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"All of my income disappeared overnight": economic precarity for students during the pandemic
Inès Girard, Fiona Vanston and Elodie Faïd
Thursday, 29 July, 2021
In our last article, we addressed the impact of Covid-19 on students' mental health. We highlighted how financial struggles increase the risk of mental health issues, and the ways in which the Covid-... Read more
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Mental health: the silent pandemic in higher education
Inès Girard, Fiona Vanston and Elodie Faïd
Friday, 9 July, 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the access to higher education in numerous ways, some of them indirect. Students encounter difficulties such as mental health or precarity issues that result... Read more
Grounded: the impact of Covid-19 on academic exchanges
Inès Girard, Fiona Vanston and Elodie Faïd
Thursday, 1 July, 2021
A major innovation brought about by globalization within higher education is the increase in academic mobility. Every year, millions of students cross borders to access higher education, or to... Read more
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
What happens when the ‘best years of your life’ are actually the hardest? The particular challenges faced by first-year university students during the pandemic
Inès Girard, Fiona Vanston and Elodie Faïd
Wednesday, 23 June, 2021
While the Covid-19 pandemic has raised many difficulties for all students in terms of access to higher education online, coping with mental health issues, and escaping economic precarity, those in... Read more
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As attacks on education rise, RTE releases two new guides to support the monitoring of the right to education in times of conflict
9 September 2021
On the second International Day to Protect Education from Attack, Right to Education Initiative launches two new guides to support monitoring education under attack from a human rights... Read more
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Internship opportunity: Privatisation in Education and Human Rights Consortium (PEHRC)
31 August 2021
The Privatisation in Education and Human Rights Consortium (PEHRC) is looking for a Master's student / recent graduate interested in taking up a placement to support its work (on a rolling basis). ... Read more
At the Global Education Summit, 37 CSOs Call on World Education Leaders to Use Multi-billion Dollars Funding to Support Public Education
28 July 2021
As Ministers of education and other leading stakeholders in education meet on 28-29 July 2021 at the Global Education Summit, 37 CSOs call on governments to make robust funding commitments for the... Read more
UN Resolution on the Right to Education - highlighting the importance of pre-primary education
20 July 2021
On Monday 12 July, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution by consensus, sponsored by 54 States, which, among other significant emphases, highlights the importance of early... Read more
Amidst COVID-19, UN Human Rights Council reaffirms recognition of the Abidjan Principles and calls for joint action between UN and GPE
19 July 2021
Public statement, 16 July 2021 On July 16 2021, Right to Education Initiative and 24 civil society organisation partners co-signed a public statement welcoming the Human Rights Council’s resolution ... Read more
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