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Experiences of Education for Sustainable Development in the Further Education and Training Sector Year of publication: 2021 Corporate author: Education and Training Foundation The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) recognises the vital role the further education and training (FE) sector has to play in combating climate change and achieving sustainability and social justice, both nationally and globally. Not only does our sector provide the technical and vocation skills required to help transition to a sustainable future, it also reaches millions of learners from all walks of life, spread across diverse communities.This report provides the results and an analytical narrative of findings from a survey carried out among the FE and training sector workforce about their experiences of education for sustainable development (ESD). 
SDG 4 Data Digest 2020: Using Household Survey Data to Monitor SDG 4 Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) The 2020 edition of the SDG 4 Data Digest by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics focuses on household surveys as an important and underutilized tool to collect the data needed to track progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 4 and to ensure that no one is left behind. The Digest describes existing survey programmes and offers advice on the design and implementation of new surveys. The Digest identifies a number of advantages to using household surveys and describes the categories of indicators best suited for monitoring with survey data. Data from household surveys complement administrative data collected in schools and can be disaggregated to a greater extent than administrative data to facilitate the monitoring of exclusion in education. The definitions and calculation methods of selected indicators are laid out and the combination of household survey data with data from other sources is explained. This issue of the Digest is aimed at government officials, national planners, donors and others who make decisions about the implementation of nationally representative household surveys. It describes the requirements for conducting a household survey and the steps that must be followed from questionnaire design to data collection and analysis, and it gives advice on presentation of the findings. A section on COVID-19 summarizes the impact of the current pandemic on data collection. Additional resources, with suggested survey questions for the collection of education data through household surveys, are also included. 
Why There Is War in Syria? Year of publication: 2015 Corporate author: CuriosaMente What is happening in Syria? What is the cause of the conflict in Syria? This video explains the situation in this region formerly known as Mesopotamia. 
Times of Life and Death: Memories and Struggles of Indigenous Peoples in Colombia Year of publication: 2019 Corporate author: National Center for Historical Memory | National Indigenous Organization of Colombia This book presents research carried out by the National Center for Historical Memory and the national Indigenous organization of Colombia. This stories broaden the view on the conflict and the construction of the State in Colombia. It transcends the confrontation between armed actors in the recent conflict in the country, to expand the understanding of who we are and what we have been as a diverse and multicultural nation. 
Mpanga Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: Îles de Paix This 15-minute report allows you to discover the life of rural populations in the Kabambiro areas in Uganda, but also the challenges these people face. This report shows how solutions are put in place to overcome these various difficulties, in particular by addressing the issue of sustainable family farming. 
Democracy and the Accommodation of Diversity: Advancing Pluralism Through Power Sharing, Self-Governance and Limited Government Year of publication: 2018 Author: Rotimi Suberu Corporate author: Global Centre for Pluralism (Canada) Democracy is, paradoxically, both essential and precarious in diverse and divided societies with deep cultural or ethnic (i.e., linguistic, regional, religious, racial, and other attributes of identity) divides. group). There are examples of relatively non-violent management of ethnic diversity in undemocratic systems, including the Ottoman Empire's millet system to accommodate non-Muslim communities; the British colonial system of indirect administration; and the informal ethnic balancing practices of many African dictatorships. However, the majority of ethnicity scholars agree that undemocratic regimes are often unsuccessful - and ultimately, unsustainable - managers of ethnic diversity, and that there are "no viable alternatives. democracy ”as a pluralist, peaceful, just and sustainable system of governance of such diversity. This is because basic democratic practices, including credible multiparty elections and effective protections for civil rights and freedoms, are essential for the proper articulation, representation and accommodation of competing ethnic interests. 
Inclusive Lifelong Learning in Cities: Policies and Practices for Vulnerable Groups Year of publication: 2021 Corporate author: UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) This publication features chapters on learning cities’ endeavours to promote inclusive lifelong learning for vulnerable groups. It is based on research papers prepared for the fourth International Conference on Learning Cities, which took place in 2019 in Medellín, Colombia, under the theme ‘Inclusion – A principle for lifelong learning and sustainable cities’ and hence marks a transition between the learning city conferences of 2019 and 2021. 
Debra Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: Îles de Paix Debra, a young girl in Uganda, talks about her life, her family, her village and her daily life. She talks about school and her desire to continue her education. It also presents the life of farmers which is very important on many levels for the whole community. 
Louvain Coopération, University and Solidarity Year of publication: 2013 Corporate author: Louvain Coopération Louvain Coopération, the NGO of UCL puts university skills into practice to meet the challenges of development. Since 1981, the NGO has been fighting against hunger, disease and poverty alongside the most disadvantaged populations.Louvain Coopération is today the largest university NGO in Belgium and leads 23 projects with 140 partners in the South. 
Students Get Involved With Louvain Coopération Year of publication: 2013 Corporate author: Louvain Coopération UCL students get involved in Southern countries! Discover their adventures alongside Louvain Coopération, the UCL NGO!