In early December, in the lead up to International Human Rights Day, RTE participated in the launch event organised by UNESCO to celebrate the Global Partnership Strategy for Early Childhood (GPS), the product of 18 months of multi-stakeholder engagement and collaboration. RTE has provided contributions to the GPS over the last 18 months, and presented these at the launch event.

On Friday 26 November 2021, The World Organisation for Early Childhood Education (OMEP),  in association with the Right to Education Initiative and UNESCO, organised a seminar entitled ‘What’s happening with ECCE in the world? Latest research and current perspectives’. This seminar, which is part of OMEP’s 2021-22 series, featured the presentation of two new UNESCO reports.  

Over two days in early December, UNESCO held an International Seminar on the Evolving Right to Education to celebrate the organisation’s ongoing work on the futures of education, and to present the first stage of the UNESCO Futures of Education initiative - the report Reimagining our futures together: a new social contract for education.

The theme of this year’s Human Rights Day is equality - reducing inequalities, advancing human rights. How does this apply to education?

Worldwide, early and unintended pregnancy prevents girls from accessing education - due to social isolation, stigma, poverty, and discriminatory legislation and practice.