Category Archives: child marriage

Why the world urgently needs a global plan to get all children safely back to school

Posted on 26 August 2020 by GEM Report

By Hollie Warren, Head of Education: Save the Children The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated more than ever that global crises require global solutions. In April, faced with a global health emergency like no other, the international community came together in … Continue reading →

Internally Displaced Girls and Education in Yemen

Posted on 6 January 2020 by GEM Report

By YoumnaFathi Al-Aswadi, author of a background paper for the Arab States 2019 GEM Report on migration, displacement and education The protracted conflict in Yemen since March 2015 has resulted in significant human suffering. More than 3.65 million people have … Continue reading →

Posted in Arab States, Basic education, child marriage, Conflict, Equality, Equity, fragile states, Gender, refugees, Refugees and displaced people, Uncategorized | Tagged arab states 2019, child marriage, conflict, girls, houthi, yemen | Leave a comment

Five steps to stamp out gender inequality in education

Posted on 5 July 2019 by GEM Report

The new Gender GEM Report released today at the G7 France – UNESCO International Conference shows that equal numbers of boys and girls are still not enrolled in a third of countries in primary, half in lower secondary, and three … Continue reading →

Posted in child marriage, Donors, Equality, Equity, Gender, Inclusion, parity, sexuality education, SRGBV, Uncategorized | Tagged #Target 4.5, child marriage, comprehensive sexuality education, equal education, G7, Gender, gender parity, gender. equality, girls' education, STEM | 2 Comments

Sufia, a champion for women’s rights in Bangladesh

Posted on 12 September 2016 by GEM Report

As the 2016 GEM Report shows, many people lack the skills to gain access to complex justice systems, which community based education programmes can help address. Sufia Begum (pictured right) has provided legal aid and essential support to clients seeking … Continue reading →

Posted in Adult education, Asia, Basic education, child marriage, Developing countries, Uncategorized | Tagged bangladesh, education, human rights, law, legal rights, literacy, peace, sustainable development | 1 Comment

Education needs to fundamentally change if we are to reach our global development goals

Posted on 6 September 2016 by GEM Report

The new Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report by UNESCO, released this morning, shows the vast potential for education to propel progress towards all global goals outlined in the new Sustainable Development Agenda (SDGs). But, if education is to fulfill that … Continue reading →

Posted in accountability, Adult education, Arab States, Asia, Basic education, child marriage, Citizenship, Climate change, Conflict, curriculum, data, Developed countries, Equity, Ethnicity, Gender, Governance, Human rights, ICT, immigration, integrated development, Language, Latin America, Learning, Legislation, Literacy, Marginalization, pedagogy, Post-2015 development framework, Post-secondary education, Poverty, Pre-primary education, Primary school, private schools, private sector, Production, Rural areas, Sexual violence, SRGBV, Sustainable development, Uncategorized, united nations | Tagged target 4.6, target 4.7 | 6 Comments

Education can break the bonds of child marriage.

Posted on 18 November 2015 by mdelprato

By Marcos Delprato, GMR researcher The GMR showed in 2013 that there would be 14% fewer child marriages if all girls had primary education. There would be 64% fewer births if they had secondary education. Continuing on this analysis, a study … Continue reading →