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UNESCO Covid-19 Education Response: Education sector issue notes
Schools, universities and other educational institutions closed in many countries as a preventative measure to stop the spread of COVID-19. While countries work to ensure the continuity of learning, they need to start anticipate and prepare for the reopen
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Framework for Reopening Schools
Global school closures in response to the COVID-19 crisis present a serious risk to children's education, protection and well-being. National authorities and partners must cooperate to promote and safeguard every child’s right to education, health and saf
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Operational Guidance Note: The Use of Educational Facilities / Temporary Learning Centres as Shelters, Markets &Treatment Units for COVID-19
This guidance note provides information on using educational facilities/temporary learning centres as shelters, markets and treatment units for COVID-19. It was developed by the Education in Emergencies Working Group Nigeria.
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Covid-19 and Its Implications for Protecting Children Online
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to widespread school closures and physical distancing measures. It has also made online platforms and communities essential to maintaining a sense of normalcy. Children and their families are turning to digital solutions more
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Global Education Monitoring Report 2019: Building bridges for gender equality
Significant progress has been made towards achieving gender equality in education. Despite this, there are still teachers who are not receiving training on how to be responsive to gender issues in the classroom. Furthermore, some countries still prohibit
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Religious Leaders' Handbook on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Developed as a tool for religious leaders, this handbook assists the reader in understanding and addressing sexual and reproductive health and rights issues among children and adolescents. After a pilot session in Lusaka, Zambia, in November 2017 at a reg
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Migration, Displacement and Education: Building bridges, not walls
No part of the world is currently affected by migration and displacement as much as the Arab States. Even though the region only accounts for five percent of the global population, it holds 32 percent of the global amount of refugees and 38 percent of the
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International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education
The International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education offers recommendations for the scope of a Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) programme, as well as instructions on how to plan, implement, and monitor a CSE programme. This revised version o
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Achieving Gender Equality in Education: Don’t forget the boys
Achieving gender equality in and through education is central to meeting the targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. While the emphasis tends to be on the effects of gender norms on girls, this paper puts the spotlight on the less recogniz
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Global Education Monitoring Report Gender Review 2018: Meeting our commitments to gender equality in education
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development opened a new chapter in the long struggle towards achieving gender equality. Its commitment to ‘leave no one behind’ expresses the conviction that boys and girls, men and women should benefit equally from develo
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Comprehensive School Safety: A global framework in support of The Global Alliance for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience in the Education Sector and The Worldwide Initiative for Safe Schools
The CSS framework is intended to advance the goals of the Worldwide Initiative for Safe Schools and the Global Alliance for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience in the Education Sector, and to promote school safety as a priority area of post-2015 framew
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School Violence and Bullying: Global status report
This report focuses on violence and bullying in formal educational settings, in particular violence and bullying between students, and on actions that can be taken by the education sector and schools to prevent and respond to the problem. It aims to: Pres