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“Women in Peace” & International Women’s Day 2018
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
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Global citizenship education in crisis situation: 5 main recommendations
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
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Unlearning Violence: Evidence and Policies for Early Childhood Development and Peace
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
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Nonviolent Civil Resistance works: let’s spread the word!
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
Posted in Education, Peace, Peace Education
Tagged 2012 Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award, A Force More Powerful, Ben Kingsley, Bosnia, Bringing Down a Dictator, Burma, Civil Resistance, Education, Egypt, Erica Chenoweth, Fletcher, Fletcher Summer Institute for the Advanced Study of Nonviolent Conflict, Fragile States, Freedom House, Global Citizenship, Iran, Maria Stephan, Martin Sheen, Milosevic, Nonviolence, nonviolent campaigns, Orange Revolution, Palestinian Territories, peace education, peace research, Peacebuilding, Peter Ackerman, Philippines, political struggle, repression, Research, Rob Wilkinson, Serbia, Stephen Zunes, Teachers, TED Talk, The Fletcher School, Tufts University, Ukraine, violent campaigns, Why Civil Resistance Works
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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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Education transforms lives: new data on education and development
Today, one week before world leaders meet at the UN General Assembly, UNESCO and the Education For All Global Monitoring Report (EFA GMR) team have released new analysis confirming that education transforms lives, and has an impact on tolerance, girls’ and women’s empowerment, … Continue reading
Posted in Education, International Development
Tagged child marriage, Child Protection, children health, Development, early births, economic growth, Education, Education First, Education For All, EFA, EFA GMR, employment, environment, Gender Equality, Girls' education, Human Rights, International Development, Millenium Development Goals, nutrition, Peace, peace education, tolerance, UN General Assembly, UNESCO, United Nations, Women's Empowerment
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10 things men can do to prevent gender violence
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
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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Working to end gender-based violence at school: new report
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
Posted in Child Protection, Education, Fragile States, Gender Based Violence, Girls' Education, Human Rights, Human Rights Education, International Development, Peace Education, Women
Tagged Because I am a girl, Child Protection, Education, Education First, Education For All, Fragile States, Gender Equality, Girls' education, Human Rights, I am Malala, International Development, Millenium Development Goals, peace education, Plan International, Teachers, Violence against women, Women's Empowerment
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One Billion Rising today: Ending Violence Against Women
A film by Eve Ensler and Tony Stroebel One billion women violated is an atrocity. One billion women – and men — dancing is a revolution. More information at http://www.onebillionrising.org ONE IN THREE WOMEN ON THE PLANET WILL BE RAPED OR BEATEN … Continue reading
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