In the third edition of a series of publications entitled “Civil society advocacy for the human right to education: stories and lessons learned from Latin America and the Caribbean” the Latin American Campaign for the Right to Education (CLADE) presents the work done by its members in advocating for the right to education. The below

On this World Teachers’ Day, let us celebrate young teachers, the future of the profession. Life makes its way through the shadows of the inert. Like a row advancing on the abyss’ edge, the torches lighting the way have always been held by teachers. They are the ones who share their own learning and share

The Sustainable Development Goal 17 highlights the need to “revitalise the global partnership for sustainable development”. While civil society should be one of the main partners in achieving the SDGs, our experience during the recent High-Level Political Forum tends to show that we are given very little space within the United Nations system. Furthermore, the

African civil society is committed to strengthening accountability initiatives to achieve inclusive and equitable quality education in Africa. The 9th Pan-African Forum on Education Policies, organised by ANCEFA in collaboration with COSYDEP, was held 2-4 September, 2019, in Dakar. The theme of the three day forum, which facilitated participant reflection and exchanges, was: “Strengthening civil

Education and lifelong learning can support resilient and peaceful communities, and improve understanding at the global level. We explore here the specific role education plays to help achieve SDG 11 (sustainable cities and communities) and SDG 16 (Peace and good governance). 1. Ensuring equal opportunities The scale and speed of urban change requires good governance,

How can education and lifelong learning help to ensure production and consumption patterns are sustainable, supply skills for the creation of green industry, orient higher education and research towards green innovation and can play a part in transforming key economic sectors, such as agriculture, upon which both rich and poor countries and households rely? Let’s