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Category Archives: violence
Now more than ever we need to talk about inclusion in schools
English / Español No teacher should have to pay with their life for carrying out their job. The horrifically violent circumstances surrounding the death of Samuel Paty, in a suburb of Paris on October 16 have traumatised France. As French … Continue reading
Posted in Inclusion, violence
Tagged Inclusion, school violence, Target 4.a, teachers, violence
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A teacher remains fiercely committed to her students as UNRWA schools face closure
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
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Fighting gang violence in El Salvador by empowering young minds
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
Posted in school violence, SRGBV, Uncategorized, violence
Tagged school violence, Target 4.a, violence
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Fighting female genital mutilation: Education matters
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
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Stronger accountability can help ensure cases of gender-based school violence are reported (part 2)
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
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Learning to protest with words
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
Posted in Citizenship, Uncategorized, violence
Tagged citizenship, global citizenship, protests, violence
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Boko Haram won’t win
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
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The 1994 Genocide as Taught in Rwanda’s Classrooms
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
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