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The 2026 edition of the Global Action Week for Education (GAWE) is taking place from the 20th to the 25th of April, mobilising millions of education activists all around the globe. With education financing at risk, activists are calling on governments to invest in education and honour their commitment to...

Education unions across the Nordic countries are joining forces to advance the rights of Indigenous People in and through education. Coming together in Tromsø, Norway, from the 16 to the 17 of March, unionists from Norway, Iceland, Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Sweden shared insights, learned from each other,...

On 8 April, education unionists everywhere were relieved and thrilled to learn of the release and return to France of Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris . Cécile and Jacques are two French teachers and trade unionists who were arbitrary detained in inhumane conditions in Iranian prisons for nearly four years....

The undersigned Global Unions call for a permanent and sustainable ceasefire across the Middle East and an immediate end to the relentless cycle of war and militarism that continues to exact a devastating toll on civilians, workers, and entire communities.

Worlds of Education: How have teachers been impacted by the recent floods in Mozambique? The intense rains that occurred in December 2025 and January 2026 triggered widespread flooding. Overflowing rivers destroyed homes, damaged infrastructure, and massively displaced people.

Around 120 teachers, teacher educators, academics, and education leaders from across the Asia-Pacific region convened in Bangkok from 30 March to 2 April 2026 for the Education International (EI) and UNESCO Asia-Pacific Regional Forum on Teachers. Participants committed to working collectively to elevate, support, and invest in the teaching profession.