Global inclusive education updates from EENET and other organisations.
[Blog] Nizar’s New Beginning. UNICEF Learning Centres, SyriaThis blog tells the story of Nizar, who was injured in the Syrian civil war when he was five years old. Now a 15-year-old teenager, his injury means that it is difficult for him to access education. “School, which should have been a place of safety, only intensified his struggles. Bullied for his disability, he … Continue reading [Blog] Nizar’s New Beginning. UNICEF Learning Centres, Syria [Article] The International Review of Education: A history
UNESCO is celebrating 70 years of publication of the ‘International Review of Education’ (IRE), the longest-running international journal of comparative education in the world. UNESCO has published an interesting history timeline (Note: unfortunately the journal’s articles are for subscribers only). “Anti-capitalist demonstrations at the end of the 1960s sparked much debate about the role of … Continue reading [Article] The International Review of Education: A history [Report] Global Disability Inclusion Report 2025
The ‘Global Disability Inclusion Report: Accelerating Disability Inclusion in a Changing and Diverse World’ was developed specifically for the Global Disability Summit 2025. It provides an overview of how the profound changes shaping our world impact the diversity of persons with disabilities and pathways to address these changes and drive inclusion across all aspects of … Continue reading [Report] Global Disability Inclusion Report 2025 [Case study] A tent full of dreams, Afghanistan
For UNICEF, S Khan writes about one girl and her access to education in Afghanistan. “In Afghanistan, Accelerated Learning Centres are a form of community-based education, enrolling children in primary education who may be behind, missed a year of studies or need to catch up. UNICEF aims specifically to enroll girls, who experience higher barriers … Continue reading [Case study] A tent full of dreams, Afghanistan [Blog] Educating children with disabilities: Addressing the unfinished agenda. Reflections a decade later
In this blog, the authors reflect on the Global Disability Summit and disability inclusive education: “The third Global Disability Summit takes place this week in Berlin, and policymakers, educators, and civil society actors attending will reflect on the progress made in making education more inclusive, and what challenges remain to be tackled. All children, including … Continue reading [Blog] Educating children with disabilities: Addressing the unfinished agenda. Reflections a decade later