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Category Archives: Youth
The winning One Big Idea on inclusion and education submitted by youth
Back in May, the GEM Report asked youth around the world to submit their One Big Idea to achieve inclusion in education in the ten years left in the decade of action towards 2030 – the deadline for the Agenda for Sustainable Development. We received … Continue reading
Posted in disability, Inclusion, Uncategorized, Youth
Tagged 2020 GEM Report, 2020 Youth Report, disability, Inclusion, inclusive education, tanzania, youth, youth day
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Open letter from the world’s youth calling for more inclusive schools when they re-open
Covid-19 brought about an education crisis, fuelled by deep pre-existing inequalities, many of which will have been exacerbated with schools closed around the world. The evidence and stories in the Youth version of the new 2020 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Youth
Tagged 2020 GEM Report, 2020 Youth Report, Inclusion, young people, youth day
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Everyone should have the chance to become whatever they want to become
By Vivian Onano, Youth Advisor, Global Education Monitoring Report Advisory Board Today, the GEM Report is launching its youth report on inclusion and education. It shows that too many young people miss out on equal chances in education. As the … Continue reading
How much does it cost to achieve universal literacy?
As events for International Literacy Day continue, new cost estimates have been produced by UNESCO showing that US$14 billion will be needed if the 20 countries with the lowest literacy rates, which are members of the Global Alliance for Literacy … Continue reading
Posted in Adult education, Literacy, Uncategorized, Youth
Tagged adult literacy, literacy, numeracy, target 4.6, youth literacy
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Sazhida runs a kindergarten for pastoralist children in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan during the summer
This content comes from our newly released interactive youth version of the 2019 GEM Report, presented today at the UN Youth Forum in New York. Jailoo kindergartens provide education for the children of pastoralist families who move to mountain pastures … Continue reading
Posted in Early childhood care and education, migrant, migration, Uncategorized, Youth
Tagged 2019 gem report, migrants, migration, pastoralist children, youth
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Youth leaders assemble at the UN for the SDGs
The ingenuity, resolve and enthusiasm of young leaders is vital for sustainable development. Over 1000 youth leaders from over 100 countries gathered at the 2018 Winter Youth Assembly at the United Nations on February 12-14. The theme, Innovation and Collaboration … Continue reading
Why we need student advocacy
by Viktor Grønne – student, activist, and Danish UNESCO Youth Representative As we launch the 2017/8 youth version of the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report on how youth can help hold governments to account for education, the discussion naturally centred on … Continue reading
Posted in accountability, sdgs, Uncategorized, Youth
Tagged RTE campaign, target 4.1, youth
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I believe my grandfather when he said ‘education will help you be whoever you want to be’
By Pegah Moulana, youth ambassador for the GEM Report Right to Education campaign When I was young, my grandfather once told me: “Education will help you to be whoever you want to be”. Looking back 10 years on, I know … Continue reading
Posted in accountability, right to education, Uncategorized, Youth
Tagged RTE campaign, target 4.1, youth
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“Education is far too important to be left solely to the government or educational institutions”
“I believe that it is no longer enough for us to pay lip service to education; now is the time to insist on transparency and accountability in education,” said Victoria Ibiwoye, youth representative of the SDG Education 2030 Steering Committee … Continue reading
Learn more from our international youth ambassadors – Join our digital launch event
This afternoon at 4 PM (GMT), the GEM Report will host a digital launch event for the 2017/8 Youth Report. The digital launch will bring together some of the key youth ambassadors for the GEM Report #WhosAccountable campaign on the … Continue reading
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Tagged accountability, right to education, RTE campaign, youth
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