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Education For All

  1. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 September 2010

    MDGs Summit: Speak up for education now!

    World leaders are gathering in New York this week for an historic event: the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Summit.

    MDGs Summit: Speak up for education now!
  2. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 7 September 2010

    EI opposes OECD’s case for market mechanisms in education

    Despite unequivocal evidence of the economic crisis resulting from unrestrained financial markets a new report from the OECD argues for spending efficiencies and pursuit of failed market mechanisms in education.

    EI opposes OECD’s case for market mechanisms in education
  3. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2 September 2010

    EU-funded education support programme for Somalia launched

    A European Union-funded programme to support Somali administrations in developing a well-structured education and training system has been launched in north east and north west Somalia.

    EU-funded education support programme for Somalia launched
  4. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 11 August 2010

    African affiliates campaign to increase education finance

    Education International has joined civil society organisations to lead a regional workshop on education financing for trainers in Malawi. The training is part of a programme to build capacity among Education for All (EFA) coalitions.

    African affiliates campaign to increase education finance
  5. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2 August 2010

    Summer Forum for Educators opens in Oman

    His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed Bin Marhoun Al Ma’amari, Minister of State and Governor of Dhofar, has presided over the opening of the seventh Summer Forum for Educators in Salalah, Oman.

    Summer Forum for Educators opens in Oman
  6. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 26 July 2010

    Leaders accused of breaking promises at African Union talks

    African leaders have not kept their promises and are failing their citizens, according to a new report released as Heads of State arrive in Kampala, Uganda, for the African Union summit.

    Leaders accused of breaking promises at African Union talks
  7. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 16 July 2010

    Jobs, Migration and Education

    Education was a significant talking point during the BBC World Debate broadcast last week from the OECD in Paris. The question put by presenter Nik Gowing was whether migration should be seen not as taking scarce jobs but rather as a source of scarce skills.

    Jobs, Migration and Education
  8. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2 July 2010

    Chilean union president gets help on charter school issue

    At the Global Education Summit, sponsored by the National Education Association (NEA), education union delegates from around the world joined by NEA President Dennis Van Roekel and Vice-President Lily Eskelsen to discuss efforts to improve public education.

    Chilean union president gets help on charter school issue
  9. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 16 June 2010

    Civil society calls for action on Millennium Development Goals

    Anti-poverty activists from around the world have gathered at the UN headquarters in New York for a ground-breaking meeting between civil society, private sector bodies and government delegation in the General Assembly.

    Civil society calls for action on Millennium Development Goals
  10. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 15 June 2010

    World Refugee Day: Unions promote education for refugees

    This year's World Refugee Day on June 20 has ‘Home’ as its theme, to recognise the plight of 40 million uprooted people around the world. About 10 million of these people are children of special concern to the UN High Commission for Refugees.

    World Refugee Day: Unions promote education for refugees
  11. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 3 June 2010

    UNESCO Global Monitoring Report 2010: Too many children still out of school

    Education International has responded to the Education For All Global Monitoring Report (GMR) 2010. The report is an annual publication that monitors progress towards achievement of the six Education For All (EFA) goals that were agreed in Dakar in 2000. It is produced by an independent team working under for...

    UNESCO Global Monitoring Report 2010: Too many children still out of school
  12. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 3 June 2010

    Interview with Ulrika Peppler Barry: At the Crossroads of Destiny

    Ulrika Peppler Barry is the team manager in charge of the Education For All Global Monitoring Report at UNESCO, and the Deputy Executive Secretary of UNESCO’s Education For All Forum. The French teacher union SNUipp-FSU met with Ulrika in Paris to reflect on the opportunities and challenges involved in achieving...

    Interview with Ulrika Peppler Barry: At the Crossroads of Destiny
  13. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 3 June 2010

    Global Action Week Round Up: Don’t lose sight of the goal!

    Thousands of teachers, students and activists turned out to mark Global Action Week (GAW) between 19-25 April in order to demand action for the 72 million children who still miss out on getting an education.

    Global Action Week Round Up: Don’t lose sight of the goal!
  14. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 27 May 2010

    World teachers sign Millennium Development Goals letter to UN chief

    On behalf of teachers around the world, Education International has joined more than 100 civil society organisations in signing an open letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on his review of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

    World teachers sign Millennium Development Goals letter to UN chief
  15. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 26 May 2010

    EI joins civil society to deliver education finance training

    Education International has joined the Global Campaign for Education (GCE), Action Aid International and Africa Network Campaign on Education for All, for an intensive training programme on education financing in the East African Sub-region.

    EI joins civil society to deliver education finance training
  16. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 6 May 2010

    African teachers demand further efforts to achieve Education For All

    "We are passionate about realising the ideal of quality education for all children; indeed, investing in education is the best investment any nation can make in its own future," said EI General Secretary Fred van Leeuwen, drawing attention to the shortfall in the efforts towards achieving Education for All. He...

    African teachers demand further efforts to achieve Education For All