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On the International Day of the Girl Child and every day, educators around the world are fully committed to advancing girls’ rights through education.
Teachers and their unions use innovative and empowering approaches to ensure the right to education for girls in all their diversityInformed by the recommendations of the UN High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession (UNHLP), the Santiago Consensus and new research focusing on the political economy of education in Lebanon, Education International (EI) member organizations in Lebanon are advocating in the framework of the Go Public! Fund Education campaign for an...
Lebanon: Go Public! Fund Education, from words to action
On World Mental Health Day, Education International launched two new initiatives dedicated to advancing the health and well-being of teachers and education support personnel around the world. The network and resource centre will allow education unions to share best practices in order to foster healthier, more supportive environments for education...
Education International launches network and resource centre to support the health and well-being of education workers
This year’s World Teachers’ Day marked a historic and deeply emotional moment as Education International’s General Secretary marked the occasion in Palestine — standing in solidarity with the General Union of Palestinian Teachers (GUPT) and the educators who continue to hold their community together in the face of occupation, lack...
Together for teachers, together for tomorrow: A profound World Teachers’ Day in Palestine
Since 2021, the STEB has been conducting a cooperation project with the French union SNES-FSU to improve occupational health and safety in Burundi’s schools. Rémy Nsengiyumva, President of the STEB, reflects on the progress made with this initiative, the challenges encountered, and the prospects for the future.
Education voices | International trade union cooperation promotes occupational health and safety for teachers in Burundi
Leaders of Education International Africa (EIA) member organizations exchanged experiences and strategies during a Go Public! Fund Education event and then actively participated in the Pan African Conference on Teacher Education (PACTED 2025). During these high-level events held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, they reaffirmed their commitment to the EI Go...
Historic: Education union leaders bring their voice to the African Union