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An Unfulfilled Promise: 12 Years of Education for Every Girl Year of publication: 2021 Corporate author: Global Education Monitoring Report Team | UNESCO Just over 25 years ago in 1995, 189 governments adopted the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action – a visionary agenda for women’s empowerment and the most comprehensive global policy framework to advance gender equality to date. Girls’ and women’s education and training featured in the document as one of 12 key areas where urgent action was needed to ensure greater equality.Since Beijing, the international community has emphasized the transformative power of girls’ and women’s education and its benefits – not only for girls and women, but for entire societies and even future generations. Under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 on inclusive, equitable quality education and lifelong learning sets ambitious targets to ensure equality of opportunity – including a target aiming to ensure that all girls and boys complete 12 years of education by 2030.This short paper explores the evolution of girls’ and boys’ completion rates in primary and secondary education since 1995 – and calls for action to deliver on our commitments to leaving no one behind. 
Gender in Teaching: A Key Dimension of Inclusion Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: UNESCO | International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2030 Without teachers, Sustainable Development Goal 4 to ensure inclusive and equitable, quality education for all by 2030 will not be achieved.Since teachers act as role models for students, inclusion in education means that the teaching workforce mirror the diversity of the classroom. As countries look to recruit more teachers to meet SDGs, one significant factor important to creating inclusive classrooms is gender.This document has been prepared for the 2020 World Teachers’ Day celebrated by UNESCO and the Teacher Task Force with the theme Teachers: Leading in crisis, reimagining the future. Le genre dans l’enseignement: Un élément essentiel de l’inclusion Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'éducation, la science et la culture (UNESCO) | International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2030 Sans enseignant(e)s, il sera impossible d’atteindre l’objectif de développement durable 4 qui vise à assurer l’accès de tous à une éducation inclusive de qualité, sur un pied d’égalité, d’ici à 2030.Les enseignant(e)s sont des exemples pour les élèves ; à ce titre, l’inclusion dans l’éducation signifie que la composition ducorps enseignant doit refléter la diversité des élèves. À l’heure où les pays cherchent à recruter davantage d’enseignant(e)s pour atteindre les ODD, le genre constitue l’un des facteurs les plus importants pour créer des classes inclusives.Le présent document a été préparé en vue de la Journée mondiale des enseignant(e)s 2020, célébrée par l’UNESCO et l’Équipe spéciale sur les enseignants autour du thème Enseignants : leaders en temps de crise et façonneurs d’avenir. 
Communication and Information Programme Year of publication: 2021 Corporate author: UNESCO UNESCO is the UN specialized agency building peace in the minds of people through education, the sciences, culture, communication and information. Our mission is to foster intercultural dialogue and sustainable development, by promoting the free flow of ideas.By adopting a multi-disciplinary and inclusive approach, UNESCO works with both duty-bearers and rights-holders across the world to develop and implement targeted actions that are born out of local needs, which ensures a holistic and results-based approach for sustainable change.In the field of communication and information, UNESCO defends and promotes freedom of expression, media independence and pluralism, and the building of inclusive knowledge societies underpinned by universal access to information and the innovative use of digital technologies.Through capacity-building, policy advice, international cooperation, monitoring and foresight in the fields of freedom of expression, access to information, and digital transformation, UNESCO will continue to empower key actors with a view to ensuring that fundamental freedoms are guaranteed online and offline, in line with international standards.This is all the more relevant to ensure the ethical development and use of emerging technologies, which have a growing impact on all aspects of the world’s societies. Citizens will also be empowered to enjoy these fundamental freedoms through the development of 21st century skills and the fostering of enabling environments for media pluralism and diversity. 
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. 
Inclusion in Early Childhood Care and Education in High-Income Countries Year of publication: 2021 Corporate author: Global Education Monitoring Report Team | UNESCO | Deloitte Access Economics This report reviews the international research and policy literature concerning approaches to inclusion in early childhood care and education (ECCE) in different high-income jurisdictions globally. Each chapter highlights examples of policies and practices which can foster inclusion in ECCE across the themes set out in the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report in 2020.As a critical period for children’s intellectual, emotional, social, physical and moral development, supporting inclusion in ECCE is of particular importance for supporting lifelong learning and equitable opportunities for all children. A number of key messages emerging from this review that are instructive to designing policies to promote inclusion in ECCE are summarised below. Inclusion in ECCE is fostered through complementary universal and targeted approaches to most aspects of ECCE governance, financing, policy and service delivery. The implementation of ECCE laws and policies is key to supporting inclusion. As the central actors delivering ECCE services, collaboration within the ECCE workforce is crucial to supporting a community of practice which leads and shares inclusion, while avoiding risks of specialisation. Finally, while many existing ECCE policies, resources and tools are grounded in a deficits-based approach to understanding need, inclusion may be better supported through an approach which focusses on child learning needs and strengths. 
Learn, Protect, Respect, Empower: The Status of Comprehensive Sexuality Education in Asia and the Pacific; A Summary Review 2020 Year of publication: 2021 Corporate author: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) | UNESCO | International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) More than half of the world’s 1.8 billion young people aged 10–24 live in the Asia and Pacific region1 and a majority of them live in low and middle-income countries. In spite of their diverse socio-economic contexts, young people across this vast region commonly face limited access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) information and services, including age-appropriate comprehensive sexuality education. Of the 13 million adolescent girls globally with an unmet need for contraception, approximately half live in Asia-Pacific, leading to an estimated 3.7 million births to adolescent girls in the region annually. In addition, around 82,000 young people are infected with HIV each year in the region. As adolescents transition through to adulthood, it is crucial that they are equipped with the necessary knowledge, attitudes and skills to support their health and wellbeing, regardless of age, sex, marital status, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, sexual orientation or gender identity. School-based and age-appropriate comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) is an effective means of reaching a large population of children and young people, particularly where rates of school participation are high. This overview of the status of in-school CSE in Asia and the Pacific provides a strong evidence base on the reach and impact of this across the region. Importantly, post COVID-19 we need to build back CSE programmes that are better and stronger to meet the social and emotional needs of our young people. 
5th UNESCO Forum on Transformative Education for Sustainable Development, Global Citizenship, Health and Well-being (Strand 3) Year of publication: 2021 Author: Carmel Cefai | Dy Samsideth | Mieke van Ingelghem | Kiichi Oyasu Corporate author: UNESCO | El Centro Asia Pacífico de Educación para el Entendimiento Internacional (APCEIU) Strand 3– What does progress in transformative education look like – the crucial role of teachers Plenary session 3Based on the findings of two global studies conducted by UNESCO and its partners, this session discussed what can be done to support teachers to feel more confident in their role and to effectively facilitate transformative education. Moderators: Ms Antonia Wulff, Director of Policy, Advocacy and Research, Education International, Mr Christophe Cornu, Senior Project Officer, Section of Education for Health and Well-being, UNESCOMr William Gaudelli, Dean, College of Education & Vice Provost for innovation in education, Lehigh University, USAMr Carmel Cefai, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Malta, MaltaPanelists:Mr Anil Ramdewor, Ministry of Education, MauritiusMr Souphap Khounvixay, Advisor, Cabinet Office of the Minister for Education and Sports, Lao People's Democratic RepublicMs Miri Yemini, Professor, Department of Educational Policy and Administration, the Jaime and Joan Constantiner School of Education, Tel Aviv University, IsraelMr Bert Tuga, President, Philippines Normal University, PhilippinesMs Anh Duong Phuong, Teacher and youth activist for gender equality and girls’ rights, Viet NamMr Renato Jiménez Cabrera, teacher trainer, the Benemérita Escuela Nacional de Maestros, Mexico Concurrent sessions 3The session addressed key action areas in view of advancing the role and building the capacities of teachers to deliver ESD, GCED and education for health and well-being. Session 3.1 – Teacher preparednessModerator: Dr Jim Taylor, Research Associate, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaSpeakers:Dr Dy Samsideth, Deputy Director General for Education, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, CambodiaDr Mieke van Ingelghem, Lecturer, UC Leuven Limburg Teacher Education (UNESCO Associated Schools Network member), Belgium Session 3.2 – Teaching and learning resources and materialsModerator: Ms Yumiko Yokozeki, Director, UNESCO International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (IICBA)Speakers:Mr Dennis Sinyolo, Director, Education International’s African Regional OfficeMs Mary Sichangi, Head of Department, Partnerships & Linkages, Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education in Africa (CEMASTEA)Mr Temechegn Engida, Program Officer, UNESCO International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (IICBA) Session 3.3 – School and community supportModerator: Mr Carlos Vargas, Chief of Section of Teacher Development, UNESCOMr Carlos Enrique Rodoriguez Rivas, Head, National Teacher Training Institute, Ministry of Education, El SalvadorDr James Williams, Professor, School of Education and Human Development at George Washington University, USAMr Kiichi Oyasu, Director, Education Cooperation Department of Asia-Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO (ACCU), Japan Links to Strand 1 / Strand 2 & Special Session / Strand 4 
5th UNESCO Forum on Transformative Education for Sustainable Development, Global Citizenship, Health and Well-being (Strand 4) Year of publication: 2021 Author: Alexander Leicht | Nilantha Gunasekara | Aaron Benavot | Umair Mushtaq | Elena Diryugina | Libby Giles | Mónika Réti | Le Anh Vinh Corporate author: 유네스코 | 유네스코 아시아태평양 국제이해교육원 Strand 4 – What does progress in transformative education look like – conclusions and next steps Plenary session 4The Strand assessed how to best capture progress including possible benchmarks and success indicators in addressing different aspects of transformative education and discussed the way forward.Moderator: Ms Vibeke Jensen, Director, Division of Peace and Sustainable Development, UNESCOPresentation of the key ideas for recommendation:Mr Alexander Leicht, Chief of Section of Education for Sustainable Development, UNESCODiscussants:Mr Nilantha Gunasekara, Deputy Director, School Health and Nutrition Branch, Ministry of Education, Sri LankaMs Chandrika Bahadur, Director, SDG AcademyMs Katarina Popovic, Professor, Department of Andragogy, University of Belgrade, Serbia & Secretary General, the International Council for Adult Education (ICAE)Mr Hyun Mook Lim, Director, APCEIUMr Aaron Benavot, Professor, University of Albany, USA Concurrent sessions 4In the concurrent sessions, concrete policy recommendations on advancing transformative education and creating enabling conditions were formulated by policymakers, practitioners and monitoring experts. Session 4.1 – Policy makersModerator: Mr Sam Loni, Programme Director, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, USASpeakers:Ms Catherine Matara, Assistant Director of Education, Ministry of Education, KenyaMs Sandra Allison Soria Mendoza, Head of the Environmental Education Unit and Environmental Education Specialist, Ministry of Education of PeruMs Saher Baig, Representative, Youth4Climate Session 4.2 – PractitionersModerator: Ms Monica Froehler, CEO, Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global CitizensSpeakers:Mr Umair Mushtaq, Project Manager, The Little Art, PakistanMs Elena Diryugina, Head of methodology and evaluation department, Investment to the Future, Russian FederationMs Libby Giles, Head of Global Citizenship, St Cuthbert’s College, Director, New Zealand Centre for Global Studies, New Zealand Session 4.3 – Monitoring experts on measurement frameworks, M&E, and dataModerator: Mr Ralph Carstens, Senior Research Advisor, International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA)Speakers:Ms Mónika Réti, Representative of Hungary, UNECE working group on monitoring of the ESD strategyMr Le Anh Vinh, Deputy Director General, Viet Nam Institute of Educational Sciences (VNIES)Mr Hilaire Hounkpodoté, Coordinator of the Programme for the Analysis of Education Systems (PASEC), CONFEMENMr Guy-Roger Kaba, Coordinator of the Observatory on the Quality of Education, CONFEMEN Links to Strand 1 / Strand 2 & Special Session / Strand 3 
From Rights to Country-Level Action: Results of the Tenth Consultation of Member States on the 1960 Convention and Recommendation Year of publication: 2022 Author: Rolla Moumné | Sharlene Bianchi Corporate author: UNESCO The year 2020 marked a turning point for education worldwide. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic not only amplified the difficulties and revealed existing weaknesses, but also brought the unpreparedness and lack of resilience of national education systems to the fore.The tenth consultation on the 1960 Convention against Discrimination in Education was conducted in precisely this context.Providing a valuable opportunity for States to take stock of the progress made in implementing Convention and sharing interesting national practices, the Consultation revealed continuous and new challenges the education sector faces. The unique timing of the consultation also created an opportunity to report on actions taken to faceadverse effects of the pandemic. This report analyzes and presents the Consultation findings, draws trends, and provides guidance for action. It shows how, by implementing the provisions of the Consultation, States can accelerate progress towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4, while invites a reflection on possibly reviewing the framework of the right to education to further respond to new challenges and put an end to increased inequalities worldwide.