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Author Archives: Hans Botnen Eide
Education empowers people and promotes democracy
The importance of good governance to overcome inequalities in education was the focus of the 2009 EFA Global Monitoring Report. As part of our 10th anniversary countdown to the launch of the 2012 report on October 16, we are looking … Continue reading
Posted in Citizenship, Climate change, Democracy, Skills, Sustainable development
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Early childhood care and education: Getting off to a good start
The first Education for All (EFA) goal aims to expand and improve comprehensive early childhood care and education, especially for the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children. As part of our countdown to the launch of our next report, we look … Continue reading
BRIEFLY: UNESCO awards 2012 literacy prizes
Literacy programmes in Bhutan, Indonesia, Colombia and Rwanda have won UNESCO’s literacy prizes for 2012. The winners will receive $20,000 each, as well as a diploma and a medal when UNESCO celebrates World Literacy Day on September 6. The awards … Continue reading
Education and jobs: hot topics for International Youth Day
With one in eight young people out of work, education and employment are urgent topics of discussion for this year’s International Youth Day on August 12.. Education’s crucial role in providing young people with the skills they need for solid … Continue reading
Posted in Basic education, Economic growth, Employment, Equality, Marginalization, Skills, Training, Youth
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In South Sudan, many girls are missing out on school
Today, July 9, South Sudan celebrates its first anniversary. Since independence, education has been a key priority for the government. But many challenges remain – especially girls’ access to education. It’s been a rough start for the world’s youngest country. … Continue reading
BRIEFLY: Grassroots support for education in conflict zones
The 2011 Education for All Global Monitoring Report, The hidden crisis: Armed conflict and education was recently highlighted in two feature articles by Voice of America (see Part I and Part II). As we described in the Report, conflict has … Continue reading
Posted in Conflict, Gender
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Create jobs, yes – but give us the skills to do them
It’s good that job creation is at the top of the agenda at the G20 summit in Mexico today. But young people need the right skills to do those jobs – and now they’re demanding that world leaders finally give … Continue reading
Posted in Economic growth, Employment, Group of 20, Group of 8, Skills, Training, Youth
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Literacy rates are rising – but not fast enough
New data released by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics show that literacy rates for adults and youth are continuing to rise. But 775 million adults still cannot read and write – and many countries are unlikely to meet the Education … Continue reading
Measuring and improving skills – the new ‘global currency’
The OECD Skills Strategy, launched this week at the OECD Forum, underlines the importance of our focus on the marginalized in the forthcoming 2012 Education for All Global Monitoring Report, on youth, skills and work. While those who are in … Continue reading
Posted in Employment, Marginalization, Skills, Training, Youth
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Art contest winner announced
We are proud to announce that the winner of the 2012 Education for All Global Monitoring Report art contest is Khalid Mohamed Hammad Elkhateem, 23, from Sudan, whose entry “In the middle of nowhere” is shown here. We asked young … Continue reading
Posted in Employment, Equity, Skills, Training, Youth
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