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A Path to Dignity: The Power of Human Rights Education
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
Posted in Child Protection, Education, Fragile States, Girls' Education, Human Rights, Human Rights Education, Peace, Peace Education, Peacebuilding, Women
Tagged A Path to Dignity, Australia, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Child Protection, Education, Education For All, Fragile States, Gender Equality, Girls' education, Human Rights, Human Rights Education Associates, India, Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, peace education, President of Costa Rica, Soka Gakkai International, Turkey, United Nations, United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training, Violence against women, Women's Empowerment
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Pedagogies for Peace in Post-Conflict and Fragile States
The United States Institute for Peace (USIP) recently hosted an important discussion around Pedagogies for Peace in Post-Conflict and Fragile States. If you were not able to attend, the video of this event is available on USIP’s website and here: What kind … Continue reading
Posted in Child Protection, Education, Fragile States, Human Rights, International Development, Peace Education, Peacebuilding
Tagged Brookings, Civic Education, Education, Education Above All, Education First, Education For All, Fragile States, Girls' education, Global Citizenship, Human Rights, International Development, Margaret Sinclair, Millenium Development Goals, peace education, Peacebuilding, UNESCO, UNICEF, USIP
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UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women
The United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund) today kicked off its 16th year announcing more than US$8 million in grants to 12 local initiatives in 18 countries. In ten countries, funds will be used … Continue reading
Posted in Child Protection, Fragile States, Human Rights, International Development, Peace Education, Peacebuilding, Women
Tagged Child Protection, Education, Fragile States, Girls' education, Human Rights, International Development, peace education, UN Women, United Nations, Violence against women, Women
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Remembering Howard Wolpe and looking ahead for the future of Burundi
On October 25th, 2011, Howard Wolpe passed away. For those who did not have a chance to know him, I can tell you he was and still is the source of inspiration for many peacebuilders and practitioners, in Africa, in … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Education, Fragile States, International Development, Peace, Peace Education
Tagged BLTP, Burundi, Development, Education, Fragile States, Howard Wolpe, international crisis group, Peace, peace and reconciliation, peace education, Peacebuilding, politics, Teachers, UNESCO, UNICEF, Wilson Center
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Peace Education in Fragile States: A Hope for the Future
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:
Posted in Africa, Child Protection, Education, Peace Education, Peacebuilding
Tagged ban ki moon, Burundi, Education, Education For All, peace education, UNESCO, UNICEF, United Nations
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launches UN’s Education First Initiative
On September 26, 2012, in the margins of the 67th session of the U.N. General Assembly, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon officially launched U.N.’s Education First initiative. The U.N. Secretary-General secured over US$1.5 billion in commitments for this initiative. The main … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Peace Education
Tagged ban ki moon, Development, Education, Human Rights, peace education, United Nations
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Tina Robiolle, PhD 