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2011.05.06 Message from Irina Bokova on the occasion of 2011 Actio…
UNESCO welcomes the focus of the 2011 Action Week led by the Global Campaign for Education on Women and Girls’ Education. As the slogan of the week goes, “It is a Right, Make it Right! Education for Girls and Women Now.” We can get it right with strong political will, smart policies and adequate resources. It is not acceptable that gender discrimination remains so pervasive in education. This is a denial of u…

2011.04.18 The 12th SNU ERI International Conference on Education …
An international conference on "International Education Cooperation for Sustainable Development in the Context of Globalization: A Critical Appraisal" will be held on 26-28 October, 2011 in Seoul, Korea. The Conference is co-hosted by Education Research Institute (Seoul National University), Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation and Korean Educational Development Institute. It emphasizes critical …

2011.04.13 Education for All not just for developing countries, sa…
“Education for All is not just a developing country issue,” said Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, opening the Consultative Meeting on “Promoting the Right to Quality Education for Roma Children” (UNESCO, 7 April). She described the education of Roma children as “one of the most important educational challenges in European societies”. Speaking to delegates, ministry representatives an…

2011.04.08 The first ever Asia Pacific Education Leaders Forum con…
The first-ever Asia Pacific Education Leaders Forum (ELF), organized by Microsoft in co-operation with the UNESCO Asia Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, was held on 10 March 2011 in Phuket, Thailand. Focusing on the theme ‘Driving national competitiveness through ICT-led innovation and skills development in education’, the inaugural Education Leaders Forum brought together over 60 education policy leaders ac…

2011.04.05 UNESCO encourages more education news coverage
A Thai journalist from Bangkok Post received a lot less reactions and comments from her readers when she switched to report on education. She shared her experience to her media colleagues at a recent workshop organized by UNESCO Bangkok. With its objective to raise awareness on Education for All related issues among the media in Thailand on the occasion of High Level Group (HLG) Meeting held in Thailand in …