Education International is the federation of organisations representing over 30 million teachers and other education workers, through 384 member organisations in 169 countries and territories. http://www.ei-ie.org en-uk http://www.ei-ie.org/image/rss_logo.gif http://www.ei-ie.org 144 37 http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=1176&theme=peace&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=1176&theme=peace&country=global EI member organisations from Germany, Austria, Poland and Israel are coming together in a two-day event to remember the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the World War II Nazi concentration camp in Auschwitz. peace Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:27:57 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=1056&theme=peace&country=honduras http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=1056&theme=peace&country=honduras Following the removal of the President of Honduras, EI wishes to express its concern for the situation in the country and the violence carried out against protesters. peace Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:32:44 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=1022&theme=peace&country=srilanka http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=1022&theme=peace&country=srilanka Deploring the mounting toll of people, especially children, killed and injured in the zone of combat between Sri Lankan Government forces and Tamil Tiger rebels, EI expresses its strong concern about the violent response by both sides in the continuing conflict in Sri Lanka. peace Wed, 06 May 2009 10:44:59 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=904&theme=peace&country=drc http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=904&theme=peace&country=drc Education International expresses its concern about the current humanitarian crisis that is affecting the civilian populations in central Africa, particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo. peace Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:29:55 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=844&theme=peace&country=georgia http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=844&theme=peace&country=georgia Education International welcomes the announcement that the military conflict in Georgia has ended, and calls for steps to be taken immediately to assist the families of those civilians who have been killed in the conflict and the many persons who have been displaced by the destruction of their homes. EI appeals to all parties to establish an environment in Georgia in which a peaceful democratic civil society may flourish. peace Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:10:46 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=717&theme=peace&country=kenya http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=717&theme=peace&country=kenya Leaders and members of Kenya's education unions are struggling to respond to the post-election violence and unrest that have convulsed their country since late December. Francis M. Ng'ang'a, Secretary General of the Kenya National Union of Teachers, said that the union is working on an emergency programme to bring affected members food, clothing, blankets, and medicine as well as trauma counselling and emotional support. peace Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:45:07 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=707&theme=peace&country=poland http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=707&theme=peace&country=poland In an emotional gesture of solidarity and reconciliation, the leaders of teacher unions from Poland, Israel and Germany have visited Auschwitz together to pay their respects to the victims of the Holocaust. peace Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:47:46 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=673&theme=peace&country=sudan http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=673&theme=peace&country=sudan EI has expressed its relief following the release of Gillian Gibbons from a Sudanese prison. Gibbons, a British teacher, was jailed for blasphemy after her students named a teddy bear Muhammad. peace Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:37:28 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=613&theme=peace&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=613&theme=peace&country=global On September 21st, International Day of Peace, Education International invites teachers and education workers from around the world to promote the ideals of peace and non-violent conflict resolution. peace Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:01:09 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=597&theme=peace&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=597&theme=peace&country=global On 21st September, teachers and education workers will join with United Nations offices, governmental and non-governmental agencies, civil society and religious groups to promote the ideals of peace and non-violence on International Day of Peace. peace Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:37:53 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=459&theme=peace&country=poland http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=459&theme=peace&country=poland Members of the Pan-European Equality Standing Committee honored the memories of the victims of the Holocaust with a visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp memorial on 22 April, prior to their meeting in Krakow, Poland. peace Mon, 23 Apr 2007 15:54:00 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=374&theme=peace&country=korea http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=374&theme=peace&country=korea EI expresses its objection to the imprisonment of two Korean teachers, Choi Hwa-Seop and Kim Maeng-Gyu, who were arrested for violating "national security". peace Tue, 20 Feb 2007 12:30:58 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=355&theme=peace&country=poland http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=355&theme=peace&country=poland EI member organisation the Zwi¹zek Nauczycielstwa Polskiego (ZNP) issued a statement on 27 January criticising the denial of the Holocaust by Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. peace Wed, 07 Feb 2007 10:38:11 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=335&theme=peace&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=335&theme=peace&country=global Education International salutes the ratification of the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, adopted by UNESCO's General Conference in October 2005, which will enter into force on 18 March 2007. peace Thu, 21 Dec 2006 11:16:55 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=315&theme=peace&country=japan http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=315&theme=peace&country=japan Below is the text in English of the address by EI General Secretary to the Assembly of EI affiliate Nikkyoso in Tokyo on 25 November 2006. peace Sun, 26 Nov 2006 13:46:29 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=313&theme=peace&country=japan http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=313&theme=peace&country=japan The Japanese government wants "schools to preserve traditional values of family and nation". This is the main objective of a bill to revise the 1947 Fundamental Law on Education which the Lower House of Japan adopted on 16 November. peace Sat, 25 Nov 2006 12:25:59 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=291&theme=peace&country=japan http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=291&theme=peace&country=japan For the fifth year in a row, EI member organisations the Korean Federation of Teachers' Associations (KFTA) and the Japanese Teacher Union (NIKKYOSO), jointly held a three-day seminar on peace education together with the All China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) on 8 October. peace Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:31:27 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=280&theme=peace&country=sudan http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=280&theme=peace&country=sudan Education International has joined the campaign to endorse the deployment of a meaningful UN peacekeeping force in Darfur, urging the Sudanese Government to accept the presence of the United Nations peacekeeping force when the mandate of the African Union peacekeeping force comes to an end. peace Mon, 09 Oct 2006 16:09:09 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=260&theme=peace&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=260&theme=peace&country=global Today, Teachers and education workers will join with United Nations offices, governmental and non-governmental agencies, civil society and religious groups to promote the ideals of peace and non-violence on International Day of Peace. peace Thu, 21 Sep 2006 14:19:20 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=248&theme=peace&country=uk http://www.ei-ie.org/peace/en/newsshow.php?id=248&theme=peace&country=uk EI affiliate the NASUWT is supporting the United Nations International Day of Peace on 21 September by encouraging schools to sing a specially-composed song for peace. peace Fri, 25 Aug 2006 11:16:00 GMT