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At its fifth national congress, the Union of Education Norway called on the government to open its arms to refugees, and also strongly opposed looming trade deals that threaten to commercialise education.

The EI executive board stands in solidarity with all education unions who work on the frontlines every day in countries where the threat and the reality of violence are ever present.

One month after their adoption, members of the teachers’ union Persatuan Guru Republik Indonesia have debated ways to advance global priorities, especially the post-2015 sustainable development goals focused on education and gender.

In the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris, which have taken the lives of at least 129 and injured more than 300, Education International has conveyed its solidarity with the people of France.

Sporting 12 new members, Education International’s Executive Board is ready to get down to business as it prepares to convene in Brussels for the first time since the World Congress in Ottawa.

Strong, healthy education systems are possible when governments include teachers’ unions in policy decision making was the message Education International made clear to Britain’s education stakeholders recently in London.

Members of the All Ceylon Union of Teachers are preparing to combat the increasing privatisation and de-professionalisation in Sri Lanka’s Early Childhood Education sector, and look at ways of improving access and teachers’ working conditions.

A worrisome second adjustment shock and ensuing austerity measures are expected to start in 2016 and hit 132 countries, mostly in the developing world, the yearly update on austerity of the International Labour Organisation shows.

Even amidst reports that show the increasing challenges facing education, especially refugee students and teachers, education unions from Iraq and abroad are focused on finding sustainable solutions, despite constant uncertainty facing the war torn country.

A new UNESCO campaign is calling on teachers eager to become advocates for education to help lobby for progress toward achieving the new sustainable development agenda.

The future of education has a new roadmap after political leaders from around the world adopted the Framework for Action in the French capital, with hopes placed on its bold take on financing and inclusion.

The future of education has a new roadmap to the future as ministers from around the world adopted the Framework for Action in Paris, with hopes placed on its bold take on financing and inclusion.

Rethinking Education provides a blueprint of the type of education needed for the 21st century, with a focus on respect for life and human dignity, social justice, and a shared responsibility for a sustainable future.

Change was in the air during the Union of Education Norway’s congress this week as delegates elected a former teacher from Oslo as the organisation’s new president for at least the next four years.

As part of a 3-year project funded by EI and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, EI affiliates from Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines met for a 3-day workshop in Kuala Lumpur (September 29th-October 1st) to discuss teacher migration and related social protection issues.

On the eve of high-level talks in Paris aimed at adopting a framework to implement the Education 2030 Agenda, an Education International teacher delegation gathered in advance to prepare for the big meeting.

The findings of the latest report from the United Nations Children’s Fund are damning, revealing that the number of children in Iraq with no access to school could surpass three million due to unrelenting violence.

World leaders and civil society organisations are heading to Paris this week to adopt a new global framework for education in the hopes of accomplishing the unfinished business of education for all before 2030.