Education
UNICEF and the EU team up to reaffirm children’s rights to education in crisis zones
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OECD proposes new approach to assess young people’s understanding of global issues and attitudes toward cultural diversity and tolerance
Schools increasingly need to prepare young people for an interconnected world where they will live and work with people from different backgrounds and cultures. As a first step to understanding young people’s attitudes, values and knowledge of global issues, the OECD is currently working on a new test to be included in the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). At the meeting of G7 Education Ministers that took place in Kurashiki, Japan, on 14 May, Ministers noted that this assessment may well provide a metric to measure progress in this area.
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Union renewal for positive and improved collective bargaining
“Changing unions in challenging times: international case studies in union renewal” was the theme of the presentation by Howard Stevensonfrom the University of Nottinghamat the Education International’s Research Network held in Brussels, Belgium, on 12 May. Recognising the scale of challenges confronting teachers, he said that recruiting, retaining, engaging and mobilising people is a crucial issue for education unions.
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Don't Blame Kids' Behavior on Full Moon
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In Portugal, Ban urges end of ‘horrible’ war in Syria in meeting with Syrian students
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his wife Yoo Soon-taek (centre), meeting with Syrian students in Lisbon, Portugal.
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Human Rights
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
The Peace Bell Resonates at the 27th Eurasian Economic Summit
Declaration of World Day of the Power of Hope Endorsed by People in 158 Nations
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020