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Trade union rights are human rights 6 December 2024 Education International calls for humanitarian Intervention and support for education in Northern Syria
In an urgent call for international assistance, Education International (EI) and its member organisation in Syria, the Union of Teachers in Northeast Syria (UNTES), urged the United Nations and UNICEF to take immediate action in response to the escalating humanitarian crisis in Northern Syria. The appeal follows a series of...
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Democracy 17 October 2023 Türkiye: Education International demands an immediate halt to the attacks on Northern and Eastern Syria and Iraq
Education International (EI) called upon the Turkish authorities to immediately cease cross border airstrikes in Kurdish-controlled locations.
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Leading the profession 11 April 2023 EI solidarity mission to Türkiye: Educators and unionists on the frontlines
An Education International delegation visited the earthquake-affected area in Turkiye, meeting with teachers, unionists, volunteers, and local leaders to deliver a message of solidarity and convey condolences for the terrible losses suffered, but also to take stock of the scale of the destruction and the needs on the ground in...
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News 26 March 2023 Syria: Global education union community solidarity helps teachers and other education staff
Since Türkiye and Syria were struck on February 6th by a devastating earthquake that left tens of thousands dead and injured, including hundreds of teachers, support staff, academics and other education workers, the Union of Teachers in Northeast Syria (UTNES) and the international education union community via Education international (EI)...
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News 17 March 2023 Cyprus mourns the loss of a school sports team in the Turkish earthquake
Among the hundreds of thousands of stories of death and tragedy from the earthquake which hit Türkiye and Syria, the loss of a school volleyball team from Northern Cyprus has brought great sorrow to the education community.
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Solidarity in emergencies 17 March 2023 Executive Board Resolution on the Earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria
On February 6th, Türkiye and Syria were struck by a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake that left tens of thousands dead and injured, including hundreds of teachers, support staff, academics and other education workers. Hundreds of schools were destroyed, as well as several education union buildings in both countries, and the...
Executive Board Resolution on the Earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria
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