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Message from Education for All (EFA) Global Partnerships Team

The National EFA 2015 Reviews have been officially launched through invitation letters addressed to all Ministers of Education (attached hereto). As you will see, both the letter and the guidelines suggest that civil society organizations should participate in the national reviews.

Ten million child labourers in domestic work

«To mark World Day Against Child Labour, the International Labour Organization (ILO) publishes a report outlining the abuses suffered by millions of children working in family homes.»

Worldwide consultation on education Post-2015

Within the World We Want 2015 platform, UNICEF and UNESCO have launched in december 2012 an online worldwide consultation in order to ensure that education shall effectively be considered as a priority on the development agenda after 2015.

The CIFEDHOP publishes a guide on Human Rights Education

This questions and answers brochure carries forward previous studies on Human Rights Education (HRE) issues and brings some answers to a certain number of FAQ.

The first part (1 to 5) recalls HRE throughout it’s history and it’s contents and how it is linked to compulsary civic education. It also introduce the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UNUDHR).

Presentation of the Practical Guide on the implementation of UPR recommendations

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Mr. Ridha Bouabid, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the International Organisation of La Francophonie at the United Nations in Geneva, presents (in French) a new Guide on the implementation of recommendations

Une nouvelle résolution du Conseil des droits de l'homme pour les défenseurs de DH

Le 21 mars 2013, le Conseil des droits de l’Homme des Nations unies a adopté, par consensus, une résolution qui appelle au renforcement de la protection des défenseurs des droits de l'homme.

Human Rights and Democracy in Action : Report

The Conference on “Human Rights and Democracy in Action - Looking Ahead: The impact of the Council of Europe Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education” was organised by the Council of Europe in Strasbourg on 29-30 November 2012 in the framework of the Andorran Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers, and in cooperation with the EuropeanCommission and the European Wergeland Centre.

'Big Push' to accelerate Education for All before 2015

«Education Ministers committed to a last ‘Big Push’ to accelerate efforts to reach the goals by 2015, at the Global Education for All Meeting held in UNESCO in November 2012. The first group of African countries meet in Dakar. A second group will meet shortly. »

The EFA Acceleration Initiative will have five major steps:

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