Category Archives: Developing countries

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

‘Lest we forget’: Child soldiers and Armistice Day

Posted on 10 November 2010 by EFA Editor

Français | Español Every year on November 11, many people commemorate those who died in the First World War and conflicts since. ‘Lest we forget,’ the phrase that sums up the spirit behind such commemorations, urges us not only to remember … Continue reading →

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‘Lies, damn lies and statistics’

Posted on 23 October 2010 by Leila Loupis

By Leila Loupis, communications manager, Education for All Global Monitoring Report Français | Español ‘Lies, damned lies and statistics’ – one of Mark Twain’s favourite lines, even if he didn’t coin it himself – may not have been heard much at … Continue reading →

Posted in Conflict, Developing countries, Millennium Development Goals, Out-of-school children, Poverty, Primary school | 1 Comment

L’éducation en Afrique 50 ans après les indépendances

Posted on 15 October 2010 by Nicole Bella

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 →

Posted in Basic education, Developing countries, Early childhood care and education, Finance, Marginalization, Millennium Development Goals | 8 Comments

When teachers are in the front line

Posted on 1 October 2010 by EFA Editor

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 | 1 Comment

Youngest minds need the best care

Posted on 27 September 2010 by Anaïs Loizillon

By Anaïs Loizillon, researcher, Education for All Global Monitoring Report When world leaders met in New York last week to reaffirm their commitment to achieving the Millennium Development Goals by 2015, the United Nations launched its new Global Strategy for … Continue reading →

Posted in Developing countries, Donors, Early childhood care and education, Governance, Health, Marginalization, Millennium Development Goals, Poverty | Leave a comment

Let’s keep our promise to the world’s children

Posted on 16 September 2010 by Kevin Watkins

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 →

Posted in Aid, Basic education, Developing countries, Finance, Health, Millennium Development Goals, Out-of-school children, Poverty | 9 Comments

Education is the catalyst for the millennium goals

Posted on 14 September 2010 by EFA Editor

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 →

Posted in Aid, Basic education, Developed countries, Developing countries, Donors, Marginalization, Millennium Development Goals, Out-of-school children | 9 Comments

Too little, too late: the cost of aid delays

Posted on 5 August 2010 by Kevin Watkins

Lives are being lost needlessly because of an aid system that favours crisis response over prevention By Kevin Watkins, director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report from The Guardian, August 2, 2010 Last year, a militia attacked 12-year-old … Continue reading →