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Impact of COVID-19 on Adolescents’ Education: Evidence Briefing Year of publication: 2021 Author: Adrienne Monteath-van Dok | Anthony Davis | Nicholas Frost Corporate author: Plan International UK This paper highlights the impact of COVID-19 on the education of adolescent girls and boys. 
A Better Start?: A Progress Check on Donor Funding for Pre-Primary Education and Early Childhood Development Year of publication: 2021 Author: Asma Zubairi | Pauline Rose Corporate author: Theirworld This report focuses on aid trends to pre-primary education using data reported by donors to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) as Overseas Development Assistance. It updates our analysis from our 2019 Leaving the Youngest Behind report, which ranked donors’ performance on pre-primary education and looked at data from 2002 to 2016. The new report tracks whether donors are meeting Theirworld’s recommended target of investing at least 10% of their education aid budget on pre-primary education. 
Evaluating the Link between Conflict and Education Year of publication: 2005 Author: Lynn Davies Corporate author: SAGE Publishing This paper examines two areas of important evaluation: the impact of education on peace and the impact of education on conflict, and argues that they are not necessarily the same type of evaluation. 
Education as a Security Issue Author: Ian Jamison Corporate author: Tony Blair Faith Foundation The use of education as both tool and target of religious extremists globally is perhaps one of the most important generational challenges we face today. To ensure that the next generation is open to a more pluralistic world, we must ensure that their education equips them to safely encounter the 'Other'. This not only means improving knowledge, understanding and interaction, but also critically requires investment in developing essential soft skills that can ensure these are properly employed. Case Study - Pakistan: Education, Religion and Conflict Year of publication: 2015 Author: Raza Rumi Corporate author: Tony Blair Faith Foundation | McGill University Pakistan is in the midst of crisis. It is threatened by virulent extremist groups and is suffering from a failing education system that is poorly funded and politically manipulated. It promulgates an undefined Islamo-nationalist ideology that lays the foundations for widespread acceptance of ideologically motivated violence. Reforms to the curriculum have been legislated but are badly implemented by the country's politicians; the international community has largely turned a blind eye to these shortcomings. Unless aid and advocacy are specifically focused on far-reaching educational reform that directly tackles extremism, the long-term consequences will be extremely severe. University College London (UCL) Centre for Holocaust Education Corporate author: UCL Centre for Holocaust Education The "Teacher resources" of the UCL Centre for Holocaust Education delivers three types of teaching documents : classroom materials with lesson plans and workshops, thematic lessons for teachers to increase their knowledge on the topic and pedagogical guidance to support and give suggestions for the classroom. 
Amnesty International Report 2021/22: The State of the World’s Human Rights Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: Amnesty International The Amnesty International Report 2021/22 highlights the human rights situation in 154 countries in 2021. It presents Amnesty International’s documented concerns and recommendations for governments and others. From a human rights perspective, 2021 was largely a story of betrayal and hypocrisy in the corridors of power. But hopes for a better post-pandemic world were kept alive by courageous individuals, social movements and civil society organizations. Their efforts and limited hard-won victories should prompt governments to live up to their promises. 
The Big Conversation: Climate Change; Final Report Year of publication: 2021 Author: Michael Bruter | Sarah Harrison | Sandra Obradović | Elisabet Vives Corporate author: British Council | London School of Economics and Political Science This research draws on experience from the field of international cultural relations as well as the latest academic research on values, behaviours and norms to understand more about how we can create the conditions for co-operation on shared global challenges.It delivers new insight on values and attitudes towards climate change among the populations of China, India, Japan and Mexico – selected to represent a diverse range of major world economies who are also important players in the global climate change debate.The research also draws on the experience of international cultural relations experts to provide new insight on how to strengthen international cooperation on climate change and the important role that cultural relations can play in supporting that. 
A Review of Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship Education in Teacher Education Year of publication: 2017 Author: Douglas Bourn, Frances Hunt, Phil Bamber Corporate author: University College London. Institute of Education This paper has been produced to inform UNESCO in its preparation for the 2017 Global Education Monitoring Report (GEM) Report. Its purpose is to examine the current preparation of teachers in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and Global Citizenship Education (GCED) as outlined in the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 4.7.The literature for this study is based on looking not only at material that makes direct reference to ESD and GCED, but also broader themes that have a potential bearing on these areas such as a sense of global, social and environmental responsibility and a commitment to social justice.In this paper teacher education includes the initial and in-service continuing professional development (CPD) of teachers. 
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).