Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4
22 September 2026
DR Congo: Ebola is undermining education and increasing the vulnerability of school communities
As the Ebola outbreak continues to spread across several provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), its impact on education is an ever-growing cause for concern. School closures, falling attendance rates, disruption to learning and fears of infection are taking a heavy toll on pupils, teaching staff, and the...
School buildings and heatwaves: Defending education workers’ rights
Cyril Verlingue
Education unions around the world are taking action to protect the health and well-being of education staff and communities in the context of the worsening climate crisis. To mark World Environment Day, celebrated every year on 5 June, we are featuring the example of the French union SNES-FSU. More information...
#youngteachers “I owe my union activism to my students”, by Anthony Dowling (TUI, Ireland).
Anthony Dowling
If you are passing through Glasnevin Cemetery on the outskirts of Dublin City Centre, you may come across the noticeable yet simple gravestone of James Larkin. Engraved on it is ‘James Larkin 1876-1947, The Labour Leader’. Larkin’s Gravestone may be simple but the legacy he left behind is much more...