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Education must be transformed to catalyse the fight against climate change and to support a just transition to a more sustainable world. Teachers are at the heart of greening education and have a crucial role to play when it comes to climate action.

Education International (EI) welcomes the ceasefire and peace agreement reached in the Gaza Strip in October but remains deeply concerned by the sustained military operations that have followed. The fragile pause offered by the agreement has not halted the cycle of violence that is devastating communities across Gaza. The ongoing...

This World Teachers’ Day, join the global mobilisation calling on governments everywhere to invest in teachers and to support us in creating a peaceful, more fair and sustainable future for all.

The New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI) - Te Riu Roa is pushing back on government measures aiming to deregulate early childhood education. The Education International member organisation warns that these profit-driven decisions will negatively impact the sector, undermining quality and inclusivity. NZEI Te Riu Roa is calling on education unions...

Education International (EI) launched a call to solidarity with Argentinian teachers and education unionists who are confronted with major attacks against their rights to strike and to collective bargaining.

This Earth Day, join the global mobilisation for quality climate education for all, for climate justice, and a just transition to a green economy that guarantees human rights and inclusive participation.

Education International (EI) and education unions around the world stand in solidarity with our colleagues from Eğitim Sen, EI member organisation in Türkiye. We condemn the placement of Eğitim Sen’s Executive Board under house arrest as well as the violence and intimidation unleashed against educators, students, and protesting citizens in...

Education International (EI) launched a call for solidarity to support education unions in Lebanon as they assist their communities due to the escalating violence in the region which continues to inflict devastating harm on civilians including students and teachers. Schools, students, and educators are being directly impacted by the continued...

Education International (EI) renews its call for solidarity to support Palestinian teachers in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank as they continue to advocate for their students despite unprecedented military attacks, catastrophic living conditions, and widespread starvation. In addition, teachers in Gaza and the West Bank have not received...

This World Teachers’ Day, join the global mobilisation calling on governments everywhere to value the voice of teachers, invest in the profession, and in quality public education.

Fatima Nimer Al-Rimawi, a 54-year-old Palestinian kindergarten teacher, is the President of the Jericho branch of the Palestine General Union of Workers in Kindergarten and Private Schools (GUWKPS), a member organisation of Education International. In January 2024, she was arrested at her home by the Israeli Defense Forces and transferred...

Education International (EI) launched a petition on the trade union platform LabourStart in support of the the Swaziland National Association of Teachers (SNAT) , its affiliate in the country. EI called on the Eswatini Teaching Service Commission (TSC) to recognize the SNAT as a partner in social dialogue, reinstate SNAT...

Ever since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in July 2021, armed gangs have continued to gain ground, to the point of paralysing most activities in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince. Hospitals, police stations, and schools have been targeted by gangs, set on fire, and destroyed. In three years, thousands of people...

January 24th is the International Day of Education. Education is a human right, a public good, and a public responsibility. Free quality public education systems that are fully funded and led by a strong, valued, and respected teaching profession are the single most effective way to ensure the right to...

Education International is launching a call for solidarity in support of our Palestinian colleagues in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, the General Union of Palestinian Teachers (GUPT), the General Union of Workers in Kindergartens and Private Schools (GUWKPS) and the Palestinian Federation of Unions of University Professors and...

Education International (EI) is launching a call for solidarity in support of colleagues in Morocco.

Education International (EI) calls on its member organisations to urge the authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran to immediately and unconditionally release jailed Iranian teacher unionists and to respect trade union rights.

As the death toll rises beyond 22,000 with tens of thousands injured after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Türkiye and Syria on 6 February, Education International has issued an urgent action appeal calling member organisations to show solidarity and financial support to education unions engaged in relief actions on the...