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Red de Escuelas Asociadas de la UNESCO (RedPEA) Marco Estratégico de Acción 2025-2029 : construyendo futuros pacíficos y sustentables a través de la educación transformadora Year of publication: 2025 Corporate author: UNESCO Le Cadre stratégique du réSEAU explique comment le Réseau des écoles associées de l’UNESCO (réSEAU), pionnier en la matière, contribue à la réalisation des objectifs stratégiques de l’UNESCO pour l’éducation. Ce Cadre définit les principaux axes thématiques, les approches éducatives innovantes ainsi que les résultats attendus de cette communauté dynamique d’innovateurs en matière d’éducation. Il précise également les rôles et responsabilités de ses principaux acteurs. Les trois axes thématiques sont : « La construction de la paix par l’éducation à la citoyenneté mondiale », « L’éducation au développement durable » et « L’apprentissage interculturel et l’appréciation de la diversitéculturelle et du patrimoine ». À travers des initiatives dans ces domaines, les membres du réSEAU inspirent et renforcent les capacités autonomisent des enseignants, des chefs d’établissement, des élèves, des familles, des professionnels de l’éducation et des décideurs afin qu’ils portent une éducation transformatrice. Cela prépare les apprenants à devenir des citoyens du monde responsables dans un monde contexte mondial en constante évolution et de plus en plus complexe. En définitive, l’objectif est que tous les acteurs de cet écosystème puissent apprendre les uns des autres et promouvoir la compréhension internationale.. 
Fostering Women's Leadership Year of publication: 2024 Author: Mariagrazia Squicciarini | Anna Rita Manca | Garance Sarlat Corporate author: UNESCO No (leadership) share no gain (for societies and economies)! Leveraging UNESCO’s unique Gender-Based Resilience Framework, this report explores the role of women in leadership positions in both decision-making and high-tech, including in artificial intelligence-related innovations. It further highlights progress towards the G20 Brisbane Target, aimed to accelerate progress on gender equality by reducing the gender gap in labour market participation rates by 25% by 2025. Women remain underrepresented in decision-making, holding only about 26% of seats in national parliaments worldwide on average. In the world of work, female labour participation continues to lag behind men’s, at 47% for women against 72% for men on average. Despite progress by G20 members towards the Brisbane Target, a 2% average gap in absolute terms remained to be filled in 2022. In the high-tech world, women make up only 30% of AI professionals, and even less of leaders. Female inventors in AI account for about 37% of patents filed in 2022-23. 
Asia-Pacific Migration Report 2024: Assessing Implementation of the Global Compact for Migration Year of publication: 2024 Corporate author: UN. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN. ESCAP) | International Labour Organization (ILO) | International Organization for Migration (IOM) | UN. Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN. OHCHR) | United Nations Centre for Human Settlement Programme (UN Habitat) | United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) | United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) | UNESCO | UN. Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | UN. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) | World Bank This report aims to assess the state of GCM implementation in the region, its progress and its challenges since the first Asia-Pacific Regional Review of Implementation of the Global Compact for Migration in 2021, in which a Chair’s summary was adopted. Chapters 2 to 5 each consider clusters of GCM objectives, as presented in General Assembly resolution 73/326 and following the same groupings as in the Asia-Pacific Migration Report (APMR) 2020. These chapters open with a summary of the discussions from the first regional review of the GCM, held in 2021, drawing from the Chair’s summary. Chapter 6 provides overarching recommendations to support and accelerate GCM implementation in Asia and the Pacific. At the end of the report are annexes with information on the GCM objectives and guiding principles, references to migration in Voluntary National Reviews to the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, and GCM pledges at the level of the State or City, Municipality and Local Authority. 
Global Education Monitoring Report 2025: Gender Report: Women Lead for Learning Year of publication: 2025 Corporate author: UNESCO Barriers to gender equality in education leadership positions can and need to be overcome This gender edition, which is part of the 2024/5 Global Education Monitoring Report on leadership in education, addresses the remaining obstacles for women in their efforts to climb up the leadership ladder in education. Although the teaching profession has been feminized, there are considerable gender gaps in school management, education administration and political leadership positions, a situation illuminated in detail with examples from all over the world. Gender disparity in education leadership is the result of entrenched stereotypes and biases – conscious or unconscious – on the one hand and on the other institutional processes or professional development mechanisms that are insufficiently supportive. Research suggests that women leaders display some differences relative to men in their approaches to education leadership, for example the extent to which they emphasize collaboration, build relationships with the community and retain a focus on learning. While there is little to suggest that these differences are universal or immutable, the evidence points to the fact that the lack of equitable opportunities translates to less talent and fewer diverse approaches to leadership, which are a loss to education systems – not to mention the obvious need for equity. This is particularly evident in parts of the world where gender disparities remain large. This gender edition calls on countries to take a much closer look at gender disparity in education leadership and adopt measures to raise awareness, improve mechanisms and strengthen capacities to address discrimination and bias and thus encourage women who aspire to such careers to pursue them. Gender disparity in education leadership is the result of entrenched stereotypes and biases – conscious or unconscious – on the one hand and on the other institutional processes or professional development mechanisms that are insufficiently supportive. Research suggests that women leaders display some differences relative to men in their approaches to education leadership, for example the extent to which they emphasize collaboration, build relationships with the community and retain a focus on learning. While there is little to suggest that these differences are universal or immutable, the evidence points to the fact that the lack of equitable opportunities translates to less talent and fewer diverse approaches to leadership, which are a loss to education systems – not to mention the obvious need for equity. This is particularly evident in parts of the world where gender disparities remain large. This gender edition calls on countries to take a much closer look at gender disparity in education leadership and adopt measures to raise awareness, improve mechanisms and strengthen capacities to address discrimination and bias and thus encourage women who aspire to such careers to pursue them. 
Preparing for the Next Pandemic Leveraging Social and Human Sciences for Crisis: Lessons from COVID-19 Year of publication: 2024 Author: Erwan Dianteill | N'Dri Thérèse Assié-Lumumba Corporate author: UNESCO The Social Sciences Response to COVID-19 Understanding the social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is crucial for crafting effective and inclusive recovery policies. Prior to the pandemic, growing gaps in well-being were already undermining environmental sustainability, the social fabric, and progress worldwide. Fragile and unequal systems proved to be a pre-existing aggravating condition that fuelled the pandemic on a global scale. COVID-19 widened the gap between developed countries—which already had the financial means to respond to the crisis and had easy access to the vaccine—and the rest of humanity, resulting in devastating effects in the Global South, with more than 130 million people crossing the poverty line. Addressed to policymakers and scholars, this publication presents a comprehensive state of knowledge of the social science perspectives on the COVID-19 pandemic, covering a wide range of topics from its impact on mental health, education, climate change, economy, governance, migration, demography, digitalization, and more. The authors analyse the challenges faced by society during the pandemic and present actionable proposals for policymakers and practitioners. This publication is a reminder of the importance of Social Sciences and Humanities in addressing global challenges and provides a roadmap for future research and policy action to build more resilient societies. 
Learning at Risk: the Impact of Climate Displacement on the Right to Education; Global Report Year of publication: 2023 Corporate author: UNESCO How climate displacement the impacts the right to education The growing impacts of climate change and displacement on education can no longer be ignored. The increasing number of people displaced due to climate change faces unique vulnerabilities, especially in terms of access to education. This challenge is not only attributed to the often limited political and legal recognition of these displaced persons, but also stems from the global community’s lack of awareness of the diverse obstacles they encounter in seeking access to education. This global report, which concludes the “Initiative on the impact of climate change and displacement on the right to education”, aims to provide guidance to policy-makers worldwide on how to better respect, protect and fulfil the right to education of climate-displaced people. It provides an overview of climate-induced barriers to education, and global policy guidance on how to ensure the protection of the right to education of these populations. The report will inform UNESCO’s Initiative on “The evolving right to education within a lifelong learning perspective” which is investigating how the right to education, as enshrined in international normative instruments, could be strengthened to meet modern needs in our rapidly changing societies. 
Artificial Intelligence and Gender Equality: Key Findings of UNESCO’s Global Dialogue Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: UNESCO The purpose of the UNESCO’s Dialogue on Gender Equality and AI was to identify issues, challenges, and good practices to help: Overcome the built-in gender biases found in AI devices, data sets and algorithms; Improve the global representation of women in technical roles and in boardrooms in the technology sector; and Create robust and gender-inclusive AI principles, guidelines and codes of ethics within the industry. This Summary Report sets forth proposed elements of a Framework on Gender Equality and AI for further consideration, discussion and elaboration amongst various stakeholders. It reflects experts’ inputs to the UNESCO Dialogue on Gender Equality and AI, as well as additional research and analysis. This is not a comprehensive exploration of the complexities of the AI ecosystem in all its manifestations and all its intersections with gender equality. Rather, this is a starting point for conversation and action and has a particular focus on the private sector. It argues for the need to 1. Establish a whole society view and mapping of the broader goals we seek to achieve in terms of gender equality;2. Generate an understanding of AI Ethics Principles and how to position gender equality within them; 3. Reflect on possible approaches for operationalizing AI and Gender Equality Principles; and4. Identify and develop a funded multi-stakeholder action plan and coalition as a critical next step. 
UNESCO Women for Ethical AI: Outlook Study on Artificial Intelligence and Gender Year of publication: 2024 Corporate author: UNESCO The gender chapter of the UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of AI is a concrete commitment by 194 Member States to advance gender equality in the AI ecosystem. To track progress in the implementation of the gender provisions of UNESCO’s Recommendation, and to assess the impacts of AI on gender equality, the UNESCO Women for Ethical AI (W4EAI) Platform has been established. This report advances the workstream through evidence-based insights in three critical areas: women’s participation in AI development and deployment, the inclusion of gender equality concerns in AI governance and the impact of AI on gender equality. It highlights the significant underrepresentation of women in AI, the lack of gender-disaggregated data, and the compounded challenges women face in the field. The report also addresses the neglect of gender dimensions in AI policy, the risks posed by AI systems to women, and the need for responsible and ethical AI governance to promote gender equality. Finally, it outlines actionable recommendations to enhance gender equality through and in AI, emphasizing the importance of comprehensive data collection, targeted interventions, and inclusive policy-making. 
وضع تصورات جديدة لمستقبلنا معاً: عقد اجتماعي جديد للتربية والتعليم Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: International Commission on the Futures of Education | UNESCO تُستشف من أحوال العالم في الوضع الراهن أن البشرية وكوكب الأرض معرضان للخطر. وقد قدمت الجائحة التي حلت بنا في الفترة الأخيرة دليلاً دامغاً على أن العالم الذي نعيش فيه يتسم بالهشاشة وتترابط أجزاؤه ترابطاً وثيقاً. ولا بد لنا الآن من اتخاذ إجراءات عاجلة معاً لتغيير المسار ووضع تصورات جديدة لمستقبلنا. وينطوي هذا التقرير الصادر عن اللجنة الدولية المعنية بمستقبل التربية والتعليم على إقرار بقدرة التربية والتعليم على إحداث تغيير عميق في الأوضاع الراهنة. وثمة تحديان ماثلان أمامنا الآن، أولهما هو الوفاء بالوعد المتمثل في ضمان الحق في التعليم الجيد لجميع الأطفال والشباب والكبار، وهو وعد لم يتحقق بعد، وثانيهما هو تحقيق كامل الإمكانات الكفيلة بإحداث التغيير الجذري المنشود، التي ينطوي عليها التعليم بوصفه سبيلاً إلى بناء مستقبل جماعي مستدام. ولا سبيل إلى بلوغ هذه الغاية إلا بإبرام عقد اجتماعي جديد للتربية والتعليم يتيح إصلاح المظالم والاضطلاع في الوقت نفسه بتغيير المستقبل على النحو المنشود. ويجب أن يقوم هذا العقد الاجتماعي الجديد على حقوق الإنسان وأن يستند إلى مبادئ عدم التمييز، والعدالة الاجتماعية، واحترام الحياة، والكرامة الإنسانية، والتنوع الثقافي. ويجب أن يشتمل على أخلاقيات الرعاية والتبادل والتضامن. ويجب أن يعزز التعليم باعتباره عملاً ومنفعة مشتركة. وينطوي هذا التقرير، الذي استغرق إعداده عامين واسترشد معدوه بعملية تشاور عالمية شارك فيها نحو مليون شخص، على دعوة موجهة إلى الحكومات والمؤسسات والمنظمات والمواطنين في جميع أنحاء العالم لصياغة عقد اجتماعي جديد للتربية والتعليم يساعدنا في بناء مستقبل مستدام ينعم فيه الجميع بالسلام والعدل. وليست الرؤى والمبادئ والمقترحات المعروضة ههنا سوى منطلق لمزيد من العمل، إذ ينبغي بذل جهد جماعي لتجسيد هذه الرؤى والمبادئ والمقترحات بما يتماشى مع الظروف والبيئات التي تندرج فيها. وقد تحقق بالفعل العديد من المنجزات البارزة في هذا الشأن. ويسعى في هذا التقرير إلى استعراضها والارتكاز عليها لبناء صرح جديد. وليس هذا التقرير دليلاً إرشادياً ولا خطة لإيجاد حلول، بل هو فتح لباب التحاور في شأن يتسم بأهمية حيوية. 
Reimagining Our Futures Together: A New Social Contract for Education Year of publication: 2021 Corporate author: International Commission on the Futures of Education | UNESCO Our humanity and planet Earth are under threat. The pandemic has only served to prove our fragility and our interconnectedness. Now urgent action, taken together, is needed to change course and reimagine our futures. This report by the International Commission on the Futures of Education acknowledges the power of education to bring about profound change. We face a dual challenge of making good on the unfulfilled promise to ensure the right to quality education for every child, youth and adult and fully realizing the transformational potential of education as a route for sustainable collective futures. To do this, we need a new social contract for education that can repair injustices while transforming the future.This new social contract must be grounded in human rights and based on principles of non-discrimination, social justice, respect for life, human dignity and cultural diversity. It must encompass an ethic of care, reciprocity, and solidarity. It must strengthen education as a public endeavour and a common good.This report, two years in the making and informed by a global consultation process engaging around one million people, invites governments, institutions, organizations and citizens around the world to forge a new social contract for education that will help us build peaceful, just, and sustainable futures for all.The visions, principles, and proposals presented here are merely a starting point. Translating and contextualizing them is a collective effort. Many bright spots already exist. This report attempts to capture and build on them. It is neither a manual nor a blueprint but the opening up of a vital conversation.