since 17 countries gained their independence in 1960, and the challenges that … Continue reading
When teachers are in the front line
Each year, World Teachers’ Day on October 5 is an opportunity to pay homage to teachers and the vital role they play in efforts to reach global education goals. This year the celebrations highlight teachers’ contribution to recovery from crises … Continue reading
Posted in Basic education, Citizenship, Conflict, Democracy, Developing countries, Teachers
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Let’s keep our promise to the world’s children
Every child knows that you shouldn’t break a promise. Yet governments are on the brink of breaking a Millennium Development Goal promise made to the world’s children – the promise of a decent quality basic education for all by 2015. … Continue reading
Education is the catalyst for the millennium goals
Education plays a special role in global efforts to improve people’s lives. As world leaders prepare to gather in New York to review international development goals, we think it’s time to underline just how special that role is. In 2000, … Continue reading
Education can’t wait till the war is over
By Pauline Rose, senior policy analyst, Education for All Global Monitoring Report team Recently I visited the huge refugee camps around Dadaab, Kenya, where more than 250,000 Somalis shelter from the war ravaging their country. In one camp, schoolboys said … Continue reading
Don’t break the aid promise to Africa’s children
A press release from the Global Monitoring Report team As political leaders across Africa prepare for the World Cup education summit scheduled for 11 July in Pretoria, UNESCO warns that shortfalls in aid threaten to derail efforts to get the … Continue reading
