Category Archives: Human rights

New GMR booklet: Sustainable development begins with education

Posted on 18 September 2014 by GEM Report

As the General Assembly kicks off in New York, the GMR has produced a new widely-supported booklet showing that education is a catalyst for each of the proposed post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals. Education is positively intertwined with each of the proposed … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Climate change, Conflict, Democracy, Developed countries, Developing countries, Disaster preparedness, Economic growth, Employment, Environment, Equality, Famine, Gender, Governance, Health, HIV/AIDS, Human rights, Millennium Development Goals, Nutrition, Post-2015 development framework, Poverty, Reproductive health, Skills, Sustainable development | 2 Comments

Bring back our Nigerian school girls

Posted on 9 May 2014 by Manos Antoninis

The recent abduction of girls from a school in Borno state in the north east of Nigeria has sent shockwaves not just through the country but around the world. Within the space of two years, two separate violent incidents involving schoolgirls … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Conflict, Equality, Gender, Human rights, Out-of-school children, Rural areas | 7 Comments

Indonesia: Learning to meet the needs of disabled children

Posted on 6 May 2014 by Manos Antoninis

Siti is the 10th and final participating teacher in the #TeacherTuesday campaign. She works in a school supported by Save the Children in Indonesia, teaching a class with many children with disabilities. This week’s focus on disability and education echoes … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Health, Human rights, Learning, Marginalization, Out-of-school children, Poverty, Quality of education, Teachers | Tagged | 4 Comments

Let’s celebrate education’s power to spread tolerance

Posted on 15 November 2013 by GEM Report

On the eve of International Day for Tolerance, celebrated on November 16, we highlight evidence for education’s unique ability to boost tolerance and reduce discrimination. One of the fundamental roles that education plays is to increase tolerance. Tolerance, in turn, … Continue reading →

Posted in Democracy, Equality, Ethnicity, HIV/AIDS, Human rights, Language, Learning, Marginalization, Out-of-school children, Primary school, Quality of education, Secondary school | 6 Comments

Our new evidence underlines education’s unique transformative power

Posted on 12 September 2013 by GEM Report

Next week we will release new analysis showing how education transforms lives. Presented as a booklet with infographics by Information is Beautiful, the analysis will demonstrate education’s unrivalled power to boost wider development goals. In two weeks’ time, the shape … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Climate change, Conflict, Democracy, Early childhood care and education, Economic growth, Employment, Environment, Equality, Gender, Governance, Health, HIV/AIDS, Human rights, Millennium Development Goals, Nutrition, Out-of-school children, Post-2015 development framework, Poverty, Quality of education | 1 Comment

Education is our weapon of choice

Posted on 17 July 2013 by Pauline Rose

July 18 is Nelson Mandela International Day, a celebration of Mandela’s work and that of his charitable organizations. Education is a key part of this message for positive change. Going to school is about more than developing skills: it is … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Basic education, Conflict, Equality, Gender, Human rights, Out-of-school children | Tagged , | 3 Comments

Is it too much to ask for free quality education for all?

Posted on 17 June 2013 by GEM Report

By Antonia Wulff, coordinator at Education International Education is an inalienable human right – but across the world this right is being undermined by the impacts of inequality, a lack of political commitment and inadequate investment in education. We need … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Developing countries, Equity, Human rights, Learning, Millennium Development Goals, Post-2015 development framework, Primary school, Secondary school, Skills, Uncategorized | 7 Comments

BRIEFLY: Children with disabilities should have an opportunity to learn

Posted on 30 May 2013 by GEM Report

This year’s State of the World’s Children report by UNICEF focuses on the many challenges that children with disabilities face in accessing their rights to school and other public services, and proposed solutions to ensure that students with disabilities can … Continue reading →

Posted in Human rights, Learning, Marginalization, Primary school, Uncategorized | 3 Comments

Post-2015: If we don’t tackle educational inequality, we’ll fail the fairness test

Posted on 20 March 2013 by GEM Report

By Will Paxton, head of education policy and advocacy for Save the Children UK and chair of the Global Campaign for Education UK’s Policy Group, and Anthony Davis, policy adviser for Plan UK As debates about the post-2015 development framework … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Developing countries, Early childhood care and education, Gender, Human rights, Learning, Literacy, Marginalization, Out-of-school children, Post-2015 development framework, Pre-primary education, Primary school, Quality of education, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

Early childhood care and education: Getting off to a good start

Posted on 20 September 2012 by Hans Botnen Eide

The first Education for All (EFA) goal aims to expand and improve comprehensive early childhood care and education, especially for the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children. As part of our countdown to the launch of our next report, we look … Continue reading →

Posted in Early childhood care and education, HIV/AIDS, Human rights, Millennium Development Goals, Nutrition, Pre-primary education, Primary school | Tagged , , | 3 Comments