Category Archives: Child Protection

Petition: “It’s Up to Us to Deliver for Malala,” UN Special Envoy for Global Education

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Tina Robiolle

UN Special Envoy for Global Education’s Petition: “We call on Pakistan to agree a plan to deliver education for every child. We call on all countries to outlaw discrimination against girls. We call on international organizations to ensure the world’s 61 million … Continue reading →

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A girl with a book…

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Tina Robiolle

Still thinking of Malala Yousafzai in Pakistan, a schoolgirl recently shot by the Taliban after advocating education for girls in her blog… Hope she will recover. If you want to know more about her, you can take a look at … Continue reading →

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Peace Education in Fragile States: A Hope for the Future

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Tina Robiolle

Here is a new post in Africa Up Close about school-based peace education in Burundi and the latest developement in the field of peace education:

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“Conflicts are one of the biggest barriers to Education for All” – Education For All Global Monitoring Report

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Tina Robiolle

The devastating effect conflicts have on education was the focus of UNESCO‘s 2011 Education For All Global Monitoring Report. The 2012 EFA GMR Report “Youth and Skills: Putting Education to Work” will be officially launched on October 16, 2012. Here is … Continue reading →

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