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In conflict-affected settings, children’s access to education is severely disrupted by attacks on schools and their military use, with girls and female teachers facing unique and heightened risks. Over the 2014-2018 period, the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) documented direct attacks on female students and teachers in at least 18 countries, including bombings, abductions, sexual violence, and forced “marriage,” often driven by ideological, religious, or military motives. These attacks have severe long-term consequences for girls, such as loss of education, early marriage, stigma from sexual violence, and socioeconomic disempowerment, exacerbating pre-existing gender inequalities. GCPEA’s study focuses on teh types and couses of abuse aginst female. Inequalities intensify during conflict, leaving women and girls particularly vulnerable. GCPEA conducted this study to better understand the impact of attacks on education for girls and women and to strengthen advocacy for strategies that protect them, prevent such attacks, and reduce their harmful consequences.
En octubre de 2024, la Relatora Especial sobre el derecho a la educación, presentó su informe sobre la IA en la educación, haciendo hincapié en un enfoque basado en los derechos humanos para su regulación. Mostró el potencial de la IA para avanzar en el acceso a la educación, en particular para las personas con discapacidad y las comunidades remotas, al tiempo que advirtió de sus riesgos, como socavar la conexión humana, aumentar las brechas digitales y excluir a los grupos minoritarios. El informe reclama marcos jurídicos y políticos, la participación de todas las partes interesadas y la formación de educadores y estudiantes para garantizar un uso responsable de la IA. Subraya que la IA no debe sustituir a los profesores y advierte contra la comercialización de la educación, instando a los Estados a integrar la IA de forma responsable en los sistemas educativos. Subraya la necesidad de colaboración internacional, de directrices éticas y de abordar los sesgos algorítmicos para alinear la IA con el objetivo de una educación equitativa y de calidad para todos.
A Geneva Dialogue on the Right to Education was held on 18 and 19 June 2024 and organized by the Swiss Commission for UNESCO, UNESCO, the University of Geneva, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), and the REGARD network.
The rich sessions provided an opportunity to examine the trends, challenges, and opportunities related to equitable access to quality education. Discussions focused on the impact of privatization, digitalization, and crises on the right to education, as well as the effectiveness of human rights mechanisms in addressing these 21st-century challenges.
The results of these discussions are published in this synthesis report, highlighting the lessons learned and recommendations for strengthening the right to education.
In October 2024, the Special Rapporteur on the right to education, presented her report on AI in education, emphasiaing a human rights-based approach to its regulation. She showed AI's potential to advance access to education, particularly for individuals with disabilities and remote communities, while cautioning against its risks, such as undermining human connection, increasing digital divides, and excluding minority groups. The report calls for legal and political frameworks, inclusive stakeholder participation, and training for educators and students to ensure the responsible use of AI. She stressed that AI must not replace teachers and warned against the commercialisation of education, urging states to integrate AI responsibly into educational systems. She emphasises the need for international collaboration, ethical guidelines, and addressing algorithmic biases to align AI with the goal of equitable, quality education for all.
En octobre 2024, la rapporteuse spéciale sur le droit à l'éducation a présenté son rapport sur l'IA dans l'éducation, en mettant l'accent sur une approche de sa réglementation fondée sur les droits de l'homme. Elle a montré le potentiel de l'IA pour faire progresser l'accès à l'éducation, en particulier pour les personnes handicapées et les communautés isolées, tout en mettant en garde contre ses risques, tels que l'affaiblissement de la connexion humaine, l'augmentation de la fracture numérique et l'exclusion des groupes minoritaires. Le rapport appelle à la mise en place de cadres juridiques et politiques, à la participation de toutes les parties prenantes et à la formation des éducateurs et des étudiants afin de garantir une utilisation responsable de l'IA. Elle souligne que l'IA ne doit pas remplacer les enseignants et met en garde contre la commercialisation de l'éducation, exhortant les États à intégrer l'IA de manière responsable dans les systèmes éducatifs. Elle insiste sur la nécessité d'une collaboration internationale, de lignes directrices éthiques et de la prise en compte des biais algorithmiques pour aligner l'IA sur l'objectif d'une éducation équitable et de qualité pour tous.
The report examines Senegal’s mixed record in addressing the problem in the year since a fire ripped through a Quranic boarding school in Dakar housed in a makeshift shack, killing eight boys. After the fire, President Macky Sall pledged to take immediate action to close schools where boys live in unsafe conditions or are exploited by teachers, who force them to beg and inflict severe punishment when the boys fail to return a set quota of money. While important legislation has advanced, authorities have taken little concrete action to end this abuse. The report informs about the regulation of Quranic school and makes recommendations.
This brief was submitted to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights prior to the 7th Review of the United Kingdom, responding to the pre-sessional Working Group submission. It was submitted in January 2023 and focuses on UK international development cooperation in the area of education. Another report was submitted in 2024 with updates and recommendations.
This report was submitted to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights for the 7th review of the UK. It is an update of a first report submitted in 2023. It covers:
The major concerns raised by the International Development Committee of the UK Parliament about the UK’s investments as part of Overseas Development Aid (ODA)
The UK’s non-response following findings from investigations by the International Finance Corporation (IFC)’s Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO)
The absence of UK’s responses to the CESCR’s questions related to UK international development cooperation in the area of education
Update on the UK’s investments in fee-charging private education
Key recommendations