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Arab Countries

  1. Arab Countries
  2. Caribbean Union of Teachers
  3. Council of Pacific Education

The Arab Countries Cross-regional Structure brings together education unions from Arabic speaking countries in the Africa and Asia Pacific regions.

The cross-regional structure facilitates cooperation among members, helping education unions join forces and exchange best practices to address their common challenges.

To find out more about our work in Arab countries, please click here.

  1. 2 August 2024

    Peace education

    Peace education

    Resolution from the10th World Congress

  2. Climate action and literacy 1 August 2024

    Education unions redouble efforts to ensure quality climate education and a just transition for all

    Educators around the world are standing up for the planet and for their students. The Teach for the Planet campaign was in the spotlight at Education International’s 10th World Congress taking place in Buenos Aires from 26 July to 2 August. Education unionists met to exchange best practices on climate...

    Education unions redouble efforts to ensure quality climate education and a just transition for all
  3. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 31 July 2024

    The world’s educators demand urgent action to tackle the global teacher shortage

    Teachers and Education Support Personnel around the world are overworked, underpaid, and undervalued. Deteriorating working conditions, low salaries, overwhelming workloads, and stifling bureaucracy are pushing teachers out of the profession they love and that the world needs.

    The world’s educators demand urgent action to tackle the global teacher shortage
  4. Leading the profession 29 July 2024

    This is our time: Education International General Secretary delivers progress report and rallying call to the 10th World Congress

    On July 29, David Edwards, Education International General Secretary, took the stage in front of more than 1,200 education union leaders to reflect on the challenges and achievements of the global education union movement in the last five years. Despite a multitude of crises, from the Covid-19 pandemic to the...

    This is our time: Education International General Secretary delivers progress report and rallying call to the 10th World Congress
  5. Equity and inclusion 28 July 2024

    Unions continue to advance gender equality and equity in and through education

    Achieving gender equality and equity in education and in unions continues to be a top priority for Education International member organisations. A new survey of 123 education unions from around the world reveals a strong union commitment and significant progress made, as well as challenges and areas for improvement to...

    Unions continue to advance gender equality and equity in and through education
  6. Equity and inclusion

    Report on the 2024 Education International Quadrennial Survey on LGBTI+ Rights in Education

    28 July 2024

    The 2024 Quadrennial Survey aims to provide an informative cross-section of union policies, advocacy points and current educational challenges, together with selected case studies which seek to advance EI’s work furthering and protecting LGBTI+ rights in and through education.

    Report on the 2024 Education International Quadrennial Survey on LGBTI+ Rights in Education
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  7. Equity and inclusion

    EI 2024 Quadrennial Survey on Indigenous Peoples and the Right to Education

    28 July 2024

    Since EI’s first World Congress in 1995, the education trade union movement has recognised the importance of solidarity with, and advocating for, the rights of Indigenous Peoples. This means in and through educational systems, but also extends to the broader world of work, in the fight for climate justice, land...

    EI 2024 Quadrennial Survey on Indigenous Peoples and the Right to Education
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  8. Equity and inclusion

    Report on the 2024 Education International Quadrennial Gender Survey

    28 July 2024

    This report outlines the findings of the Gender Equality and Equity survey covering the 2019-2023 period, the latest in EI’s Quadrennial Surveys on Gender Equality and Diversity. It is based on 123 responses to an online survey sent out to members (response rate of 33%) and 13 in-depth interviews with...

    Report on the 2024 Education International Quadrennial Gender Survey
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  9. Equity and inclusion 27 July 2024

    Education unions promote and advance LGBTI+ rights globally

    At a time when LGBTI+ lives are painted as a false "moral threat" to society, to distract from failed austerity policies and remove broader civil and human rights, the LGBTI+ Caucus discussed the current state of LGBTI+ rights in the world of work and in education systems globally. It also...

    Education unions promote and advance LGBTI+ rights globally
  10. Future of work in education 27 July 2024

    Advancing educators' health and well-being: a global effort

    The well-being of education professionals is crucial for quality education, yet it faces significant challenges globally. Recognising the interdependence of education and health, key organisations are partnering with Education International (EI) to find solutions to advance the well-being of educators worldwide.

    Advancing educators' health and well-being: a global effort
  11. Equity and inclusion 27 July 2024

    Growing union mobilisation for Indigenous People’s rights in and through education

    New research from Education International shows a substantial increase in the number of education unions recognising and engaging with Indigenous People’s issues over the past 10 years. Significant challenges remain, preventing Indigenous students and educators from seeing their rights fulfilled in many parts of the world. The role of education...

    Growing union mobilisation for Indigenous People’s rights in and through education
  12. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4

    Activating the recommendations related to teachers in early childhood education

    The United Nations High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession Recommendations

    17 July 2024

    The High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession was convened by the United Nations Secretary General in response to the global teacher shortage. Tasked with providing policy advice for governments to ensure that every child’s right to a professionally-trained, qualified, and well-supported teacher is fulfilled, the Panel identified 59 recommendations .

    Activating the recommendations related to teachers in early childhood education
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  13. Leading the profession 12 July 2024

    Teachers at the center of United Nations education plan

    NEW YORK – Only months after the groundbreaking recommendations of a United Nations panel on the teaching profession, UN Secretary Antonio Guterres put teachers at the center of what he called “a four-point plan to end the global education crisis.”

    Teachers at the center of United Nations education plan
  14. Equity and inclusion 12 July 2024

    Empowering women in education: The Arab Women Educators Network gears up

    The Arab Women Educators Network (ArWEN) held its second meeting on June 8th-9th, 2024, charting a course for a future where gender equality is not just an ideal but a reality in the education sector.

    Empowering women in education: The Arab Women Educators Network gears up
  15. Standards and working conditions

    Activating the recommendations on teacher well-being

    The United Nations High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession Recommendations

    8 July 2024

    The High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession recognises that “teachers need to work in a climate of security, support, well-being and decent working conditions”. It calls for comprehensive national teacher policies to address teacher well-being and for multi-stakeholder national commissions to be established. The commissions should address workload and well-being...

    Activating the recommendations on teacher well-being
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