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The Media: Operation Decontamination (The UNESCO Courier no. 2; July-September 2017) Year of publication: 2017 Corporate author: UNESCO The plurality of enlightened opinions is a prerequisite of the democratic development of our societies. The quality of the information disseminated by the media – traditional or new – is decisive when it comes to shaping public opinion. This is why UNESCO puts special emphasis on education about media and information, which it considers a fundamental skill for citizens in the twenty-first century.Freedom of expression and the free movement of ideas by words and images are among the constitutive principles of UNESCO and at the core of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. UNESCO supports the work of dedicated journalists and activists who defend fundamental freedoms, like the journalist Dawit Isaak, winner of the 2017 UNESCO/ Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize, whose story appears in this issue of the UNESCO Courier.Over the last decade, more than 800 journalists have been victims of crimes aimed at muzzling freedom of expression. Only one murder out of ten ended with a conviction. This impunity is unacceptable and further fuels the spiral of violence in the future. This is why UNESCO is committed to putting an end to these crimes against the press, on all continents, as an indispensable condition for peaceful societies that are all the more robust for being better informed.In this “post-truth” era, the role of UNESCO is more important than ever, and this issue of the Courier is a wonderful opportunity to renew our founding commitment to support information and communication to build peace in the minds of men and women. 
Guide on Human Rights Education Curriculum Development Year of publication: 2021 Author: Cecilia Decara | Carol Rask | Felisa Tibbitts Corporate author: Danish Institute for Human Rights This document aims to bring conceptual clarity on human rights education and curriculum development and provide concrete suggestions on how to build human rights curricula ft for 21st century human rights challenges, while contributing to the realisation of the SDG goals and targets set by the international community. 
Gender Inequality in Education and its Impact on Economic Growth in Algeria: An Applied Study for the Period (1980-2014) Year of publication: 2017 Author: Latifa Al-Sabti | Taleb Warrad Corporate author: University of Jordan Most of the developing countries suffer from gender inequality in education, health, employment opportunities, wages and opportunities of representation and political empowerment. It was found that this inequality - according to the findings of most previous studies on this topic- had a negative effect on economic growth. As economic growth is one of the important macroeconomic goals, this has induced the researcher to investigate the relationship between them in Algeria. This study aimed mainly at investigating the impact of gender inequality in education on the economic growth in Algeria, using annual data covering the period from 1980 to 2014, in order to achieve this objective, an econometric model has been designed based on the economic theories and the published researches, using data obtained from the World Bank's (WB) and UNESCO websites. The Results of the econometric analysis showed the existence of significant positive relationship between gender inequality in secondary education and economic growth in Algeria (which means that there is a gender equality in secondary education enrollment according to the definition of Gender Parity Index), and the existence of a negative significant relationship between gender inequality in primary education and economic growth in Algeria (which means that there is a gender inequality in primary education enrollment according to the definition of Gender Parity Index), also showed the presence of a positive significant relationship between each of the trade openness, physical capital and economic growth, and the presence of a negative significant relationship between labor supply and economic growth in Algeria. The study recommended the need of Algeria to work on the elimination of the causes of gender inequality in education, or at least minimizing them as much as possible because of their negative impact on economic growth, and supporting the educational system through the construction of new schools in rural and urban areas, the paving of roads to facilitate access of pupils safely to schools, equipping schools with the required means to complete the educational process as it should be, to spread awareness through various media of the importance of female education, to enact legislations that obligate the education of females, to encourage the demand for females in the labor market as an attempt to raise their rate of enrollment to education as a major determinant for getting a good job. 
We Are Different But We Love Each Other- Example Year of publication: 2015 Author: Ahmad Al Shugairi Corporate author: Aram TV The video talks about Oman as a model for coexistence between sects. Ahmed Al Shugairi visited Amman and prayed in its mosques and met with Omanis, highlighting the coexistence between them. Oman, according to the video, is one of the countries that succeeded in harmonizing its three sects without problems. 
Index for Inclusion: Developing Learning and Participation in Schools Year of publication: 2015 Author: Tony Booth | Mel Ainscow Corporate author: Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI) | FUHEM Education This guide provides a set of support materials for self-assessment of all aspects of a school, related to inclusive education, including activities at recess and in the classroom, as well as in the communities and in the context in which it's found. All staff, parents and guardians, as well as the students themselves (whether children, adolescents, or youth) are invited to contribute to the implementation of a plan for inclusion. 
Ending Violence in Schools : An Investment Case Year of publication: 2021 Author: Quentin Wodon | Chloë Fèvre | Chata Malé | Ada Nayihouba | Hoa Nguyen Corporate author: World Bank Preventing violence in and through school is a prerequisite for girls and boys getting the education they need and deserve, and acquiring the skills, knowledge and values that provide the foundations for strong and inclusive societies. This report demonstrates that violence in and around schools negatively impacts educational outcomes, and society pays a heavy price as a result (with an estimate of $11 trillion in lost lifetime earnings). Cost-benefit analyses suggest that implementing interventions to prevent violence in and through schools from early childhood to secondary education is a smart economic investment. Rigorously evaluated programs and policies aimed at preventing violence at different levels of the education system show that action is feasible. The benefits of investing in preventing violence in and through schools is likely to far outweigh the costs. 
Remote Learning During the Global School Lockdown: Multi-Country Lessons Year of publication: 2020 Author: Maria Barron Rodriguez | Cristobal Cobo | Alberto Muñoz-Najar | Iñaki Sánchez Ciarrusta Corporate author: World Bank This study includes three main sections that have been organized in a chronological order within this report: the first one, “What can we learn from education emergency responses in low- and middle-income countries?” analyzes the emergency education responses to the COVID-19 pandemic of over 120 governments from April until May, 2020. The second section, “Is remote learning perceived as effective? An in-depth analysis across five countries” discusses the main national education responses deployed by Brazil, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Peru, as well as the perceived effectiveness of these strategies conducted from May until August, 2020. The third section, “What works with remote and remedial strategies? an analysis across 13 countries” builds on key lessons learned during the analysis of the five multi-country experiences and presents global trends of remote learning implemented during school closures and the actions governments adopted to get ready for remedial learning, conducted from August until December 2020. The countries prioritized for the third section are IDA borrowing countries of which six are low-income countries: Afghanistan, Haiti, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, and Rwanda; and five are lower-middle-income countries: Cambodia, Cameroon, Kenya, Nepal, and Pakistan. Additionally, two high-income countries, Estonia and Uruguay, have been included in the report. The main trends across this report are discussed below and have been grouped in five themes: (1) Adopt delivery systems with an inclusive approach; (2) Adjust the curriculum to ensure effectiveness; (3) Secure sustained teacher training and in-service support; (4) Leverage institutional capacities while ensuring sustained monitoring and evaluation; and (5) Consolidate national strategies to remediate learning losses. 
Multilingual education in Nepal: hearsay and reality? A report Year of publication: 2011 Author: Vishnu S. Rai | Maya Rai | Prem Phyak | Nabina Rai Corporate author: UNESCO Kathmandu The present study entitled “Multilingual Education in Nepal: Hearsay and Reality?” was started in April 2011 and completed on 25th May 2011. The main aim of the study was to explore and analyze the realities of the Multilingual Education (MLE) programme being practiced in seven schools from six different districts. The MLE programme was launched by the Department of Education (DOE) with the technical assistance of the Government of Finland in 2007. Nepal Government has planned to implement MLE in 300 schools in the coming years but there have been no comprehensive studies conducted to give an accurate picture of the MLE programme. In this context, the present study was carried out. 
Optimising learning, education and publishing in Africa: the language factor; a review and analysis of theory and practice in mother-tongue and bilingual education in sub-Saharan Africa Year of publication: 2011 Author: Adama Ouane | Christine Glanz Corporate author: UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) | Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) This analytical review consists of three sections. The first section lays the theoretical foundations and is covered by Ekkehard Wolff and Kathleen Heugh: 1) language politics and planning in the light of development and 2) theories of bi- and multilingual education models and their implementation in the African context. A second section analyses teaching practices and classroom interaction in schools in two chapters by Birgit Brock-Utne and Hassana Alidou. This is followed by a review of the use of African languages in literacy and non-formal education by Hassana Alidou1 . Next, a review study by Kathleen Heugh addresses the critical issue of costs by assessing the costs related to implementing mother tongue and strong bilingual education programmes. Finally, the third section explores the role of locally-based multilingual publishing in supporting and promoting African languages and developing the language industries and the creative sector. Here, Yaya Satina Diallo from Guinea and Peter Reiner2 from Namibia shed light on the promise and pitfalls of publishing in African languages.Each of these sections focuses on theoretical frameworks and specific strategies designed to optimise learning and education in multilingual Africa. The language issue is dealt with at the levels of: policy and development; costing and financing; educational reform and governance; education models; classroom interaction; formal and non-formal education settings; literacy and publishing. 
What’s the Evidence?: Youth Engagement and the Sustainable Development Goals Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: Asian Development Bank (ADB) | Plan International UK This study represents an encouraging body of evidence, both primary and secondary, which will inform future practice and policymaking with regard to young women and men’s contributions towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The learnings from this study provide important insight that will support the design and implementation of youth programming. It examines five programs across three youth-focused or youth-led organisations: Plan International UK, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and AIESEC.