The Arab Countries Cross-regional Structure brings together education unions from Arabic speaking countries in the Africa and Asia Pacific regions.
The cross-regional structure facilitates cooperation among members, helping education unions join forces and exchange best practices to address their common challenges.
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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...
Morocco: Supporting students affected by the earthquake of 8 September 2023
Informed by the recommendations of the UN High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession (UNHLP), the Santiago Consensus and new research focusing on the political economy of education in Lebanon, Education International (EI) member organizations in Lebanon are advocating in the framework of the Go Public! Fund Education campaign for an...
Lebanon: Go Public! Fund Education, from words to actionThe report presents a global exploration of teacher wellbeing, combining a systematic review of 102 academic articles (2016–2020) with original fieldwork. It includes case studies based on interviews with 90 teachers and 16 principals from high-performing schools in Cambodia, Kenya, and Qatar, along with 11 policymakers. These case studies helped...
Teacher wellbeing: Findings from a scoping literature review and case studies in Cambodia, Kenya, and QatarThis article is part of a compilation of case studies that detail promising practices in teacher well‑being, teacher management, and school leadership.. This section discusses the challenges faced by refugee teachers in Lebanon as they balance professional expectations with their personal experiences. It highlights the dual role of these teachers...
Refugee teachers in Lebanon: The challenges of managing professional expectations with personal experiencesThis article is part of a compilation of case studies that detail promising practices in teacher well‑being, teacher management, and school leadership. The article describes an intervention aimed at supporting teachers' well-being and professional development through a holistic coaching model. The program, implemented in Colombia and the Occupied Palestinian Territories,...
Coaching-observing-reflecting-engaging (CORE) for teachers: A well-being and support intervention for teachersThis article is part of a compilation of case studies that detail promising practices in teacher well‑being, teacher management, and school leadership. The NRC provides comprehensive support mechanisms for teachers, including capacity building, expressive arts therapy, recreational activities, and a phone hotline for counseling. These efforts aim to equip teachers...
‘Supporting the supporters’: Refugee teachers and teachers living in protracted conflicts
Democracy is a core value of education unions around the world. On the International Day of Democracy, 15 September, education unions from Education International came together online to reaffirm their commitment to defending and advancing democracy, sharing insights into the challenges they are facing and strategising the way forward.
Education unions celebrate Democracy Day by mobilising and organising to defend it
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...
Global Unions Urge Recognition of the State of Palestine
SANTIAGO, CHILE – As ministers and education leaders prepare to convene for the World Summit on Teachers (WST) on 28-29 August 2025, the global teaching profession faces an unprecedented recruitment and retention crisis. The world needs 50 million more teachers by 2030 across early childhood, primary and secondary education, yet...
Education leaders call for urgent action to address global crisis in the teaching profession
From recommendations to action 18 months after the UN recommendations on the teaching profession, world leaders and Education International representatives gather in Santiago de Chile to confront an unprecedented crisis. Without immediate action on recruitment, retention, and genuine social dialogue, the right to education remains an empty promise.
World Summit on Teachers: 50 million teachers are needed now. Education leaders call for action!
Between curriculum gaps and aging infrastructure, Kurdistan's educational system is at a turning point. Teachers and union leaders are calling for urgent reforms to ensure a better future for students.
Education in Kurdistan: Between challenges and hopes
Worlds of Education: Nesrin, it is a pleasure to sit down with you for this interview on your first visit to the Education International head office in Brussels. Please introduce yourself to our readers. Thank you very much for your work and the warm welcome. Thanks to EI, I have...
Education voices | A blueprint for a peaceful, democratic, and inclusive Syria
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.
Education unions join forces to support teachers in Palestine as they keep education alive against all odds
In the lead up to the revision of the ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers (1966) and the UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Higher-Education Teaching Personnel (1997), Education International (EI) has launched a consultation process with its 375 member organisations representing over 33 million educators in 180 countries...
Education International opens consultations to ensure voice of the profession is heard in the revision of international Recommendations on the status of teaching personnel
For over a decade, Education International has warned that the World Bank's “Billions to Trillions ” agenda—a strategy to leverage small amounts of public money to attract private investment for development— would prioritize private profit over public need. We were dismissed as ideological, anti-market, unrealistic. Then came the evidence.
From private failures to public futures: Why FFD4 must Go Public
Where are the teachers with disabilities in our classrooms? A question I often ask my audience is: “How many of you were taught by a teacher who identified as having a disability during your school years?” In a room of 50–60 people, usually only one or two hands go up.
Not the exception, but essential: Teachers with disabilities in mainstream classrooms
Maha Rissouni, June 2025 Education International decided to conduct this study in six Arab countries in partnership with a significant number of Arab education unions: Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, and Palestine.
“Empowering women in education unions is not just a goal; it is a necessity. The data speaks clearly: we must invest in awareness, mentorship, leadership quotas, and zero-tolerance for discrimination.” That’s how Najat Ganay, Vice-President of the Education International (EI) Arab Countries Cross-Regional Structure (ACCRS) introduces the study: Participatory Research...
Arab education unions gear up to increase women's participation and leadership