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Category Archives: right to education
Global Action week for Education: Civil society urges citizens to claim their right to education
By Global Campaign for Education The Global Action Week for Education (GAWE) is a flagship event for the civil society education movement. Since 2003, this annual week of action led by the Global Campaign for Education has successfully chosen topical … Continue reading
Posted in legal rights, right to education, Uncategorized
Tagged free education, right to education, SDG 4
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Undocumented children cannot go to school in South Africa: ‘The system is letting them down’
This content comes from our newly released interactive youth version of the 2019 GEM Report. Kutenda is a 13-year-old Zimbabwean boy in South Africa who is lucky to be in school at all. He has no documentation because the country’s … Continue reading
Education is not a privilege, it’s a legal right
By Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director General for Education, UNESCO Education is like a seed. And for this empowering right to flourish and grow, it must have the best conditions. Education must not only be accessible to all, it must be … Continue reading
Posted in accountability, monitoring, right to education, sdg, sdgs, Uncategorized
Tagged monitoring, right to education
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Charting the Pacific: the importance of national monitoring reports for mapping education trends and challenges in the region
In this blog, the Pacific Community’s Education Quality and Assessment Program explain the way they support governments from across the region in producing national education monitoring reports, and how improved data collection and analysis at the national level is essential … Continue reading
Radwan: “My school said ‘We don’t want wheelchairs any more’”
Almost every country around the world has ratified the right to education, but yet many schools either refuse to enrol children with disabilities or are ill-equipped to cope with their needs. A recent report by Human Rights Watch which looked … Continue reading
Posted in Inclusion, right to education, Uncategorized
Tagged #Target 4.5, 2020 GEM Report, disabilities, disability, Inclusion, right to education
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‘I feel left behind’ says Fred, a blind student from Malawi
Fred is a thirteen year old boy attending a primary school in Malawi, which is supported by Save the Children. His story is one of many who are living with a disability and are coping with the challenges that this … Continue reading
Posted in Inclusion, right to education, Uncategorized
Tagged #Target 4.5, 2020 GEM Report, Inclusion, right to education
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10 messages and 10 recommendations on disability and education
Timed to coincide with next week’s Global Disability Summit co-hosted by United Kingdom Department for International Development, the Government of Kenya and the International Disability Alliance, we have produced a summary of content related to disability and education from our … Continue reading
Posted in Inclusion, right to education, Uncategorized
Tagged 2020 GEM Report, Inclusion, inclusive education
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The Chilean students are back for more: protesting for education equality
For the third time in the past 12 years, Chilean students are back on the streets calling for equality in education. This time they are protesting a decision taken by the Constitutional Tribunal to overturn the Higher Education Law, which … Continue reading
Learning InEquality: An equality law approach to Education for All
Camilla Alonzo, Legal and Programmes Officer, Equal Rights Trust, an independent international organisation whose objective is to combat discrimination and advance equality as a fundamental human rights and a basic principle of social justice The statistics regarding the number of … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Inclusion, right to education, Sustainable development, Uncategorized
Tagged access, equality, Inclusion, inequality
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Youth leaders assemble at the UN for the SDGs
The ingenuity, resolve and enthusiasm of young leaders is vital for sustainable development. Over 1000 youth leaders from over 100 countries gathered at the 2018 Winter Youth Assembly at the United Nations on February 12-14. The theme, Innovation and Collaboration … Continue reading
