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OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Knut Vollebaek (r), alongside Senior Adviser Bob Deen, at a meeting with Moldova's Interethnic Relations Bureau, Chisinau, 27 June 2013.

EI has sent out a call for action to its affiliates, requesting them to take action for women’s rights and girls’ education.

Seven million low-income U.S. college students face higher costs unless President Barack Obama and both Democrats and Republicans in Congress reach an agreement by July.

Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators

Government leaders came together this week at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland to make progress on issues such as trade agreements, tax systems, and transparency. Yet, despite reiterated commitments to reducing poverty and promoting growth and jobs as top priorities, EI deplores that education´s core role in tackling these issues is not mentioned in the 24-page communiqué from the meeting.

In her presentation at the 4th Session of the UN Open Working Group on Sustainable Development, held in New York 17-19 June, EI coordinator Antonia Wulff argued for equity and quality in education as preconditions for a successful sustainable development framework.