Category Archives: Health

Education – the best healthy start you can get

Posted on 7 April 2017 by

Today is World Health day. Here are several reasons why we hope education is going to be on the tip of everyone’s tongues as they discuss how to reach the SDG goal 3 to “ensure healthy lives and promote well-being … Continue reading →

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The links between education, violence, and wellbeing

Posted on 6 October 2016 by

Living a life free from violence is a basic human right enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and is central to the Sustainable Development Goals. In the last of three blogs about the new GEM Report Gender Review, … Continue reading →

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Education leading for gender equality

Posted on 4 October 2016 by

In the second of three blogs marking the launch of the new 2016 GEM Report Gender Review, we look at the relationship between education, leadership, gender equality, and participation in public and private spheres. Until women and men have equal … Continue reading →

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Highlights from the launch events of the GMR 2015

Posted on 10 April 2015 by

On the occasion of the launch of the EFA Global Monitoring Report 2015: Education for All 2000-2015: Achievements and Challenges, many key dignitaries assembled on three different continents to discuss the Report’s findings and the implications for education in the … Continue reading →

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The sustainable development goals won’t be achieved without education

Posted on 24 March 2015 by

Over the course of the next few days, UN Member States will be meeting in New York for the next intergovernmental negotiations on the post-2015 development agenda. They will be discussing global indicators for each of the sustainable development goals … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid, Basic education, Conflict, Donors, Economic growth, Employment, Environment, Famine, Finance, Gender, Health, Human rights, Learning, Millennium Development Goals, Post-2015 development framework, Poverty, Quality of education, Sustainable development | 4 Comments

School-related gender-based violence prevents millions of children from reaching their academic potential

Posted on 10 March 2015 by

The policy paper, “School-related gender-based violence is preventing the achievement of quality education for all,” launched today at the Commission on the Status of Women in New York. School-related gender-based violence (SRGBV) is a global phenomenon that impacts millions of … Continue reading →

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Monitoring progress in education among individuals with disabilities

Posted on 4 December 2014 by

By Daniel Mont, an Honorary Senior Research Associate at the Leonard Cheshire Disability and Inclusive Development Centre at University College London.  During his ten years at the World Bank he co-chaired the analytical working group of the UN Washington Group … Continue reading →

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