IN FOCUS
Central Asian countries publish national reports on Education for All assessment: More effort needed in education financing
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have published their national Education for All (EFA) Mid-Decade Assessment (MDA) Reports.
National reports of all four countries were reviewed by education specialists from the region at the Central Asia EFA Mid-Term Policy Review on 10 December 2008.
The national EFA MDA report takes stock of progresss made in each of the six EFA Goals, a commitment reaffirmed by 164 countries at the 2000 World Education Forum in Dakar. Read more
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UPCOMING EVENTS
• International Women's Day Events
(round-tables, exhibitions and
concerts)
Date: 9-25 March 2009
Location: UNESCO HQ, Paris, France
More info
• UNESCO World Conference on
Education for Sustainable
Development
Date: 31 March - 2 April 2009
Location: Bonn, Germany
ESD World Conference 2009 Website
• 44th South-East Asian Ministers of
Education Organization (SEAMEO)
Council Conference
Date: 5-8 April 2009
Location: Phuket, Thailand
SEAMEO Website
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LATEST NEWS
UNESCO to designate the gender equality agenda as global priority - As part of International Women's Day.
UNESCO education report launched for the first time in China - Inputs given to China's ongoing education reform.
China hosts seminar on importance of multilingual education and cultural diversity - Theme of seminar "Protecting Mother Language, Developing Cultural Heritage"
Call for Papers for the Right to Education Project Website - For students and academics to share published and unpublished papers.
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PUBLICATIONS/RESOURCES
Inter-Agency on Education Simulation Models - A portal initiated by the Task Team on Education Simulation Models (TTESM) and housed at UNESCO. It aims to facilitate the exchange of experiences and relevant expertise in the field of education simulation models (ESM).
Education Policy and Data Center
-The Education Policy and Data Center (EPDC) maintains a global, multi-source database of national and sub-national education and related indicators. Users have access to current education data for policy making and programme management, and a range of tools and materials including graphs, charts and education pyramids.
Transforming Policy and Practice for Gender in Education - A Gender Review of UNESCO's 2009 EFA Global Monitoring Report - The United Nations Girls' Education Initiative (UNGEI) report critiques the 2009 Global Monitoring Report, emphasizing the need for gender analysis when viewing progress made toward EFA. The critique finds that the issue of gender has not been thoroughly covered by the report. UNGEI Website
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