Category Archives: sdgs

Impact of conflict on teachers and their role in peacebuilding: What can be learnt from Nepal?

Posted on 30 September 2016 by GEM Report

By Dr Tejendra Pherali, Senior Lecturer in Education and International Development at UCL Institute of Education This blog looks at the impact on, and role of, school leadership during conflict, using Nepal and the Maoist insurgency as a case study. … Continue reading →

Posted in Conflict, Democracy, Developed countries, Developing countries, Disaster preparedness, emergencies, sdg, sdgs, Uncategorized, violence | Tagged conflict, education, learning, SDGs, target 4.7 | 2 Comments

“The SDGs are a manifesto for transformation, and we have a big learning job ahead of us”

Posted on 29 September 2016 by GEM Report

“The SDGs are our collective plan for the future of the world’s people and its planet. There is no other plan. And there’s no spare planet.” David Nabarro, Special Adviser on the 2030 Agenda said last week. “The SDGs are … Continue reading →

Posted in monitoring, Post-2015 development framework, Report, sdg, sdgs, Uncategorized, united nations | Tagged development, education, post-2015, SDGs, sustainable development, UNESCO | 2 Comments

Afghan police better their lives – and others’ – with literacy

Posted on 26 September 2016 by GEM Report

Gul Rahman, a patrolman at Paktya Province prison security unit, Afghanistan, has greatly improved his ability to serve as a policeman as a result of his literacy class. He is married and the sole breadwinner for 12 family members. “Afghanistan … Continue reading →

Posted in Adult education, agricultural development, Asia, Basic education, Developing countries, Equality, legal aid, legal rights, Legislation, Literacy, Marginalization, peace, rural development, sdg, sdgs, Skills, Sustainable development, united nations | Tagged adult education, afghanistan, development, education, human rights, legal aid, target 4.6 | 4 Comments

There is no doubt. A #learninggeneration calls for a financial upheaval

Posted on 19 September 2016 by GEM Report

The International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity released their Report this weekend. It sounds the warning bell on the need for greater financing for education. Released just weeks after our latest GEM Report, it should help get donors and … Continue reading →

Posted in Donors, Finance, sdg, sdgs, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

SDG4 is a universal agenda – and that includes high income countries

Posted on 16 September 2016 by GEM Report

“Can OECD’s data guide the world towards better education systems?” asks a blog promoting yesterday’s launch of the 2016 edition of the OECD flagship publication, Education at a Glance. The Introduction of the 2016 Education at a Glance is one … Continue reading →

Posted in Adult education, data, Developed countries, Finance, integrated development, Learning, Literacy, monitoring, sdgs, Sustainable development, Uncategorized | Tagged data, education, learning, monitoring, OECD, SDG4, SDGs, UNESCO, United Nations | 4 Comments

Why have countries committed to development targets they might never reach?

Posted on 13 September 2016 by Aaron Benavot

It seems a strange decision for any country, let alone all, to sign up to a global commitment they know they will never reach. End Hunger? Eradicate poverty? Are these lofty goals really possible? In the next 15 years? Exactly … Continue reading →

Posted in Adult education, Africa, Arab States, Basic education, Climate change, Developed countries, Developing countries, Disaster preparedness, Equity, integrated development, Learning, Millennium Development Goals, monitoring, Post-2015 development framework, sdgs, Sustainable development, Uncategorized | Tagged climate change, education, Environment, learning, sustainable development, sustainable development goals, UN, UNESCO, United Nations | 3 Comments

“Youth need to be the beneficiaries and the guardians of the future”

Posted on 7 September 2016 by GEM Report

The GEM Report will be holding the first ever digital youth launch of the 2016 GEM Report today at 2pm UCT. All are welcome. Please tune in to watch and ask questions during the digital launch from anywhere in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Arab States, sdg, sdgs, Sustainable development, Uncategorized, united nations, Youth | Tagged development, education, skills, sustainable development, Target 4.4, young people, youth | 1 Comment

Fighting Poverty and Hunger for Quality Education

Posted on 16 August 2016 by GEM Report

By Salam Al-Nukta, youth advisor to the GEM Report The youth population is continuously increasing, and is estimated to reach 1.8 billion this year. Obviously, it is a large population of mass power. Yet, as we say goodbye to another … Continue reading →

Posted in Arab States, Conflict, Learning, Nutrition, Out-of-school children, Post-2015 development framework, refugees, Refugees and displaced people, school violence, sdg, sdgs, syria, Uncategorized, Youth | Tagged conflict, education, equality, learning, post-2015, quality, SDGs, youth day | 6 Comments

Planning for Language Use in Education: Best Practices and Practical Steps for Improving Learning

Posted on 27 July 2016 by GEM Report

By Alison Pflepsen, a research education analyst at RTI International, Imagine a classroom in which a teacher is required to teach in a language her students do not speak or understand well. During the reading lesson, students struggle to master … Continue reading →

Posted in curriculum, Equality, Language, Learning, sdg, sdgs, Teachers, teaching, Uncategorized | Tagged education, language, learning, SDGs, teaching | 4 Comments

How to include all in monitoring the global goal in education SDG4?

Posted on 16 June 2016 by GEM Report

By Aaron Benavot, Director of the GEM Report It’s tough to cover this issue in a blog. It’s something we cover extensively in the next GEM Report due out on September 6th. But it’s also something I presented on today … Continue reading →