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Human rights: universal, inalienable and indivisible
Dr. Maria Ron Balsera
Tuesday, 10 December, 2019
I’m writing this blog on the eve of Human Rights Day, following celebrations of the 30th anniversary of the Convention of the Rights of the Child.  On 10 December 1948 the United Nations General... Read more
Closing the gap between words and reality: RTE’s director speech for the 10th anniversary of Protect Education in Insecurity and Conflict
Delphine Dorsi
Friday, 29 November, 2019
RTE’s director, Delphine Dorsi, participated in the dinner organised for the 10thanniversary of Protect Education in Insecurity and Conflict (PEIC), a programme of Education Above All, where she... Read more
Nepal National workshop on the right to education and the Abidjan Principles
Ashina Mtsumi - @ashezz_m
Thursday, 7 November, 2019
Local governments in Nepal are in the process of developing legislation on education following the implementation of the Constitution which delegates responsibility for providing free and compulsory... Read more
Implementing the Abidjan Principles: ASPBAE training workshop in Bangkok
Rene Raya, Cecilia Soriano and Lae Santiago.
Monday, 4 November, 2019
Reflections of Day 1Education actors gathered at the Center Point Hotel in Bangkok to talk about the Right to Education and the Abidjan Principles. Masato Abe,  Economic Affairs Officer at UN ESCAP,... Read more
Recognising refugee qualifications – A virtuous circle
Sjur Bergan and Stig Arne Skjerven - @coe and @Stig_Arne
Monday, 19 August, 2019
A recent monitoring report regarding implementation of recognition of refugees’ qualifications under the Lisbon Recognition Convention brings good news. The report was presented at a meeting of the... Read more
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Celebrating the achievements from the first year of the Abidjan Principles
13 February 2020
(Paris, 13 February 2019) As today marks the first anniversary of the adoption of the Abidjan Principles on the right to education organisations around the world are celebrating the significant... Read more
The Abidjan Principles receive recognition by UN Independent Expert on foreign debt
10 February 2020
The Abidjan Principles have received recognition in the latest report on private debt and human rights by the Independent Expert on the effect of foreign debt, Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky.In the report... Read more
Abidjan Principles recognised by the Special Rapporteur on Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Rights of the Organisation of American States
29 January 2020
This week the Special Rapporteurship on Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Rights (REDESCA) of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) recognised the Abidjan Principles on the... Read more
Abidjan Principles on the right to education awarded support by the Paris Peace Forum 2019 as one of the most promising governance projects
14 November 2019
(Paris, 14 November 2019) The Paris Peace Forum announced yesterday that the Abidjan Principles on the right to education were selected as one of the ten ‘most promising governance projects’ that... Read more
Call for submissions: The right to education in Qatar
30 October 2019
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Ms. Koumbou Boly Barry, will make an official visit to Qatar, between 8 and 16 December 2019. The visit will collect information and... Read more
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