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Climate action and literacy 3 June 2021 Joint Civil Society Statement on Climate Education Ambition
Education has not been prioritised as a solution to the climate crisis. It is now time to realise the great potential of education.
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Equity and inclusion 31 May 2021 Education International strongly condemns Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention
Education International Executive Board Statement
The 2011 Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combatting Violence against Women and Domestic Violence is a landmark instrument that recognises the structural nature of gender-based violence and provides a clear roadmap for States to prevent, prosecute and eliminate gender-based violence and domestic violence.
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Democracy 26 May 2021 Israel and Palestine: Education International calls for immediate action to ensure lasting peace
Education International Executive Board Statement
While a ceasefire is critical to end this month’s violence between Israel and Hamas, it cannot lead to a lasting and permanent peace if the underlying causes of the violence remain unresolved. This is the moment for ending both the occupation and the blockade. It is critically important for rebuilding...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 26 May 2021 India: Educators call for worldwide solidarity against the COVID-19 pandemic
Education International Executive Board Resolution
The Education International Executive Board, meeting online on 26 May 2021, Sadly notes that: 1. COVID 19 infections in India have surged since April 2021 and as of 11th May 2021, the Indian sub-continent accounts for almost 50% of the world’s new COVID cases;
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Democracy 11 May 2021 Palestine and Israel: Education International condemns all acts of violence against children and civilians
On behalf of teachers and education workers around the world, Education International condemns all acts of violence against children and civilians.
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Equity and inclusion 10 May 2021 Afghanistan: Attack on girls' school "unjustifiable and morally repugnant"
Schools are centers of learning, inspiration and growth and must never be targets of terrorism and violence. We must defend girls' right to education.
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Democracy 30 April 2021 May Day: Trade unionists fight for democracy around the world
On May Day, Education International recognizes and stands with the trade unionists fighting for democracy around the world.
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Trade union rights are human rights 4 March 2021 Statement | Education International calls on governments to ensure equal access to COVID-19 vaccines and other medical products by waiving intellectual property rights
Education International, the global federation of education unions, urges Members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to support the “Waiver from certain provisions of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement for the prevention, containment and treatment of COVID-19".
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Equity and inclusion 18 December 2020 Statement | International Migrants Day: realising the rights of migrants
As we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families and near the end of an exceptional year marked by the Covid-19 pandemic, Education International calls on governments to protect and respect the human rights of all...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 10 December 2020 Statement | Situation in Belarus
Education International and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) stand in solidarity with workers, students, teachers and academics and all citizens of Belarus.
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Equity and inclusion 3 December 2020 Statement | International Day of Persons with Disabilities: Investing in education staff is crucial to delivering inclusive education Post COVID-19
A recent study commissioned by Education International, Action Aid International and Light for the World stresses the importance of well-trained and qualified teachers and education support personnel as the bedrock of inclusion. Today, Education International calls for educational equity audits in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and releases a guide...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 18 November 2020 Statement | Education International Calls for Universal Climate Change Education
If it were not for the Covid-19 pandemic, leaders from around this world would at this moment be gathered in Glasgow for the final days of UNFCCC’s conference of parties (COP26). These meetings to monitor the Paris Agreement have been postponed until 2021 and this must not mean that action...
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Trade union rights are human rights 5 November 2020 Statement | Education International Welcomes the First International Day against Violence and Bullying at School including Cyberbullying
No child should be afraid to go to school. But with one in three children bullied at school at least once in the last month, our education systems are failing students. The consequences are severe and far-reaching for individual students and for societies as a whole. To address this issue,...
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Equity and inclusion 29 October 2020 Statement | Global Day of Action for Care
Unions and civil society mobilising to demand investments in care for building more inclusive, accessible, resilient, and caring economies.
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Trade union rights are human rights 11 October 2020 Statement | International Coming Out Day
It’s International Coming Out Day! In celebration, the Council of Global Unions is releasing our LGBTI website to share the work of Global Unions promoting LGBTI rights at work at national, regional and international levels.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 23 June 2020 Statement | 2020 Global Education Monitoring Report: essential findings for inclusive education
The 2020 Global Education Monitoring Report (GEM Report) Inclusion and Education: All Means All was launched today. The report comes at a crucial moment, with the global Covid-19 outbreak causing a major education crisis, particularly for the most vulnerable.
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Equity and inclusion 20 June 2020 Statement | World Refugee Day 2020
COVID-19 has exposed the vulnerabilities and structural inequities of our societies. The most vulnerable, amongst them refugee and displaced populations, have been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and related lockdown measures.
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Union growth 29 May 2020 Statement | Global education community rallies in defence of academic freedom in Hong Kong
Education International stands firmly behind its affiliate, the Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union, and personnel facing degrading and threatening statements made by Chief Executive Carrie Lam.
Statement | Global education community rallies in defence of academic freedom in Hong Kong