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Tag Archives: Malala Yousafzai
Education Under Attack: 2014 Report
The Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack just released a study that identifies 70 countries where attacks occurred between 2009 and 2012, including 30 where there was a pattern of deliberate attacks: Education Under Attack 2014 is a global study that charts the … Continue reading
Posted in Child Protection, Conflict Management, Education, Fragile States, Gender Based Violence, Girls' Education, Human Rights, International Development, Peace, Peacebuilding
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Investing in Girls’ Education Delivers Results: let’s innovate!
Today, we are celebrating the second International Day of the Girl Child. Indeed, on December 19, 2011, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 66/170 to declare 11 October as the International Day of the Girl Child, to recognize girls’ rights … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Child Protection, Education, Gender Based Violence, Girls, Girls' Education, Women
Tagged #dayofthegirl, #education2015, #girlrising, #post2015, #voicesagainstviolence, Africa, child marriage, Child Protection, Development, e-discussion, e-learning, Education, Education First, Education For All, Female education, Fragile States, Gender Equality, Gender Gap, Ghana, Girls' education, Global Citizenship, Global Partnership for Education, Human Rights, I am Malala, Innovating for Girls’ Education, International Day of the Girl Child 2013, International Development, Malala Yousafzai, Millenium Development Goals, online platform, Run the World, Singles, UN Women, UNESCO, UNICEF, United Nations, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, Women and education, Women's Empowerment, Youth, Youth Advocacy Group
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Get ready for the International Day of the Girl: Bring Girl Rising to School
You liked the film Girl Rising. You believe in its potential as a movement. Now, Girl Rising is a curriculum. Girl Rising is a groundbreaking film that promotes a powerful truth: educating girls in the developing world can transform families, communities, entire … Continue reading
Posted in Child Protection, Education, Girls, Girls' Education
Tagged #girlrising, Child Protection, curriculum, Education, Education First, Education For All, Education transforms lives, Gender Equality, Gender Gap, Girl Rising, Girls' education, Global Citizenship, Human Rights, I am Malala, INTEL, International Day of the Girl, Kayce Freed Jennings, Malala Yousafzai, Nepal, Pearson Foundation, Peru, Teach For America, UNGEI, Women's Empowerment
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UN Education First Initiative one year on: Education cannot wait
Today, we are celebrating the first-year anniversary of the UN Global Education First initiative launched by UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon in September 2012. Around the same time last year, over 20 government and global humanitarian, development and education leaders representing … Continue reading
Posted in Child Protection, Education, Fragile States, Gender Based Violence, Girls, Girls' Education, Human Rights, International Development, Peace, Women
Tagged Alice Albright, ban ki moon, Because I am a girl, Central African Republic, Child Protection, conflict-affected countries, Democratic Republic of Congo, displacement, early pregnancy, Education, Education First, Education For All, education in emergencies, forced marriage, Fragile States, Gender Gap, Girls' education, Global Partnership for Education, Gordon Brown, high-intensity conflicts, Human Rights, human rights violations, I am Malala, INEE, International Development, Irina Bokova, Malala Yousafzai, out of school children, Peacebuilding, Plan International, post-2015 development agenda, Protect, Save the Children, sexual violence, Syria, UN Global Education First, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNICEF, United Nations, Violence, Violence against women, Women's Empowerment
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International Day of Peace: UN calls for investment in peace education
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
Posted in Education, Human Rights Education, Peace, Peace Education, Peacebuilding
Tagged Alfred de Zayas, ban ki moon, Child Protection, Education, Education First, Education For All, education for peace, Girls' education, Human Rights, International Day of Peace, International Development, Irina Bokova, John Ashe, Malala Yousafzai, Peace, peace education, Peacebuilding, right to education, tolerance, UNESCO, United Nations
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Malala’s UN address: Education for all is the only solution
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
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One month later… Malala Day: a global day of action for Malala and girls’ education
A month to the day that Malala Yousafzai was attacked by the Taliban, simply for insisting that she go to school, we are celebrating Malala Day: a global day of action to support the estimated 32 million girls worldwide who … Continue reading
Posted in Child Protection, Education, Fragile States, Human Rights, International Development, Peacebuilding, Women
Tagged Child Protection, Education, Education For All, Fragile States, Girls' education, Human Rights, I am Malala, International Development, Malala Yousafzai, Millenium Development Goals, Peace, UNESCO, United Nations, Violence against women
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Stand with Malala on November 10th for girls’ education
The UN Special Envoy for Global Education declares November 10th a global day of action for Malala and 32 million girls more. On that day, one month following the assassination attempt, he will travel to Pakistan to deliver to President Zardari the million-plus … Continue reading
Posted in Child Protection, Education, Fragile States, Human Rights, International Development, Peace, Women
Tagged Education, Education First, Education For All, Fragile States, Girls' education, I am Malala, International Development, Malala Yousafzai, Peace, Petition, politics, United Nations, Violence against women
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Petition: “It’s Up to Us to Deliver for Malala,” UN Special Envoy for Global Education
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
A girl with a book…
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
Tina Robiolle, PhD 