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Help us picture the future!
We’re running an artwork contest for young people on the theme of youth, skills and work – the focus of our forthcoming 2012 Education for All Global Monitoring Report. The winner’s work will be used in the report. The contest … Continue reading
Posted in Economic growth, Employment, Equality, Post-secondary education, Skills, Training, Uncategorized, Youth
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Youth jobs crisis pushes EU to address ‘skills mismatch’
Hard on the heels of Davos, where the “skills gap” was the subject of several sessions, the European summit on Monday showed that high unemployment is concentrating EU leaders’ minds on improving training for young people – the focus of … Continue reading
Posted in Developed countries, Economic growth, Employment, Equality, Governance, Marginalization, Skills, Training, Uncategorized
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BRIEFLY: Promoting skills in Eastern Europe and Eurasia
Despite high unemployment rates, jobs remain vacant for months in many Eastern European countries and countries that once formed part of the Soviet Union. In Macedonia, 28% of the population is jobless – including 62% of youth, but this number … Continue reading
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How do we gauge global progress on skills?
Français | Español One of the challenges when setting targets like the Education for All goals (which the international community aims to reach by 2015) is knowing when you’ve actually reached them. It’s a particularly tough call with EFA goal 3, … Continue reading
Harnessing the power of education
Français | Español Pauline Rose became director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report in August 2011, after three years as a senior policy analyst with the GMR team. Here she outlines her vision for the GMR and the … Continue reading
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When literacy clears a path to peace
Français | Español International Literacy Day, celebrated on September 8, focuses this year on ‘Literacy for peace,’ reinforcing the clear role for literacy in peace-building that was identified in the 2011 EFA Global Monitoring Report, The hidden crisis: Armed conflict … Continue reading
BRIEFLY: Background on education and conflict
Prospects, UNESCO’s Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, has published a special issue on education and armed conflict. It draws together seven background papers written for the 2011 Education for All Global Monitoring Report, with an editorial by Clementina Acedo, director of … Continue reading
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Militarizing aid is dangerous for education
Français | Español By Marisol Sanjinés, senior communications adviser, Education for All Global Monitoring Report, and Yolanda Polo, GMR consultant The line between development and international security has been blurred considerably in recent years. Some donor countries, led by the … Continue reading
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This blog is hosted by the team working on the Education for All Global Monitoring Report, an independent report published by UNESCO that tracks the world’s progress towards the six education goals to which over 160 countries committed themselves in … Continue reading
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Tagged education, Education for All, EFA, Global Monitoring Report, GMR, UNESCO
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