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15 July 2016 Report
Gender & Development

The Communities Care programme: changing social norms to end violence against women and girls

While significant progress has been made in recent years in responding to violence against women and girls in humanitarian contexts, timely and quality care and support to survivors still remains a challenge. Little is known about effective prevention. Few interventions have targeted underlying drivers of violence against women and girls (VAWG), which include social norms.

12 July 2016 Video Accelerated Education Working Group (AEWG), Education in Crisis & Conflict Network (ECCN), US Agency for International Development (USAID)

Webcast on Accelerated Education: 10 principles and pocket guide for effective practice

USAID ECCN, in partnership with the Inter-Agency Accelerated Education Working Group (AEWG), hosted a webcast on June 9 featuring a first preview of the AEWG’s Accelerated Education pocket guide, featuring 10 key principles of Accelerated Education.

1 July 2016 Technical Note
ACAPS

Questionnaire Design: How to design a questionnaire for needs assessments in humanitarian emergencies

The brief starts with an explanation of the main purpose of a questionnaire and the principles that should be followed to reach these objectives. Afterwards, the ten steps of questionnaire development are discussed. The brief concludes with sections on what to keep in mind specifically when designing a questionnaire and individual questions.

1 July 2016 Report United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organziation (UNESCO)

Relationship between Sustainable Development Goal 4 and the Education 2030 Framework for Action

Sustainable Development Goal 4 is the education-related goal of the United National 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted in September 2015. The Education 2030 Framework for Action, adopted in November 2015, provides a roadmap for achieving the 10 targets which constitute SDG4. This document is a summary of how the Framework for Action proposes to operationalise the targets of SDG4. 

1 July 2016 Policy Document
UNESCO Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report, UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UNESCO-UIS)
Global Education Monitoring Report

Leaving no one behind: How far on the way to universal primary and secondary education?

With the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), countries have promised to achieve universal completion of primary and secondary education by 2030. This paper, jointly released by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) and the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report, illustrates the magnitude of this challenge.

3 June 2016 Report United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

Pan-African Symposium Report

This resource is part of a collection of resources compiled by UNICEF’s 2012-2016 Peacebuilding, Education and Advocacy Programme (PBEA), known as “Learning for Peace”, which was funded by the Government of the Netherlands. This report summarizes the lessons learned and promising practices shared at the Pan-African Symposium on Education, Resilience and Social Cohesion.

1 June 2016 Report United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

PBEA and the Ethiopia Education Sector Development Plan

This summary provides an overview of the contribution of PBEA to the ESDP V, giving specific examples of quotations, approaches and strategies. However, credit cannot be given solely to PBEA interventions for the direction the MoE are taking towards and a more equitable, resilient and socially cohesive educational system and society.

1 June 2016 Report FHI360, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

Education Inequality and Violent Conflict: Evidence and Policy Considerations

Based on the quantitative evidence that rising inequalities in education can increase the risk of conflict, and consequently, experiencing conflict can exacerbate preexisting education inequality, the policy brief urges for greater attention to equity in education, particularly in conflict-affected and fragile settings.