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Violence and Child Abuse Year of publication: 2015 Corporate author: Dubai Foundation for Women and Children (DFWAC) | Center for Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training for Islamic Countries The study aimed to investigate the phenomenon of violence against children in the United Arab Emirates. It focuses on the extent of violence against children and abuse in its various forms at home and at school. The study came out with a set of recommendations to deal with the phenomenon. 
The Right to Education: What’s at Stake in Afghanistan?; A 20-Year Review Year of publication: 2021 Corporate author: UNESCO This report takes stock of the achievements in education made by Afghanistan over the past 20 years and sets out immediate action to safeguard the right to education for all learners following deep political change in the country in 2021.Although Afghanistan lags far behind countries across South and West Asia on most development indicators, it has made impressive progress in education over two decades. Enrolment has increased ten-fold, with substantial gains for girls and female literacy. Female teachers have been hired. Steady efforts have been made to expand the school network across the country.The country has ratified key international normative instruments relating to the right to education; enshrined this right in the Constitution and adopted a wide range of policy measures to increase access, improve education quality and reduce gender, socio- economic and rural/urban disparities.But the challenges remain colossal, with half the primary school-aged children not enrolled in school and very low learning outcomes. The country is highly dependent on external aid to sustain its education system. It needs to uphold state obligations on the right to education without any discrimination and continue removing barriers that impede progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal on education to build the country’s future. 
Counting the Cost: Achieving Literacy in Countries of the Global Alliance for Literacy Year of publication: 2021 Corporate author: UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) This paper seeks to determine the cost of achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) Target 4.6: 'By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy'. In an effort to answer this question, UNESCO ran simulations and identified the cost and funding gap for the 29 member countries of the Global Alliance for Literacy within the Framework of Lifelong Learning (GAL). This paper argues that 739 million youth and adults require additional literacy programmes of which 580 million are located in 9 of the 29 member countries (the E-9 countries). Based on the results of the simulation, an estimated US$ 190 billion is needed to achieve Target 4.6 by 2030 in the 29 GAL countries. The E-9 countries account for 80% of this cost as the large majority of the global population of youth and adults who lack basic literacy skills live in these territories. The estimation considers the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on GDP growth and presents several scenarios for consideration. If the 29 member countries allocate the recommended 3 per cent of their national education budget to youth and adult literacy, a funding gap of US$ 17 billion will still remain. However, this gap is greater in the 20 non-E9 countries, which account for US$ 12 billion of the funding gap. These 20 non-E9 countries already experience massive challenges for investing in their public education system due to low economic growth and low education development outcomes. A detailed description of the UNESCO GAL simulation model used to estimate the total cost and identify the financing gap for the 29 countries is presented to help interpret the results. The paper ends with a set of recommendations for governments and the international community to work together and ensure the availability of lifelong learning opportunities for all, especially those often left behind. 
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. 
Gender-Responsive Education: Toolkit for Teachers, Teacher Educators, School Managers and Curriculum Developers in Africa Year of publication: 2020 Author: Dawit Mekonnen | Haregewoin Cherine Corporate author: UNESCO International Institute for Capacity-Building in Africa (IICBA) This GRE Toolkit is intended to address gender equality in education through intervention across the whole education sector. More specifically, the toolkit contributes to the enhancement of institutional capacities to develop gender responsive curricula, evaluate teaching-learning materials, organize/create gender responsive classroom interaction, eliminate stereotypes in teaching and learning materials, support improvement of the teaching methods and learning assessment techniques in schools and Teacher Training Institutes.The Toolkit is a guide for educators who plan to facilitate gender-responsive education. As such it consists of activities, tools and notes to the facilitators in addition to presenting conceptual discussions and relevant data. 
Toolkit for Designing a Comprehensive Distance Learning Strategy Year of publication: 2021 Author: Emily Morris | Yvette Tan Corporate author: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) The purpose of this toolkit is to provide practical guidance (tools, examples, and resources) for designing a comprehensive distance learning strategy that covers an entire education sector or system. 
Teachers for All: Inclusive Teaching for Children With Disabilities Year of publication: 2013 Author: Ingrid Lewis | Sunit Bagree Corporate author: International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC) Globally we need more well-trained and motivated teachers.Good teachers can help ensure that every child learns to their full potential from an early age and enters adult life well-equipped to be active citizens and support the development of their community and country. Many countries do not have enough teachers, let alone enough teachers who have received sufficiently high quality pre- and in-service training and access to continuing professional development. This paper first provides detail about the context and scale of the challenge. It then outlines five broad issues that need addressing if we are to prepare, recruit and support enough teachers, with appropriate skills, to educate every child – including those with disabilities. 
Positioning ICT in Education to Achieve the Education 2030 Agenda in Asia and the Pacific: Recommendations for a Regional Strategy Year of publication: 2018 Author: Hyojeong So | Kyungsim Yeon | Kyungsim Yeon | Jian Xi Teng Corporate author: UNESCO Bangkok This regional study is an important document for Asia-Pacific Member States as it consolidates data related to the effective use of ICT in education. One highlight of this study is the five priority areas for the use of ICT towards achieving SDG4 and Education 2030 that were identified based on a synthesis of the data:ICT for transforming and expanding TVET and higher education ICT for improving teacher qualityICT for improving access to and quality of secondary education ICT for enabling inclusive and equitable learningICT for monitoring and evaluation 
Recommendations of the Conference on "Education for Social Cohesion in Lebanon" Year of publication: 2009 Corporate author: American University of Beirut The file is a summary of the recommendations that came out of the "Education and Social Cohesion in Lebanon" conference, which was held at the American University in Beirut. The recommendations deal with the challenges of social cohesion in Lebanon with its different sects and ethnic components. This conference lasted for three days and was attended by a group of participants from Lebanon and abroad. 
The Effectiveness of Educational Electronic Games in Developing Some Health Skills of Autistic Children Semi-Experimental Study in Lattakia Governorate (Tishreen University Journal for Research and Scientific Studies, Arts and Humanities; vol. 43, no. 5) Year of publication: 2021 Author: Raneem Jablawi Corporate author: Tishreen University "The aim of the research is to verify the effectiveness of educational electronic games in developing some health skills among a sample of autistic children in Lattakia Governorate, their ages ranged between (5-6) years, and the research sample amounted to (12) autistic children, which were divided into an experimental group consisting of (8) children and a control group consisting of (8) children. To achieve this goal, the researcher used the quasi-experimental method. The children of the experimental group were subjected to a set of educational electronic games in order to develop their health skills.The results showed that there were statistically significant differences between the average scores of the children of the experimental group and the average scores of the children of the control group on the health skills test after the application of educational electronic games, in favor of the children of the experimental group, and there were statistically significant differences between the average scores of the children of the experimental group on the health skills test in the two tribal applications. and dimensional, in favor of dimensional application. The results of the study also showed that there were no statistically significant differences between the average scores of the experimental group children in the post application and their average scores in the delayed application on the health skills test.In light of the results, the researcher recommended conducting studies on the use of educational electronic games in developing different types of concepts and skills for autistic children, and conducting other studies on preparing programs for autistic children to develop different skills for them."