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Devlop’ Le journal de Louvain Coopération 3 - Octobre 2016 Year of publication: 2016 Corporate author: Louvain Coopération “Renforcer la collaboration entre ONG“ Quatre ONG universitaires belges, actives dans les pays du Sud et en Belgique, qui se rejoignent dans leurs domaines et lieux d’intervention, mais aussi dans leur specificite universitaire… Les points qui unissent Louvain Cooperation (ONG de l’UCL), ULB Cooperation (ONG de l’ULB), ADG (ONG de l’ULg-Gembloux) et la FUCID (ONG de l’UNamur) sont nombreux. Ces ONG ont en commun la realisation d’etudes ou de recherches-actions, la capitalisation des acquis, l’appel a des experts academiques universitaires, la diffusion la plus judicieuse possible des savoirs, la sensibilisation des etudiants a travers l’organisation de Campus Plein Sud… Ces collaborations existantes et points communs forment la base de l’idee d’une cooperation plus large, qui correspond a la dynamique du secteur de l’aide au developpement : rechercher des synergies, des apprentissages communs, des reseaux actifs. Les ONG, il faut bien l’admettre, ont souvent eu tendance a travailler de maniere trop isolee. A l’ere de la mondialisation, des nouvelles technologies de l’information et de la communication et des reseaux sociaux, il n’est plus possible, ni souhaitable de travailler dans son coin… Profitons au mieux de chacune des experiences, positive ou negative, des autres ! Juin 2016 fut donc une grande premiere dans l’histoire de ces quatre ONG : celles-ci ont decide de s’associer et de definir ensemble un programme quinquennal (2017-2021) qui vient d’etre soumis a la DGD pour une demande de financement commune. Ce programme comprend des actions au Sud dans les domaines de la Securite alimentaire et economique et de la Sante, et des actions en Belgique, d’Education a la Citoyennete Mondiale et Solidaire. 
CONFINTEA VI Mid-Term Review 2017: The Status of Adult Learning and Education in Sub-Saharan Africa; Regional Report Year of publication: 2017 Author: John Aitchison Corporate author: UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) The Sustainable Development Goals include educational targets which are entirely congruent with the existing focuses of ALE in African countries – to ‘ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy’ (4.6), to ‘substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship’ (4.4) and to ‘ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development’ (4.7). National targets and the criteria for success in reaching those targets will need to be developed. Undoubtedly, international cooperation and international support can help this gearing-up process. 
The Right to Education for Persons with Disabilities Year of publication: 2019 Corporate author: UNESCO Persons with disabilities are often excluded from the education system, whether out-of-school entirely, educated in separate institutions or participating in a mainstream system which is not adapted to their needs and abilities. The 2030 Agenda commitment to ‘leave no one behind’ has reinforced the global discourse towards inclusive, equitable education. As part of its mandate, UNESCO monitors the implementation of the 1960 Convention and Recommendation against Discrimination in Education. During the Ninth Consultation on the implementation of this instrument, almost all Member States reported upon measures that they have taken in relation to the right to education for persons with disabilities. This document compiles practical examples extracted from these reports for information sharing and advocacy. 
Accelerating Progress: An Empowered, Inclusive and Equal Asia and the Pacific Year of publication: 2019 Corporate author: UN. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN. ESCAP) | Asian Development Bank (ADB) | United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Accelerating progress: An empowered, inclusive and equal Asia and the Pacific responds to the theme of the 6th Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development and the 2019 session of the high-level political forum on sustainable development.The report proposes a framework of four synergistic elements necessary to advance inclusion, empowerment and equality: rights and justice; norms and institutions; resources and capabilities; participation and voice. The need for action on all four fronts is illustrated by a deeper look at three pivotal challenges confronted by the region – (1) climate change and its potential to deepen inequality; (2) the urgent need to boost domestic resource mobilization; and (3) the need to strengthen social accountability and civic engagement. It draws out policy messages on how an empowerment-and-inclusion approach to policymaking can be fostered, including on addressing violence against women and girls. The report provides strong evidence that promoting empowerment and inclusion are necessary approaches to reduce inequality and accelerate progress towards a broad array of Sustainable Development Goals. It is a contribution to the ongoing national, regional and global dialogues on opportunities to empower people, ensure their inclusion and advance equality.The report is produced by the Asia-Pacific SDG partnership, comprising of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the Asian Development Bank, and the United Nations Development Programme. 
Guidelines on the Development of Open Educational Resources Policies Year of publication: 2019 Corporate author: UNESCO | Commonwealth of Learning Open educational resources (OER) – and to a greater extent, OER policies – can increase the quality and accessibility of teaching and learning as well as foster knowledge creation within a country.This publication provides detailed guidelines on how to develop systematic and effective policies on OER. Such policies are important to coordinate, strengthen and drive initiatives in a country; they involve government and institution actors on various levels working together to leverage OER toward achieving common goals under a national educational framework. OER policy provisions can be a part of a dedicated national masterplan, be under the framework of an overall education programme, or be elements incorporated into various strategies across multiple sectors.These guidelines lay out steps to review, analyse, develop, implement and monitor a context-relevant OER policy. They guide, but do not determine, what involved actors should do in a specific set of circumstances, providing a comprehensive framework for governments and institutions to set out vision and the scope of their policy.Each chapter introduces the purpose of the phase, provides background information and references practical examples for illustration. At the end of each chapter, specific tasks are set for the policy designer, which will help with the formulation of the final OER policy. 
Education for Sustainable Development: Learning for Change Year of publication: 2014 Corporate author: UNESCO Jakarta The world continues to face a number of critical challenges: human-induced climate change, rapid depletion of natural resources, increasing frequency of natural disasters, spread of infectious diseases, loss of biodiversity, violation of human rights, increased poverty, and the reliance of our economic systems on patterns of mass consumption. These global issues are interdependent and demand a mode of development that balances the needs of environment, society, culture and economy and that shifts individual, group and industry activities towards more sustainable patterns. This move toward sustainability involves changing the fundamental attitudes and beliefs that guide our behaviour, and requires alternative ways of thinking, valuing and acting. Education is a vital for bringing about these changes. Our current knowledge base does not contain the solutions to contemporary problems – the search for sustainability will be a learning process. Only through education and learning will we discover new approaches toward a better future. 
Teachers: changing lives (The UNESCO Courier no. 4, October-December 2019) Year of publication: 2019 Corporate author: UNESCO Certainly, everyone recognizes the key role teachers play. On a personal level, we can all name at least one teacher who made a difference – sometimes to such an extent that it redirected our whole lives. At the international level, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Goal 4 in particular, recognize the importance of teachers in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Agenda by 2030. Yet, the profession is being undermined. The development of cognitive neuroscience and the many applications of new technologies in the field of education are forcing the profession to adapt and reinvent itself. Docentes que cambian el mundo (El Correo de la UNESCO 4, Octubre-Diciembre 2019) Year of publication: 2019 Corporate author: UNESCO Sin duda, todo el mundo reconoce la función esencial que desempeñan los docentes. A título individual, cada uno de nosotros puede mencionar el nombre de al menos un maestro que le influyó decisivamente, a veces hasta el punto de reorientar toda su vida. En el ámbito internacional, los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) de las Naciones Unidas, en particular el ODS 4, destacan la importancia del profesorado en la consecución de la Agenda 2030 de desarrollo sostenible.Y, sin embargo, la profesión docente está en crisis. El desarrollo de la neurociencia cognitiva y las múltiples aplicaciones de las nuevas tecnologías en el sector educativo imponen al magisterio la necesidad de adaptarse, de reinventarse. Ces profs qui changent le monde (Le Courrier de l'UNESCO 4, octobre-décembre 2019) Year of publication: 2019 Corporate author: UNESCO Certes, tout le monde reconnaît le rôle clé que jouent les enseignants. À titre personnel, chacun peut citer le nom d’au moins un professeur qui a compté, parfois au point de réorienter une vie entière. Sur le plan international, les Objectifs de développement durable (ODD) des Nations Unies, en particulier l’Objectif no 4, reconnaissent l’importance des enseignants dans la mise en œuvre du Programme de développement durable à l’horizon 2030. Pourtant, la profession est mise à mal. Le développement des neurosciences cognitives, les multiples applications des nouvelles technologies dans le domaine de l’éducation obligent la profession à s’adapter, se réinventer. 
Pan-African High Level Conference on Education, PACE 2018: conference report Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: African Union | Government of the Republic of Kenya The Pan-African High-level Conference on Education (PACE 2018) was held in Nairobi, Kenya from 25th to 27th April 2018. PACE 2018 was convened by UNESCO, the Government of Kenya and the African Union, with the collaboration of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) and contributions from the Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4) co-conveners. The initiative to organise the PACE 2018 came in the wake of a number of regional consultations organised in Sub Saharan Africa and the Arab states regions to focus attention on the way forward, following the adoption in 2015 of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 4 on Education (SDG 4) and of the African Union’s Continental Education Strategy for Africa 2016-2025 (CESA 16-25).