Category Archives: Out-of-school children

Education failures fan the flames in the Arab world

Posted on 23 February 2011 by EFA Editor

Français | Español | العربية By Kevin Watkins, director, Education for All Global Monitoring Report No one could have predicted that, in the space of a few months, the death by self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi, a 26-year-old Tunisian struggling to … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Democracy, Developing countries, Governance, Marginalization, Millennium Development Goals, Out-of-school children, Primary school, Secondary school | 20 Comments

When schools become battlegrounds

Posted on 18 February 2011 by EFA Editor

Français | Español | العربية Two studies released this week highlight the grim reality that is increasingly dominating conflict zones – and taking a terrible toll on education, as we describe in the forthcoming 2011 Education for All Global Monitoring … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Child soldiers, Conflict, Developing countries, Out-of-school children, Poverty, Refugees and displaced people | 1 Comment

Forced to flee – and deprived of a decent education

Posted on 14 February 2011 by EFA Editor

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 →

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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

‘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

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

Don’t break the aid promise to Africa’s children

Posted on 8 July 2010 by EFA Editor

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 →

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Giving education a sporting chance

Posted on 25 June 2010 by Kevin Watkins

By Kevin Watkins, director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report You are probably wondering what a UN official is doing writing about the World Cup. So let me start with an assurance. I’m not about to offer post-match … Continue reading →