Déclaration conjointe des organisations de la société civile concernant le rapport publié par la Banque Africaine de Développement et d'autres institutions évaluant les progrès accomplis en Afrique dans la réalisation des OMD
Joint Civil Statement on the African Development Bank and Others' report, assessing progress in Africa toward the Millenium Development Goals
Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education on Privatisation
In this report submitted to the UN General Assembly , the Special Rapporteur on the right to education examines State responsibility in the face of the explosive growth of private education providers, from a right to education perspective. He emphasizes the need to preserve education as a public good, which must not be reduced to a profit-making business. He also underlines the importance of the principles of non-discrimination and equality of opportunity, as well as social justice and equity.
Parallel Report to the Committee on the Rights of the Child about Privatisation in Education in Ghana
Parallel Report submitted by the Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition and the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, with the support of the Africa Network Campaign on Education For All, the Privatisation in Education Research Initiative, the Right to Education Initiative, the Global Campaign for Education and Education International to the Pre-sessional Working Group of the Committee on the Rights of the Child on the occasion of the consideration of the List of Issues related to the Periodic Reports of Ghana.
Planteando cuestiones de educación y privatización ante la ONU
Es la mañana de miércoles, 3 de septiembre [2014], en la Oficina del Alto Comisionado por los Derechos Humanos en Ginebra. Se echan los dados; en pocos minutos, saberemos. Mi compañero marroquí, que representa la Coalición Marroquí por la Educación para Todos, y yo, que represento la Iniciativa Global por los Derechos Económicos, Sociales y Culturales (GI-ESCR) esperamos ansiosamente. Plantearán ellos la cuestión?
Date:
12 Septiembre 2014
Summary of events on Privatisation in Education and the Right to Education Geneva, 12 June 2014
In June 2014 the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR), together with the Privatisation in Education Research Initiative (PERI) held a series of events in Geneva focusing on privatisation and the human right to education: a Human Rights Council 26th Session Side Event and and an Expert Meeting on Privatisation in Education. The events were intended to foster discussion and engagement, as well as to raise awareness about this key emerging issue, which is having a profound impact on the realisation of the right to education globally.
Privatization and its Impact on the Right to Education of Women and Girls
On 7 July 2014, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) held a General Discussion on the Right to Education for Girls and Women, the aim of which is to commence the Committee’s process of elaborating a “General Recommendation on girls’/women’s right to education.”
Human Rights Council Side Event: Privatisation and its Impact on the Right to Education - Questions & Answers
On 12 June 2014, during the June Session of the Human Rights Council, the Portuguese Mission, together with Privatisation in Education Research Initiative (PERI) and the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR), convened a side-event on privatisation and its impact on the right to education at Palais des Nations in Geneva.
Civil Society Organisations Discussed Privatisation and the Right to Education during the Human Rights Council
In Geneva, during the June session of the Human Rights Council, civil society organisations, including the Right to Education Project, participated in a series of events to discuss the important issue of the growing trend of privatisation in education and its impact on the right to education.
Date:
30 Junio 2014
Human Rights Council Side Event: Privatisation and its Impact on the Right to Education - Closing Remarks by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education
On 12 June 2014, during the June Session of the Human Rights Council, the Portuguese Mission, together with Privatisation in Education Research Initiative (PERI) and the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR), convened a side-event on privatisation and its impact on the right to education at Palais des Nations in Geneva.