Category Archives: Human rights

BRIEFLY: Employment is a right, Youth Forum says

Posted on 14 December 2011 by Hans Botnen Eide

Entrepreneurship education in schools and improving youth employability are key ways to deal with youth unemployment, according to the report Youth Employment in Europe: A Call for Change. The report was launched at an event with the same name, organized by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Employment, Governance, Human rights, Skills, Training, Youth | Leave a comment

How can the right to education be defended?

Posted on 9 December 2011 by Hans Botnen Eide

Education is a basic human right, enshrined in law all over the world. Yet in 2009, 67 million children were not enrolled at school – 42% of them in poor countries affected by conflict. Human Rights Day on December 10 is an … Continue reading →

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Tell us what you think about the need for skills!

Posted on 6 December 2011 by EFA Editor

Today we launch Youth, Skills & Work, a new blog where young people can make their voices heard on education and skills needed to get decent jobs. Youth, Skills & Work is open to young people around the world. You … Continue reading →

Posted in Developed countries, Developing countries, Employment, Equality, Equity, Ethnicity, Gender, Governance, Human rights, Marginalization, Skills, Training | 1 Comment

Letter to the 7 billionth human being

Posted on 27 October 2011 by EFA Editor

Français | Español Welcome! It might be scary to know that you’re sharing the planet with so many people!  But it will be OK. You want to know what will make all the difference? Education. Here is an A-B-C to get … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Early childhood care and education, Human rights | 19 Comments

Nobel Peace Prize puts focus on women in conflict

Posted on 11 October 2011 by EFA Editor

Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, president of Liberia, during a state visit to Brazil in 2010. (Photo: A. Cruz/ABr. Creative Commons License Attr. 2.5 Brazil) Français | Español The awarding of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize to Leymah Gbowee and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Basic education, Conflict, Democracy, Developing countries, Equality, Human rights, Out-of-school children, Sexual violence | Leave a comment

Education in Somalia needs help urgently, agencies say

Posted on 19 August 2011 by Andrew Johnston

A group of 14 agencies and non-government organizations led by UNICEF and Save the Children has exposed the devastating effect of conflict, drought and famine on education in Somalia. Urgent action and funding is needed to prevent the situation worsening … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Aid, Basic education, Conflict, Donors, Famine, Human rights, Out-of-school children, Refugees and displaced people | 6 Comments

Security Council acts to deter attacks on schools

Posted on 15 July 2011 by Kevin Watkins

Français | Español By Kevin Watkins, director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report The real measure of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report’s impact is not how well it is received by governments, but whether it makes … Continue reading →

Posted in Child soldiers, Conflict, Human rights, Sexual violence | 4 Comments

Education for security and development

Posted on 30 May 2011 by EFA Editor

Français | Español | العربية By Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan To mark the launch in Amman, Jordan, of the Arabic edition of the 2011 Education for All Global Monitoring Report, The hidden crisis: Armed conflict and … Continue reading →

Posted in Conflict, Developing countries, Human rights, Marginalization, Millennium Development Goals, Out-of-school children, Poverty, Refugees and displaced people | 2 Comments

Whether attacks are ‘indiscriminate’ or ‘deliberate’, education needs protection

Posted on 14 April 2011 by Pauline Rose

Français | Español By Pauline Rose, senior policy analyst, Education for All Global Monitoring Report A high school in Gaza. (Photo Eman Mohammed/©UNESCO) A flurry of recent news items have referred to what many describe as Justice Richard Goldstone’s “retraction” … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Conflict, Human rights, Out-of-school children | 1 Comment

Hard lessons in the world’s largest refugee complex

Posted on 29 March 2011 by EFA Editor

Français | Español Somali refugees’ struggle for education in the Dadaab camps in northeastern Kenya, which we focused on in a post earlier this month, comes under the spotlight in an article from IRIN that builds on the findings of … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid, Basic education, Conflict, Developing countries, Donors, Human rights, Marginalization, Millennium Development Goals, Out-of-school children, Refugees and displaced people | 2 Comments