UNESCO - EDUCATION THIS WEEK - 1-8 February 2021

 

EDUCATION THIS WEEK (1 – 8 February 2021)

Calling all CCNGO members to vote

Dear colleagues,  We call on you all and your networks to vote on the top challenges and purposes of education for your region. Please click on the link according to the region you live/work in this will allow for survey results to provide regional NGO perspectives.  African countries- English link and French link: Link to survey in English for Africa:  https://en.unesco.org/futuresofeducation/top-3-challenges-and-purposes-education/CCNGO-Africa-EN Link to survey in French for Africa:  https://fr.unesco.org/futuresofeducation/top-3-challenges-and-purposes-education/CCONG-Afrique-FR Latin America and the Caribbean countries – Spanish link and English link: Link to survey in Spanish for Latin America and the Caribbean: https://es.unesco.org/futuresofeducation/top-3-challenges-and-purposes-education/CCNGO-ES Link to survey in English for Latin America and the Caribbean: to come Asia and the Pacific countries - English link: Link to survey in English for Asia Pacific: https://en.unesco.org/futuresofeducation/top-3-challenges-and-purposes-education/CCNGO-Asia-Pacific-EN Arab States - English link: Link to survey in English for Arab States: https://en.unesco.org/futuresofeducation/top-3-challenges-and-purposes-education/CCNGO-Arab-States-EN European and North American countries - English link and French link:  Link to survey in English for Europe and North America: https://en.unesco.org/futuresofeducation/top-3-challenges-and-purposes-education/CCNGO-Europe-EN Link to survey in French for Europe and North America: https://fr.unesco.org/futuresofeducation/top-3-challenges-and-purposes-education/CCONG-Europe-FR

SDG 4 Statistics

Results of consultations on the methodological developments of SDG 4 Indicators are available in the Technical Cooperation Group Report for 2020; on the TCG website (here), on the document page of the 7th meeting. The report presents a summary of the 7th TCG Meeting (TCG7), held last October, the results of both consultations (July 2020 and post-TCG7), and regional benchmarking processes. 2021 is a critical time for benchmarks-related activities, which will be presented at the next Global Education Meeting in July 2021. To further assist the global community, a space on the TCG website has been dedicated to access information on how to bridge regional frameworks for monitoring education to achieve SDG 4 targets. On 1 February the UIS held a webinar for the launch of the 3rd iteration of the Survey on National Education Reponses to COVID-19 and Rapid Assessment Survey and the Survey to Monitoring Impact on Main Education Data Aggregates (MIMEA). You can access all the material, including the video of the webinar, by visiting: http://covid19.uis.unesco.org/webinars/.

CCNGO CG member the Arab Campaign for Education for All : Regional advocacy campaign – debt cancellation

The Arab Campaign for Education for All - ACEA has launched a regional advocacy campaign to enable the urgent demand of debts cancellation for the Arab countries and the most affected countries from wars and conflicts. It also aims at raising the voice of citizens and civil society organizations and convey their demands, aspiration and concerns to the governments and to the International financial institutions to protect the future of more than 1.5 million children around the world. The campaign aims to urge governments, donors, international organisations to address the lack of education financing, aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which also worsen the progress of the entire Sustainable Development Agenda and specifically SDG4. For more information: https://fb.watch/3qI2Ezod9c/ https://www.facebook.com/ACEAorg/posts/2087289088074330 https://fb.watch/3qI7BUCfvp/ https://www.facebook.com/ACEAorg/posts/2087325818070657 https://www.facebook.com/ACEAorg/posts/2087344544735451 https://www.facebook.com/ACEAorg/posts/2087402411396331 https://www.facebook.com/ACEAorg/posts/2087402411396331 “One Billion Voices” Campaign

CCNGO CG member CLADE : “Towards a global agenda: the human right to education” at the World Social Forum 2021

In the framework of the WSF 2021, CLADE joined the agenda of transformation at the global level, articulated to the various fields of social struggle and rights, recognizing the catalytic role of education. The pandemic has  highlighted the historical inequalities within and outside education systems, affecting women, girls, people with disabilities, refugees and migrants, indigenous communities, rural populations, among others. It also highlighted the digital divide and government responses to it, as well as the need to build a digital sovereignty strategy. Through strengthened public education systems, it is necessary to resist the threats of fiscal austerity policies, national indebtedness and cuts in education funding, as well as the multiple trends of privatization. From early childhood through to youth and guaranteeing adult education, it is essential, in the post-pandemic period, to rethink the meaning and purpose of education, in the search for the rights of peoples and overcoming patriarchy. A heterogeneous and intercultural model, transformative and inclusive; based on dialogue and safe for communities; valuing their knowledge and local knowledge, as well as collaboration in solidarity and commitment to the protection of life. A synthesis of the debate in English and the resume of the debate was shared as contribution to the final declaration of the Forum in 4 languages: English, Portuguese, French and Spanish

Time to roll out education’s recovery package

<!--[if !vml]--> <!--[endif]-->“Lost learning is no longer being counted in days and weeks, but in months. The most vulnerable have been hardest hit. The pandemic widened inequalities, amplifying a pre-existing learning crisis”.  Read here the latest post from our ADG, Stefania Giannini, to know more about the current situation on education and the biggest challenges to face after the pandemic.

UNESCO Snapshots 2020

<!--[if !vml]--> <!--[endif]-->The 2020 edition of ‘UNESCO Snapshots’ has just been published.The publication covers UNESCO´s action during the health crisis to reaffirm the primacy of education, science, culture and information.   The examples you will find in this new edition of ‘UNESCO Snapshots’ bear witness to the advancement of a multilateralism that is effective, concrete and at the service of the peoples of the world.

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·         Learning heroes, innovations and financing at the forefront of International Day of Education 2021 ·         Time to roll out education’s recovery package ·         Majority of countries do not ensure the right to pre-primary education, according to new UNESCO study ·         UNESCO and partners launch of the Geneva Global Education in Emergencies Hub ·         Education about the Holocaust is key to combating conspiracy theories today ·         International community honors learning heroes amidst COVID-19 pandemic ·         On Holocaust Remembrance Day, UNESCO mobilizes governments and the private sector, including Facebook to fight denial and antisemitism

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