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A Framework to Guide an Education Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic of 2020 Year of publication: 2020 Author: Fernando Reimers | Andreas Schleicher Corporate author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) This report aims at supporting education decision making to develop and implement effective education responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The report explains why the necessary social isolation measures will disrupt school-based education for several months in most countries around the world. Absent an intentional and effective strategy to protect opportunity to learn during this period, this disruption will cause severe learning losses for students.The report proposes that leaders of education systems and organizations develop plans for the continuation of education through alternate modalities, during the period of necessary social isolation. It offers a framework of areas to be covered by such plans. 
Advancing Innovation: UNESCO-UNEVOC in Action; Biennial Report 2018-2019 Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: UNESCO International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (UNEVOC) In a rapidly evolving world filled with societal, environmental and economic disruptions, technical and vocational education and training (TVET) systems need to develop innovative strategies to tackle emerging challenges while simultaneously seizing the opportunities that have arisen from the advent of 21st century technology.This Biennial Report gives a comprehensive overview of UNESCO-UNEVOC's activities in technical and vocational education and training over the biennium 2018-2019. 
Quality TVET for the Successful Training to Employment Transition of Africa’s Youth Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) | Agence luxembourgeoise pour la coopération au développement (LuxDev) | Institut de la Francophonie pour l'éducation et la formation (IFEF) This report constitutes the analytical synthesis of the 2nd Regional Workshop for Exchange between Vocational Training Actors in Africa and their Mutual Strengthening, held in Nairobi from 18-20 June 2019, on the theme of “Quality TVET for the successful training to employment transition of Africa’s youth”. 
Turning Promises into Action: Gender Equality in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) “Turning promises into action: Gender equality in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” provides a comprehensive and authoritative assessment of progress, gaps and challenges in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from a gender perspective. This report monitors global and regional trends in achieving the SDGs for women and girls based on available data, and provides practical guidance for the implementation of gender-responsive policies and accountability processes. As a source of high-quality data and policy analysis, the report is a key reference and accountability tool for policymakers, women’s organizations, the UN system, and other stakeholders. 
COVID-19 and Human Rights: We Are All in This Together Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: United Nations (UN) Human rights are key in shaping the pandemic response, both for the public health emergency and the broader impact on people’s lives and livelihoods. Human rights put people centre-stage. Responses that are shaped by and respect human rights result in better outcomes in beating the pandemic, ensuring healthcare for everyone and preserving human dignity. But they also focus our attention on who is suffering most, why, and what can be done about it. They prepare the ground now for emerging from this crisis with more equitable and sustainable societies, development and peace.This paper aims to translate this Call into concrete action to assist with the response to the pandemic. It presents six key messages that must be central to an effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 
COVID-19: A Gender Lens; Protecting Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, and Promoting Gender Equality Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Disease outbreaks affect women and men differently, and pandemics make existing inequalities for women and girls and discrimination of other marginalized groups such as persons with disabilities and those in extreme poverty, worse. Women represent 70 percent of the health and social sector workforce globally and special attention should be given to how their work environment may expose them to discrimination, as well as thinking about their sexual and reproductive health and psychosocial needs as frontline health workers. This technical brief provides key messages and recommendations for protecting sexual and reproductive health and rights, and promoting gender equality during the COVID-19 pandemic. 
Framework for Reopening Schools; April, 2020 Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: UNESCO | United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) | World Bank | World Food Programme By late April, nationwide school closures were still disrupting the learning of more than 73 per cent of students, or more than 1.2 billion children and youth. When deciding whether to reopen schools, authorities should look at the benefits and risks across education, public health and socio-economic factors, in the local context, using the best available evidence. The best interest of every child should be paramount.The guidelines aim to inform the decision-making process regarding school reopening, support national preparations and guide the implementation process, as part of overall public health and education planning processes. It is designed to be a flexible tool that can be adapted to each context and updated as the situation changes. The guidelines outline six key priorities to assess the readiness of those schools and inform planning. 
Activism, the SDGs and Youth: Development Education & Global Citizenship Education; Resource Pack Year of publication: 2018 Author: Valerie Duffy | Dermot O’Brien Corporate author: National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) | Irish Aid This resource explores the issue of Activism and the Sustainable Development Goals and represents an important contribution at this moment in time where activism and action within the Global Citizenship movement is gaining momentum. It is aimed at Global Educators, Youth Workers, Development Education practitioners, trainers, activists, changemakers of all shapes and sizes but in particular those working with the current generation of young people. 
Understanding the Impact of Global Citizenship Education - Using a Theory of Change Approach: An IDEAS Report Year of publication: 2017 Corporate author: International Development Education Association Scotland (IDEAS) This report provides an overview of the range of impacts IDEAS members are working towards and discusses how best to approach their assessment. It focuses, in particular, on how global citizenship education affects teachers and pupils and how this relates to attainment. The Theory of Change that it is based around offers a forward-looking framework that will over time enable us to make the evidence for global citizenship education more accessible, approachable and coherent. 
How to Stop Misinformation in Times of Coronavirus? Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) | UNESCO Learn how to identify unverified content you receive on your cell phone and avoid spreading information on social media that has not been checked by credible sources. Caring for reliable information is everyone's responsibility, and helps us make better decisions.Learn more about this campaign by UNESCO and UNDP at:https://en.unesco.org/news/disinformation-silent-weapon-times-pandemic