Category Archives: Reproductive health

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 →

Posted in Equality, Equity, Gender, Health, HIV/AIDS, Reproductive health, Sexual violence, Uncategorized, violence | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

New GMR booklet: Sustainable development begins with education

Posted on 18 September 2014 by

As the General Assembly kicks off in New York, the GMR has produced a new widely-supported booklet showing that education is a catalyst for each of the proposed post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals. Education is positively intertwined with each of the proposed … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Climate change, Conflict, Democracy, Developed countries, Developing countries, Disaster preparedness, Economic growth, Employment, Environment, Equality, Famine, Gender, Governance, Health, HIV/AIDS, Human rights, Millennium Development Goals, Nutrition, Post-2015 development framework, Poverty, Reproductive health, Skills, Sustainable development | 2 Comments

Education plays a crucial role in fight against HIV and AIDS

Posted on 29 November 2013 by

Many adolescents living with AIDS do not receive adequate support and care – and many others are not aware of how to protect themselves from AIDS. To mark World AIDS Day, we look at how education – especially of girls … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Developing countries, Early childhood care and education, Health, HIV/AIDS, Latin America, Reproductive health, Secondary school | 12 Comments

We believe education transforms lives. Do you?

Posted on 19 August 2013 by

With just a few weeks to go before world leaders gather at the United Nations General Assembly, the EFA Global Monitoring Report team is launching a new website, ‘Education Transforms’, containing infographics showing education’s pivotal role in achieving progress across … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate change, Employment, Environment, Famine, Gender, Governance, Health, HIV/AIDS, Literacy, Millennium Development Goals, Nutrition, Post-2015 development framework, Poverty, Pre-primary education, Primary school, Reproductive health, Sustainable development, Uncategorized, Youth | 3 Comments

Supporting Malala’s education fight to get all girls into school

Posted on 10 July 2013 by

By Pauline Rose, director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot by the Taliban last year on her return from school, will celebrate her 16th birthday on Friday by delivering to the United … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Gender, Literacy, Out-of-school children, Primary school, Reproductive health, Secondary school, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

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

Posted on 26 January 2012 by

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 →

Posted in Basic education, Climate change, Democracy, Developing countries, Economic growth, Employment, Governance, Human rights, Millennium Development Goals, Poverty, Reproductive health, Sustainable development | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment