Results from global consultation on education in emergencies

25-06-2015, INEE | Between 14-22 May 2015 the International Network on Education in Emergencies (INEE) held a global consultation to identify key challenges and potential solutions. The report is published today. The purpose of the consultation was to ensure broad...

ILO campaign: NO to child labour – YES to quality education!

12-06-2015 ILO | To mark 12 June 2015 the theme No to Child Labour – Yes to Quality Education, hundreds of events will be organized in some 55 countries on 12 June, international Day against Child Labour.In Geneva, Kailash Satyarthi and the First Lady of Panama, Ms....

World Education Forum 2015: Incheon Declaration

12-06-2015 | Van 19-22 mei werd in Incheon, Korea, het World Education Forum 2015 gehouden. Vijftien jaar geleden, op het WEF in 2000 zegden 164 regeringen toe er zorg voor te dragen dat in 2015 iedereen toegang zou hebben tot goed onderwijs: Education for All. Op het...

Handboek ‘kinderarbeidvrije zones’

12-06-2015, Stop Kinderarbeid | Het aantal kinderen dat naar school gaat in plaats van werkt, groeit dagelijks dankzij de kinderarbeidvrije zones. Ervaringen en geleerde lessen zijn nu opgetekend in het handboek ‘5×5 Stepping Stones towards creating Child Labour...

New ILO study points to the long-term impact of child labour

11-06-2015, ILO | New ILO report shows the need for coherent policies tackling child labour and the lack of decent jobs for youth together. Around 20 to 30 per cent of children in low income countries complete their schooling and enter the labour market by the age of...

World Education Forum Declaration: civil society celebrates ‘historically progressive’ vision for education 2016 – 2030

26-05-2015, GCE-Int | At the close of the 2015 World Education Forum held in Incheon, Republic of Korea, 19-21 May, GCE celebrates the adoption of an historically progressive Declaration, which sets out an important vision for education from 2016 to 2030 agreed by the...