Tag Archives: target 4.7

Trash Hack: young people rethink waste in their schools, homes and communities with UNESCO

Posted on 16 June 2021 by GEM Report

By Giulia Ceriani, UNESCO Each year the world generates over two billion tonnes of waste. Trash clogs our oceans, fills our streets and litters huge areas of the planet. Waste and over consumption are both contributors to the climate crisis. … Continue reading →

Posted in Citizenship, Climate change, Environment, Uncategorized | Tagged climate, climate change, Environment, sustainable development, target 4.7 | Leave a comment

Armenia aims for inclusive education for all children with disabilities by 2025

Posted on 11 June 2021 by GEM Report

In Armenia, historically, children with disabilities and special educational needs were often excluded from mainstream education. Negative attitudes towards disability, combined with feelings of shame, led large numbers of children to be sent to special boarding schools, particularly in rural areas. … Continue reading →

Posted in disability, Equality, Inclusion | Tagged 2021 Eurasia, Armenia, disability, Inclusion, inclusive education, target 4.1, target 4.7 | Leave a comment

Centuries of discrimination still run deep for Roma in Europe

Posted on 8 June 2021 by GEM Report

By Manos Antoninis, director Global Education Monitoring Report In the Roma settlement of Obiliq, on the outskirts of Pristina in Kosovo, people have little access to basic amenities like electricity and running water. Since the pandemic hit, schools have closed their … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Ethnicity, Inclusion | Tagged 2021 Eurasia, equality, Inclusion, inclusive education, out of school, target 4.1, target 4.7 | Leave a comment

Despite progress, segregated education persists in Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia

Posted on 7 June 2021 by GEM Report

English / Español Today, the regional edition of the GEM Report on inclusion and education in Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia has been released in Russian, with an executive summary version produced in almost 30 regional … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Inclusion, Out-of-school children, Uncategorized | Tagged 2021 Eurasia, equality, Inclusion, inclusive education, target 4.1, target 4.7 | 1 Comment

‘Don’t say gay’ is gaining traction yet again in the United States

Posted on 26 May 2021 by GEM Report

By Manos Antoninis, Director, Global Education Monitoring Report 2021 is set to “become the worst year for state legislative attacks against LGBTQ people in history,” said Alphonso David, president of the Human Rights Campaign in the United States. Our new … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Gender, Inclusion, Legislation, LGBT, LGBTI, sexuality education | Tagged Gender, LGBTI, sexuality education, target 4.7 | Leave a comment

LGBTI rights are human rights

Posted on 20 May 2021 by GEM Report

By Jennifer Moses, National Official (Equality and Training), NASUWT The NASUWT Teachers’ Union is fully committed to the belief that all students and teachers should be free to teach and learn in an inclusive environment that respects LGBTI* rights. We … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender, Inclusion, LGBT, LGBTI | Tagged Gender, Inclusion, LGBT, LGBTI, target 4.7 | Leave a comment

What role can schools play to end violence and sexual harassment?

Posted on 7 May 2021 by GEM Report

🔊 Listen to this blog By Manos Antoninis Effective sex education programmes can help combat sexual violence in school and in society. When will it be safe for a woman to walk herself home at night without the threat of … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender, school violence, Sexual violence, sexuality education, SRGBV, Uncategorized, violence | Tagged school violence, sexuality education, SRGBV, target 4.7 | Leave a comment

Female science and mathematics teachers: Better than they think?

Posted on 3 May 2021 by GEM Report

By Dirk Hastedt (International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement), Justine Sass (UNESCO) and Matthias Eck (UNESCO) 🔊 Listen to this blog More urgently than ever before, more girls and women are needed in science, technology, engineering and mathematics … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Gender, ICT, STEM, Teachers | Tagged #Target 4.5, girls' education, science, STEM, target 4.7, teaching | 1 Comment

We are proud of the first ever policy on inclusive education in Sierra Leone: the National Policy on Radical Inclusion in Schools

Posted on 8 April 2021 by GEM Report

🔊 Listen to this blog By Dr David Moinina Sengeh, Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education of Sierra Leone and Chair of the Advisory Board for the GEM Report I became the Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education of Sierra … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Equality, Inclusion, Out-of-school children | Tagged Inclusion, inclusive education, Sierra Leone, target 4.1, target 4.5, target 4.7 | 2 Comments

Climate strikes by school children, which erupted in 2019, continue

Posted on 18 March 2021 by GEM Report

🔊 Listen to this blog In the middle of the pandemic, the world’s youth has not lost its focus on the planet’s biggest challenge. School children in Germany are setting up a political party, Klimaliste, standing in local elections. The party … Continue reading →