Tag Archives: conflict

The role of civil society in accountability systems: A human rights perspective

Posted on 20 November 2017 by GEM Report

By Zama Neff, director of Human Rights Watch’s Children’s Rights Division From girls in rural Afghanistan, to children in immigration detention on the US-Mexico border, to grandmothers fleeing war in Sri Lanka, throughout my career working on children’s rights, I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in accountability, Conflict, Human rights, Uncategorized | Tagged accountability, civil society, conflict, human rights, Target 4.a | Leave a comment

Losing out on learning: Action to ensure refugee children get an education

Posted on 21 September 2017 by GEM Report

By Joseph Nhan-O’Reilly, Head of Education Policy & Advocacy and Sébastien Hine, Education Research Adviser at Save the Children The world is now witnessing the highest levels of displacement on record. According to UNHCR, an unprecedented 65.6 million people around … Continue reading →

Posted in Conflict, emergencies, fragile states, refugees, Uncategorized | Tagged #Target 4.5, conflict, peace, refugee, refugees | 4 Comments

Crowd sourcing solutions to the challenges of refugee education

Posted on 28 March 2017 by GEM Report

By Joseph Nhan-O’Reilly, Head of Education Policy & Advocacy at Save the Children, Chair of the Global Book Alliance and a member of the Executive Committee of Education Cannot Wait. Last week, UNESCO headquarters in Paris was abuzz with policy … Continue reading →

Posted in Conflict, ICT, refugees, Refugees and displaced people, Uncategorized | Tagged #Target 4.5, conflict, displaced populations, displacement, refugees | Leave a comment

A racist education

Posted on 21 March 2017 by GEM Report

By Kassiani Lythrangomitis I was born in a racist country, with a racist president, and racist laws. My neighbour was a racist. I went to a racist school that did not allow black children to learn in the same space … Continue reading →

Posted in Conflict, curriculum, Democracy, Ethnicity, Human rights, Uncategorized | Tagged conflict, curriculum, human rights, racism, south africa | Leave a comment

Boko Haram won’t win

Posted on 24 February 2017 by GEM Report

By Zannah Mustapha, founder of Future Prowess Today, a conference is being held to look at the humanitarian crisis unfolding in north-eastern Nigeria and the Lake Chad region. I live this crisis every day. I have seen a thousand orphans … Continue reading →

Posted in Conflict, fragile states, school violence, Uncategorized, violence | Tagged boko haram, conflict, nigeria, violence | 1 Comment

The 1994 Genocide as Taught in Rwanda’s Classrooms

Posted on 6 January 2017 by GEM Report

This blog looks at how textbook and curricula reforms in Rwanda have worked to cover the 1994 Genocide and instill the ideals of tolerance, unity and reconciliation in students. It is part of a series of blogs on this site published … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Conflict, curriculum, monitoring, sdg, sdgs, teaching, textbooks, united nations, violence | Tagged Africa, Between the Lines Blog Series, conflict, curricula, curriculum, genocide, rwanda, teachers, teaching, textbooks, tolerance | 1 Comment

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 →