Category Archives: Poverty

United Nations High Level post-2015 Panel must prioritise equity in education

Posted on 31 October 2012 by Pauline Rose

By Pauline Rose, Director of the Global Monitoring Report. Studying at school, Karachi, Pakistan. © UNESCO/A. Soomro Unlike hurricanes and health epidemics, education emergencies rarely hit the news headlines. The tragic shooting of Malala in Pakistan has brought the world’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Out-of-school children, Poverty | 2 Comments

From the streets of Sudan: Khalid’s story

Posted on 29 October 2012 by GEM Report

The winner of the 2012 EFA Global Monitoring Report art contest, Khalid Mohamed Hammad Elkhateem, knows the importance of education. His winning artwork “In the middle of nowhere” describes how youth of today are lost in the mismatch of skills … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Basic education, Conflict, Marginalization, Millennium Development Goals, Out-of-school children, Poverty, Youth | Tagged conflict, education, Sudan | 2 Comments

The World Inequality Database on Education (WIDE) – a new visualization tool to measure marginalization

Posted on 25 September 2012 by Pauline Rose

To coincide with the launch of the UN Secretary-General’s Education First initiative, the Education for All Global Monitoring Report Team will launch a new interactive website tomorrow – the World Inequality Database on Education (WIDE). In an exclusive preview for … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Developed countries, Developing countries, Equality, Equity, Marginalization, Poverty, Primary school | 15 Comments

Let’s not forget 61 million out-of-school children at Rio+20

Posted on 11 June 2012 by Pauline Rose

By Pauline Rose, Director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report, and Albert Motivans, Head of Education Statistics at the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. On the eve of the Rio+20 conference, the Education for All Global Monitoring Report and … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Basic education, Developing countries, Equality, Equity, Marginalization, Millennium Development Goals, Out-of-school children, Poverty | 11 Comments

Protecting education aid is more vital than ever

Posted on 4 June 2012 by EFA Editor

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report, we have invited the Report’s previous directors to share their views on progress and prospects for Education for All. By Christopher Colclough Much has been achieved over … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid, Basic education, Developing countries, Donors, Equality, Equity, Governance, Millennium Development Goals, Out-of-school children, Poverty, Primary school, Quality of education | Tagged GMR 10th anniversary | 6 Comments

How pre-school can transform children’s chances

Posted on 23 April 2012 by Andrew Johnston

Young children are ready to learn, but their early experiences are crucial in facilitating their learning. As we explain in our new policy paper on early childhood care and education, there is striking evidence that extending pre-school access to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Developing countries, Early childhood care and education, Health, Marginalization, Poverty, Pre-primary education | 15 Comments

Children who need pre-school most are missing out

Posted on 19 April 2012 by Pauline Rose

By Pauline Rose, director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report Young children who are marginalized by poverty or other factors stand to benefit most from early childhood care and education – but across the world, they are the … Continue reading →

Posted in Developing countries, Early childhood care and education, Health, Marginalization, Poverty, Pre-primary education, Rural areas | 7 Comments

Education as a way out of exploitation

Posted on 12 April 2012 by Hans Botnen Eide

A new video and an accompanying article released by UNICEF about education in northern Benin turn the spotlight on child labour, child trafficking and other factors that rob children of their right to education. As we will discuss in our … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Developing countries, Human rights, Marginalization, Out-of-school children, Poverty | 2 Comments

The struggle to learn skills in the city

Posted on 28 February 2012 by Hans Botnen Eide

UNICEF’s flagship annual report, launched today, focuses on the lives of marginalized children in urban areas. The State of the World’s Children 2012 finds that children in urban environments are often denied their right to education, leaving many without the … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Economic growth, Employment, Equality, Gender, Governance, Literacy, Marginalization, Out-of-school children, Poverty, Skills, Training, Urbanization, Youth | 5 Comments

‘The future we want’ post-2015: Sustainable development goals

Posted on 26 January 2012 by Pauline Rose

By Pauline Rose, director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report In his speech to the General Assembly this week, the United Nations secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, presented his action agenda for the next five years. His speech highlighted many … Continue reading →