5 Key Takeaways from the 76th OMEP World Assembly and Conference on ‘Right from the Start for ECCE: Step Beyond All Together’
Rajakumari Michaelsamy, ECCE Programme Manager at RTE
Tuesday, 30 July, 2024
From 15 to 21 July 2024, I attended the 76th World Assembly and International Conference of the  World Organisation for Early Childhood Education (OMEP) held in Bangkok, Thailand on the theme ‘Right... Read more
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The right to equality in early childhood care and education: a precondition for the right to education
Rajakumari Michaelsamy
Thursday, 30 March, 2023
This blog highlights the key discussions from a panel session on ‘Strengthening laws, policy, and governance for early childhood care and education: Towards an equal and inclusive education’,... Read more
Inclusion, investment and strengthening legal framework: Key takeaways from the UNESCO World Conference and Declaration on ECCE
Rajakumari Michaelsamy and Delphine Dorsi
Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
The second UNESCO World Conference on Early Childhood Care and Education (WCECCE), held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from 14-16 November, was convened to mobilise countries and partners to reaffirm the... Read more
Interview with Mercedes Mayol Lassalle: Care as ethics, care as action, and care as public policy
Eleanor Rosenbach
Monday, 24 January, 2022
Recently, Right to Education Initiative had the honour of interviewing Mercedes Mayol Lassalle, World President of the World Organization for Early Childhood Education (OMEP). In post since 2020,... Read more
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Strengthen the legal framework at national and international level for universal access to quality and inclusive ECCE, urge participants at RTE’s CIES Conference panel
Rajakumari Michaelsamy
Wednesday, 30 June, 2021
One out of two children do not receive pre-school education. This situation has worsened due to the mass closure of preschools education due to the COVID 19 pandemic, affecting more than 155 million... Read more