Solidarity is our core value. When an emergency arises, Education International works together with affected member organisations to assess needs and provide support. We mobilise our global membership to act in solidarity, provide immediate assistance where possible, and initiate projects aimed at improving local conditions for our members.
Solidarity in emergencies
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Democracy 21 November 2025 Myanmar: Defending democracy and teacher union rights: EI stands in solidarity
In Myanmar, while educators and union leaders continue to face relentless oppression, the military junta that seized power in February 2021 seeks to legitimize its rule through upcoming sham elections. Against this background, Education International (EI) and its member organisations committed to strengthen their support and solidarity with the Myanmar...
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Solidarity in emergencies 20 November 2025 Call to solidarity with Jamaican teachers impacted by Hurricane Melissa
Following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica, Education International has launched an urgent action appeal in solidarity with its member organisation in Jamaica, the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), to help the union address the needs of affected teachers, school communities and to restore access to learning as soon...
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Union renewal and development 17 November 2025 Education International supports union renewal in Lebanon
Education International continues to stand with its Lebanese affiliates, not only in moments of crisis but in the long journey of union rebuilding and renewal. Throughout the year, EI member organisations from 16 countries responded generously to the Urgent Action Appeal (UAA) launched by EI in October 2024 to support...
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Solidarity in emergencies 14 November 2025 Afghanistan : Humanitarian Relief for Teachers Affected by the Earthquake in Kunar
On 31 August 2025, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Kunar Province in eastern Afghanistan. The tremor caused catastrophic damage killing more than 2,500 people, injuring thousands, and destroying homes, as well as many schools. In this context of devastation, Education International (EI) and its affiliate, the National Teachers Elected Council...
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Solidarity in emergencies 16 October 2025 Morocco: Supporting students affected by the earthquake of 8 September 2023
With the support of Education International (EI), national education union SNE/FDT organised a series of activities between May and June 2024 in order to provide solidarity, psychological, educational, and material support to students and school communities affected by the devastating earthquake of 8 September 2023. Three key events were held...
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Union renewal and development 13 October 2025 Vanuatu: Union Strengthening and Awareness-Raising on Life Protection Skills in the Context of Climate Change
On 17 December 2024, a powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Vanuatu’s capital, Port Vila, leaving a trail of destruction across the island of Efate. Entire communities were shaken to their core as most buildings, including a significant number of classrooms, collapsed or were severely damaged. For many schools, this disaster...
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Trade union rights are human rights 3 October 2025 Education International condemns escalating repression of Iranian teacher union activists
Education International (EI) has issued a strong condemnation of the Iranian government’s intensifying crackdown on teacher union activists, particularly members of the Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations (CCITTA), EI’s affiliate in Iran.
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Democracy 8 September 2025 Global Unions Urge Recognition of the State of Palestine
Statement by the Global Unions
On the eve of the upcoming UN General Assembly in New York the undersigned Global Unions , representing over 200 million workers worldwide through the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), the Global Union Federations (GUFs), and the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC), fully support the growing commitment...
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Democracy 15 July 2025 Education unions join forces to support teachers in Palestine as they keep education alive against all odds
Education International member organisations in Italy, Portugal, South Africa, Australia, Spain and the United Kingdom have teamed up for a project in support of the General Union of Palestinian Teachers, its members, and their students.
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Democracy 20 June 2025 As war escalates, Education International calls for peace, dialogue, and respect for the right to education
Education International is deeply concerned about the escalating military aggression between Israel and Iran, and the continued bombing and starvation in Gaza.
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Solidarity in emergencies 14 May 2025 Education International denounces the mass destruction of life and widespread suffering caused by the ongoing war in Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territories
The current Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip has led to an intolerable humanitarian catastrophe and UN experts warn that people in Gaza are at critical risk of famine, with 500,000 facing starvation. This blockade is preventing the entry of vital supplies of food, safe drinking water, medical aid and...
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Democracy 7 April 2025 Global Unions demand that humanitarian aid reaches Myanmar’s people, not the military junta
Stop the military attacks and the weaponisation of earthquake disaster relief!
We, members of the Council of Global Unions (CGU), stand in solidarity with the people of Myanmar following the devastating recent earthquake. We have been outraged by the Myanmar military junta’s continued attacks, exploitation of a humanitarian crisis, and deliberate obstruction of life-saving assistance through indiscriminate aerial bombings and systematic...
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Solidarity in emergencies 28 March 2025 Statement of solidarity with the education union community in Myanmar
Education International stands in solidarity with our union colleagues and the education community in Myanmar in the wake of today's devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake and its powerful aftershocks. We extend our deepest condolences to those who have lost loved ones and express our deep concern for all those affected, particularly...
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Solidarity in emergencies 24 February 2025 Democratic Republic of the Congo: Education International strongly condemns the escalation of violence
As violence intensifies in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the situation of those displaced worsens, Education International (EI) expresses its support for and solidarity with its member organisations in the country: the National Education and Scientific Research Union (Centrale de l’Éducation Nationale et de...
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Solidarity in emergencies 13 February 2025 Education International solidarity powers Teachers' Empowerment Initiative in Lebanon
With generous financial contributions from Education International (EI) member organisations across the world, four EI teacher unions in Lebanon have been able to provide vital assistance to distressed and displaced unionised teachers and develop trainings to psychologically support teachers and students.
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Democracy 31 January 2025 Education International calls for the restoration of democracy in Myanmar
Four years since the coup d'état in Myanmar, democracy defenders continue to bravely resist the military junta. Educators around the world fully support our colleagues and the people of Myanmar in their struggle for freedom.
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Solidarity in emergencies 31 January 2025 Gaza: Education International welcomes the release of Palestinian teacher union leader Fatima Al-Rimawi
Education International welcomed the release of Fatima Nimer Al-Rimawi, a 54-year-old kindergarten teacher and union leader from Jericho, who was among a group of Palestinians freed along with Israeli hostages, following a ceasefire between the Israel and Hamas. Fatima is the President of the Jericho branch of the Palestine General...
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Solidarity in emergencies 23 January 2025 Ceasefire in Gaza: Education International calls to rebuild the education system
Education International welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza as a crucial step towards ending the suffering and devastation that has plagued the region for the past 15 months.
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