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Transforming Education Summit +4: Building resilience starts with supporting teachers
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News 31 July 2026 New study: Nearly half the world's population live in countries which spend more on debt than health and education
Rising debt burdens across much of the world are forcing developing countries to cut back on education with alarming consequences, according to a new United Nations report .
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News 30 July 2026 Southern African teacher unions’ renewed commitment to Go Public! Fund Education campaign
Education union leaders from across Southern Africa have reaffirmed their commitment to quality, inclusive, equitable and publicly financed education as a fundamental human right and a public good.
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Worlds of Education 27 July 2026 A journey of educational transformation: Kurdistan path’s to the age of AI
Himdad A. Muhammad
The Kurdistan Region of Iraq is an autonomous federal region in northern Iraq, governed by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). Following the 1991 uprising against Saddam Hussein's regime and the establishment of an internationally protected safe haven, the region began rebuilding its institutions, including its education system.
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News 24 July 2026 New United Nations report reveals need for stronger international oversight of Artificial Intelligence
In the wake of emerging evidence that unregulated Artificial Intelligence (AI) puts children at a disproportionate risk of harm, global leaders are calling for stronger AI controls to be implemented on the international level.
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News 22 July 2026 Privatisation threatens young children’s rights: Unions and partners call for urgent public investment in early childhood education
Early childhood education (ECE) is increasingly recognised as a cornerstone of the right to education. Yet across the world, a widening gap between public commitments and public investment is allowing privatisation to prosper — often at the expense of children, families, and education workers.
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News 22 July 2026 Keeping education alive in exile: Palestinian teachers supported by global union solidarity
Solidarity and emergency support by Education International (EI) and its member organisations have made a concrete difference for Palestinian teachers displaced by war, enabling them to continue supporting students and upholding the right to education under extraordinarily difficult circumstances.
Keeping education alive in exile: Palestinian teachers supported by global union solidarity