Category Archives: violence

A teacher remains fiercely committed to her students as UNRWA schools face closure

Posted on 17 October 2018 by GEM Report

Nesrin Ayoub is the head-teacher of an UNRWA-run girls’ primary school of 450 girls aged 6-16 years in Ein Hilweh Refugee Camp, in Lebanon. All the children are all Palestine refugees from Lebanon and Syria. People in the Ein Hilweh … Continue reading →

Posted in Conflict, migration, refugees, Refugees and displaced people, Uncategorized, violence | Tagged 2019 gem report, conflict, migration, refugee, refugee education, refugees | 1 Comment

Fighting gang violence in El Salvador by empowering young minds

Posted on 19 September 2018 by GEM Report

By: IBREA Foundation “Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructed,” wrote the poet Archibald MacLeish for the preamble of UNESCO’s constitution in 1945. Having … Continue reading →

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Fighting female genital mutilation: Education matters

Posted on 6 December 2017 by GEM Report

There are approximately 45 million girls of primary and secondary school age not going to school in sub-Saharan Africa according to the UIS – more than in any other region. Our 2017/8 report showed that across 18 countries in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender, SRGBV, Uncategorized, violence | Tagged #Target 4.5, female education, fgm, Target 4.a, violence | 4 Comments

Stronger accountability can help ensure cases of gender-based school violence are reported (part 2)

Posted on 28 November 2017 by GEM Report

As part I of this blog showed, violent behaviour is rife in schools, and sometimes perpetrated by teachers themselves. Addressing the issue requires a multilevel approach, including effective laws and policies, relevant curricula and learning materials, educator training and support, … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender, Sexual violence, SRGBV, Uncategorized, violence | Tagged human rights, school violence, SRGBV, Target 4.a, violence | 1 Comment

Learning to protest with words

Posted on 1 March 2017 by GEM Report

Thus far 2017 has been a year of protests, sprouting up in response to shifts in political tides. But, given the rifts in ideological and political viewpoints currently creating divisions within countries, it is notable that these shifts have not … Continue reading →

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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

Let’s decide how to monitor school-related violence

Posted on 18 January 2017 by GEM Report

Today, a large symposium is opening in South Korea on School Violence and Bullying: From Evidence to Action, with more than 250 participants from 70 countries coming together to discuss how to combat the issue. A new Global Status Report … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender, monitoring, school violence, SRGBV, Uncategorized, violence | Tagged bullying, school violence, SRGBV, Target 4.a, violence | Leave a 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

School-related gender-based violence must be eliminated

Posted on 25 November 2016 by GEM Report

Today, November 25, is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and marks the start of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. The campaign aims to galvanize action to end violence against women and girls … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender, SRGBV, Uncategorized, violence | Tagged Gender, school violence, SRGBV, Target 4.a | 4 Comments

The links between education, violence, and wellbeing

Posted on 6 October 2016 by GEM Report

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 →