19 Mar 2026
Affect, Aesthetics, and the Pedagogical Encounter
In this blog post, Hugh McLean develops ideas inspired by his reading of Irving Epstein’s (2024) book, bringing concepts of affect into conversation with aesthetics in education. ‘Education is simultaneously an act of knowing, a political act, and an artistic event.’ Paulo Freire (1985) Irving Epstein’s (2024) book Education, Affect and Film, which I review... Read More
13 Mar 2026
KIX EMAP Europe and Central Asia Knowledge Café: Session 2
Date: Tuesday, 24 March 2026 Time: 11:00-11:45 AM (CET/Geneva) 12:00-12:45 PM (Kyiv) Location: Online The session will be conducted in English with simultaneous interpretation into Russian. WATCH THE SESSION RECORDING посмотреть запись сессии This Knowledge Café session will provide an opportunity to discuss findings from the first EECAA Observatory analytical report on policies and practices of... Read More
13 Mar 2026
KIX EMAP Southeast Asia Knowledge Café: Session 1
Date: Thursday, 26 March 2026 Time: 09:00-10:30 AM (CET/Geneva) 03:00-04:30 PM (Phnom Penh/Jakarta) Location: Online The session will be conducted in English. WATCH THE SESSION RECORDING This Knowledge Café will provide an opportunity to discuss findings from two GPE Knowledge and Innovation supported projects: (1) Lifting barriers: educating boys for gender equality (UNESCO, Equimundo, University... Read More
13 Mar 2026
Join the SEA Knowledge Café
The KIX EMAP Hub is launching a new knowledge exchange activity in the Southeast Asia (SEA) sub-region: Knowledge Cafés. These Knowledge Cafés are meant to be an informal and collaborative conversation, designed to foster open dialogue and knowledge exchange amongst participants in the sub-region on topics of mutual interest. The SEA Knowledge Cafés will be... Read More
12 Mar 2026
The Nexus Approach and Its Impact on Educational Performance in Ethiopia
In this blog post, which is part of NORRAG’s Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus blog series, Shirega Minuye reports on Ethiopia’s Nexus Approach, which offers a viable strategy for enhancing educational performance by integrating education with complementary sectors such as nutrition, health, water, sanitation, and social protection. He highlights school feeding programmes, which were recognised by African Union... Read More
06 Mar 2026
Event Highlights: Global Refugee Forum Progress Review Linked Side Event: “Teachers at the Frontline: Voices from Refugee Settings on Progress, Challenges, and the Path Forward for GRF Pledges”
Featured Image: Flags marking the 2023 Global Refugee Forum are hung along the Pont du Mont Blanc in Geneva in December 2023. © UNHCR/Olivier Chamard Teachers are central to the refugee education response and must be supported. That was the clear message in December’s Global Refugee Forum Progress Review linked side event on teachers. Hosted... Read More
Event Highlight:70th Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society
NORRAG participated in the 70th Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) in San Francisco from March 28 to April 1, 2026. Under the theme “Re-examining Education and Peace in a Divided World,” the conference invited critical reflection on one of the most enduring missions of comparative and international education: the role... Read More
Event Highlight: Beyond 2030: What Role for Higher Education in the New Global Agenda?
Wednesday 13 May 15:00 – 17:00 CET Online (Zoom) ACCESS PUBLICATION In 2015, the United Nations agreed on Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), putting in place a global framework of action for the next 15 years. With only five years left, few believe that the goals will be achieved, and some aspects... Read More
Meeting the Inequality Emergency: Building a New Era of Understanding and Cooperation
Monday 16 March 2026 15:30 – 17:00 CET Room VIII, Floor 3, Building A, Palais des Nations REGISTER The G20 Extraordinary Committee of Independent Experts on Global Inequality – commissioned by President Cyril Ramaphosa for South Africa’s Presidency of the G20 – published the first ever report on global inequality to the G20 in November 2025.... Read More
05 Mar 2026
Call for Inputs: Draft General Comment on the Application of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Situations of Armed Conflicts
Purpose The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights invites inputs to inform its work on elaborating a draft general comment on the Application of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Situations of Armed Conflicts. Background CONCEPT NOTE At its seventy-eighth session, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights decided... Read More