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   Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 29 September 2025

   Ukraine: Education International supports draft State Budget for 2026 that delivers significant boost for education funding

   The draft budget proposed by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine provides for a substantial and sorely needed increase in funding for education in 2026. As Ukraine’s Parliament must adopt the budget, Education International (EI) and the European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE) expressed strong support for the proposal...

   Ukraine: Education International supports draft State Budget for 2026 that delivers significant boost for education funding

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   Democracy 19 August 2025

   Education unions show their continued solidarity with Ukraine

   The war in Ukraine remains an issue of great concern for the international education union community, especially its impact on teachers, education support personnel and students, undermining the whole education system in the country.

   Education unions show their continued solidarity with Ukraine

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   Equity and inclusion 19 June 2025

   Supporting Ukrainian refugee teachers in Ireland

   Rory Mc Daid

   The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 prompted an unprecedented response from the European Union (EU), activating the Temporary Protection Directive, which offers displaced persons rights to residence, employment and education. Among the 5.8 million displaced Ukrainians are approximately 22,000 teachers (Stolarski, 2024). While much has been written about...

   Supporting Ukrainian refugee teachers in Ireland

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   Democracy 17 December 2024

   Educators condemn the weaponisation of sexual and gender-based violence in war

   Members of the Education International Executive Board denounced sexual and gender-based violence as a method of torture in wars and conflicts around the world. Marking the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, Education International leaders brought attention to victims in Ukraine, Sudan, and beyond and made a strong call...

   Educators condemn the weaponisation of sexual and gender-based violence in war

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   Democracy 7 October 2024

   World Day for Decent Work: Educators call for peace

   On October 7, World Day for Decent Work, educators around the world join the global union movement in calling for peace and democracy for all. Without peace, there can be no social justice, and without social justice, peace cannot last.

   World Day for Decent Work: Educators call for peace

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   Democracy 21 August 2024

   Education Voices | Georgiy Trukhanov, Laureate of the 2024 Fred van Leeuwen Democracy Award

   Georgiy Trukhanov

   At Education International’s 10th World Congress, Georgiy Trukhanov was awarded the 2024 Fred van Leeuwen Democracy Award. In this interview, Georgiy looks back on his experience as a union leader defending democracy in wartime.

   Education Voices | Georgiy Trukhanov, Laureate of the 2024 Fred van Leeuwen Democracy Award