Category Archives: Peace Education

“Women in Peace” & International Women’s Day 2018

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Tina Robiolle

Let’s celebrate International Women’s Day 2018 and the launch of a great website dedicated to Women in Peace! Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Fragile States, Gender, Gender Based Violence, Girls, Global Citizenship Education, Peace, Peace Education, Peacebuilding, Women | Tagged #PressforProgress, Gender Analysis, Gender Equality, Gender Gap, Gender Gap Report, Gender in Peacebuilding, International Women's Day, peace education, UN Women, UNSCR 1325, Women in Peace, Women Peacemakers, Women's Empowerment, World Economic Forum | Leave a comment

Global citizenship education in crisis situation: 5 main recommendations

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Tina Robiolle

Happy to announce the release of a study I conducted for UNESCO/Education Sector on the promotion and implementation of global citizenship education in crisis situations, available soon online. Crisis situations affect the realization of human rights of many people and … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Africa, Child Protection, Education, Fragile States, Global Citizenship Education, Human Rights Education, International Development, Peace Education, Uncategorized | Tagged Crisis Situations, Education, Education and Conflict, education in emergencies, GCED, Global Citizenship, Global Citizenship Education, Human Rights Education, peace education, UNESCO | Leave a comment

Women, Men, and Peace: new issue of the Alliance for Peacebuilding online publication

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Tina Robiolle

The Alliance for Peacebuilding just released the third issue of their free semi-annual online publication, Building Peace: A Forum for Peace and Security in the 21st Century. This last issue, Women, Men, and Peace, explores questions of gender and peace through the … Continue reading →

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Unlearning Violence: Evidence and Policies for Early Childhood Development and Peace

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Tina Robiolle

The World Peace Foundation is organizing an exciting conference on February 13 & 14, 2014, at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy – Tufts University. There is no cost to attend, registration is filling fast: interested individuals can obtain more … Continue reading →

Posted in Child Protection, Conflict Management, Education, Fragile States, Gender Based Violence, Girls, Girls' Education, Human Rights, Human Rights Education, International Development, Peace, Peace Education, Peacebuilding | Tagged Because I am a girl, Child Protection, Conflict, Early Childhood, Education, Education First, Education For All, Fragile States, Girls' education, Human Rights, I am Malala, International Development, Millenium Development Goals, Peace, peace education, Peacebuilding, Violence, Violence against women | Leave a comment

Nonviolent Civil Resistance works: let’s spread the word!

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Tina Robiolle

In 2011, Erica Chenoweth and Maria Stephan published a groundbreaking study on civil resistance, Why Civil Resistance Works, the strategic logic of nonviolent conflict. While the prevailing view is that the most effective means of waging political struggle entails violence, they found … Continue reading →

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International Day of Peace: UN calls for investment in peace education

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Tina Robiolle

Education is vital for building peaceful societies and fostering global citizenship, senior United Nations officials today said marking the International Day of Peace with calls for greater investment in quality education and to reverse trends which show aid for schools … Continue reading →

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10 things men can do to prevent gender violence

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Tina Robiolle

Domestic violence and sexual abuse are often called “women’s issues.” But in this TED talk, Jackson Katz points out that these are intrinsically men’s issues — and shows how these violent behaviors are tied to definitions of manhood. A call … Continue reading →

Posted in Child Protection, Education, Gender Based Violence, Human Rights, Peace Education, Women | Tagged Child Protection, Education, Gender Equality, Human Rights, Men, peace education, Violence against women, Women's Empowerment | Leave a comment

Malala’s UN address: Education for all is the only solution

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Tina Robiolle

Malala Yousafzai marked her 16th birthday, on Friday, 12 July 2013 at the United Nations, by giving her first high-level public appearance and statement on the importance of education. Malala became a public figure when she was shot by the Taliban … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Child Protection, Education, Fragile States, Gender Based Violence, Girls' Education, Human Rights, Peace Education, Peacebuilding, Women | Tagged Child Protection, Development, Education First, Gender Equality, Girls' education, Human Rights, I am Malala, Malala Yousafzai, peace education, Peacebuilding, United Nations, Violence against women, Women's Empowerment | Leave a comment

Working to end gender-based violence at school: new report

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Tina Robiolle

Worldwide, 66 million girls are missing out on an education. This new Plan International report, A girl’s right to learn without fear, focuses on one of the major barriers girls face: gender-based violence – sexual, physical and psychological –in and … Continue reading →

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A Path to Dignity: The Power of Human Rights Education

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Tina Robiolle

A Path to Dignity: The Power of Human Rights Education is a 28-minute movie that presents three stories illustrating the impact of human rights education respectively on school children (India), law enforcement agencies (Australia) and women victims of violence (Turkey). … Continue reading →

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