4 November 2025
The Right to Education Inititiave, together with more than 115 organisations, endorses the civil society collective statement on public services below. We demand a change in policies that prioritises sustainable public funding and rejects the privatisation of education and other essential services. Our Collective Statement articulates our key demands that will be shared at some crucial... Read more
20 October 2025
On 30 and 31 October 2025, the UN Human Rights Council will hold its Social Forum in Geneva with a focus on the contribution of education to the respect, promotion, protection and fulfilment of all human rights for all.Our Executive Director, Delphine Dorsi, will participate in the panel on 'Education for political rights – Participation, citizenship and voice' sharing her perspective on '... Read more
2 October 2025
On 8 September 2025, on the eve of the International Day to Protect Education from Attack, the Right to Education Initiative (RTE), together with the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA), and the support of the Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE), and the Global Campaign for Education (GCE), hosted a webinar on ‘Documenting the Impact of Attacks on... Read more
28 July 2025
On 7 July 2025, the UN Human Rights Council adopted by consensus the Resolution A/HRC/RES/59/9 on the right to education.Resolutions on the right to education are adopted every two years and the negotiations are led by Portugal. They reflect recent international developments regarding the right to education and include references to the thematic reports of the UN Special Rapporteur on the right... Read more
15 July 2025
On 24 June 2025, on the occasion of the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), where the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education presented her report, and building on the 2025 HRC Annual Day Meeting on the Rights of the Child on the theme of early childhood development, the Right to Education Initiative (RTE), together with UNESCO, UNICEF and the Office of the UN Special... Read more
9 July 2025
In June 2025, at the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Farida Shaheed, presented her thematic report on the right to be safe in education. She strongly urged States and other stakeholders, ‘to recognise the right of everyone to be safe in education as an integral element of the right to education’. Her report specifically... Read more
23 June 2025
On 23 June, United Nations Public Services Day, we - more than thirty civil society organisations from around the world - are issuing a joint statement. A few days before the Financing for Development Conference (FFD4) in Seville, we call on governments to act collectively to reform the international financial architecture and guarantee the right of all to quality public services, including... Read more
24 April 2025
On 16 April 2025, the Right to Education Initiative (RTE) held an online event to mark the launch of a new guide focused on Monitoring the Right to Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) from a Human Rights' Perspective. The new tool is designed to help civil society organisations, academics, educational personnel and any other actor interested in monitoring and advocating for the right to... Read more
4 April 2025
On 13 March 2025, our Executive Director, Delphine Dorsi, participated in a round table on the financing of education systems, organised by Coalition Education, as part of their ‘Champions of Education’ 2025 cycle, in which a number of experts are analysing current trends and solutions for adequately funding education.This round table was introduced by Martin Péricard, strategic adviser at Agence... Read more
14 March 2025
PRESS RELEASEThis March 2025, the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights released its concluding observations regarding the UK’s implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. They include specific recommendations regarding both the UK’s official development assistance (ODA) in the field of education and tax policies which hinder the ability... Read more