20 Jun 2025
Webinar - Green Education beyond the Classroom: how Cross-sectoral Action can Drive a Just and Sustainable Transition
We are pleased to invite you to our upcoming webinar “Green education beyond the classroom: How cross-sectoral action can drive a just and sustainable transition” on 3 July 2025, 10:30–12:00 CEST. REGISTRATION This event marks the dissemination of our Input Paper on Green Education and initiates a dialogue on how green education can be mainstreamed across sectors, contributing to develop... Read More
Event Highlights: Curriculum for Climate - Greening Education at Scale
The climate crisis is not only an environmental emergency, but also a crisis of inequality and epistemic injustice—one that mirrors and deepens global power imbalances in both its material consequences and the ways knowledge is produced and valued. Education plays a critical role in addressing these challenges. As the Special Rapporteur for Climate Change, Elisa... Read More
19 Jun 2025
Why Early Childhood Development is a High Return, Lifesaving Investment
On World Refugee Day, Ciarán Donnelly, Senior Vice President Crisis Response, Recovery and Development, at the International Rescue Committee (IRC) makes the case that investing in Early Childhood Development (ECD) in crisis contexts is not only a moral imperative, but also a highly cost effective and efficient strategy. This blogpost is part of NORRAG’s Early... Read More
18 Jun 2025
Final Webinar: Learning Journey Interlinking Foundational Skills, VSD and Labour Market
Français Final Webinar: Learning Journey Interlinking Foundational Skills, VSD and Labour Market 26 June 2025, 11:00 – 12:30 CEST Online event with interpretation in French and English Register here The upcoming final webinar will mark the culmination of our two-year Learning Journey on the continuum between foundational skills, Vocational Skills Development (VSD), and the labour market. During this... Read More
18 Jun 2025
Release of SDG4 Scorecard for Africa - UNESCO UIS & GEM
The 2025 SDG 4 Scorecard for Africa, a joint publication by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) and the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report team, is now published. This latest report highlights national education targets and efforts to reduce out-of-school rates across the continent, showing that countries have collectively committed to reducing out-of-school numbers in... Read More
17 Jun 2025
How Geospatial Data is Transforming Education in Remote Maldivian Islands
GPE KIX brings together policy makers and education planners from country partners in a course in geospatial data analysis. In the Maldives, this course enabled participants to identify gaps in education access—especially on remote islands. Read how this data-driven approach informed new education policy and expanded opportunities for students across the country. This blogpost was... Read More
16 Jun 2025
59th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council: UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education Reports about the Right to be Safe in Education
Date and Time: Thursday June 19, 2025 12:15 – 13:00 CEST Venue: Room XX, Palais des Nations, Geneva Live broadcast: UN Web TV (choose Live Schedule to follow live or Categories/Human Rights Council to watch the recording later) HRC59 programme of work and meeting schedule Guidance for NGOs participating in the 59th session of the Council The Special Rapporteur on the right to... Read More
13 Jun 2025
2025 Flagship Report: Acting Ahead to Protect Education Investments - Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies
With humanitarian needs at an all-time high, the need to act ahead of crises has never been higher. Across the globe, 234 million crisis-affected children need educational support, 85 million of whom are out of school. The situation is compounded by unprecedented and drastic funding cuts. National governments, donors, aid practitioners and others have no... Read More
13 Jun 2025
Symposium on the “Future of Education” - UNESCO IBE
June 26, 2025 14:00-17:00 CEST Auditorium Jacques-Freymond, Villa Barton, Geneva & Online The Future of Education: Navigating Change through Innovation and Inclusion Reimagining Curriculum in the Age of AI: Innovation and Inclusion at the Core of Education As part of its centenary celebrations, UNESCO-IBE invites you to a high-level symposium on how education systems can... Read More
12 Jun 2025
My Path to Climate Activism: Untraditional Teachers and Unexpected Possibilities
In this blogpost, Amy O’Brien reflects upon meaningful ways for youth to learn about social and environmental justice outside of institutional settings. This blogpost is part of the “Provocation for Education from Youth Climate Activism” blog series. Climate Justice and the Interconnected Crisis Climate education in schools focuses mostly on climate science, which is hugely... Read More