Council of Europe

n°56 | October 2007

Global Education News is an electronic newsletter where national global education coordinators or practitioners can share global education news and best practices, useful thematic links and educational materials. It also serves as a medium for the North-South Centre global education network national coordinators' own use.

1.News from the North-South Centre & the Global Education Week network
2.Other GE news
3.Useful links
4.Useful resources
5.Message in a bottle
6.Events
7.Special Sustainable Development
8.Campaigns

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1.News from North-South Centre & the Global Education Week network

. Global Education Week webpage & Global Education Week network

. News from the North-South Centre

. North-South Centre in brief

2.Other GE news

. The Council of Europe recommends Member States to incorporate gender equality measures at all levels of education. The Recommendation on gender mainstreaming in education is addressed at all relevant political institutions and public and private bodies and authorities responsible for framing and implementing education policies at central, regional and local level in the 47 Member States of the Council of Europe. It is also targeted at school management bodies, local and regional authorities, trade unions and non-governmental organisations. It reminds Member States that preparing girls and women to participate, on an equal footing, in all aspects of the life of the community, including decision making, is vital to achieving a truly democratic society and for social cohesion.

. The Council of Europe declares 10 October 'European Day against the death penalty' - European Day against the death penalty

. Nobel Peace Prize 2007 attributed to Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

. Week of Global Action against Debt and the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) - 14-21 October, 2007

. 2007 Trade Week of Action, 14-21 October : join with millions of people around the world who will be taking action from to call for justice in global trade !

. World Food Day : 16 October – The Right to Food, make it happen !

. World Teachers’ Day, 5 October : planning for an effective teaching force

3.Useful links

. Europocket TV - Daily news for young people on the European Union

. UNESCO portal : Statistics - Guidelines - Toolkits

UNESCO newsletters

. Portugal 2007 - Presidency of the European Union - website

4.Useful resources

Council of Europe

. The Council of Europe has developed several tools aimed at helping practitioners to promote citizenship, human rights and intercultural learning.  …more

. Council of Europe/European Commission Youth training kit T-Kit No. 10 - Educational Evaluation in Youth Work

Others

. Water, Wealth, and Poverty

. Commission of the European Communities : Third Annual Report on Migration & Integration

. DEEEP September issue newsletter now available on DEEEP website!

. SALTO-YOUTH EuroMed Resource Centre newsletter

. Baobab connections - encouraging youth from across the world to get together on our website and exchange ideas about globalisation and sustainable development.

. CIVICUS and MDGs Campaigning Toolkit for Civil Society Organisations engaged in the Millenium Development Goals

CIVICUS' Civil Society Index (CSI)

.The UNESCO courrier

. Youth in Africa's Labor Market

5.Message in a bottle

Dear Friends and Colleagues,
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights - FRA is launching a second round of public consultation on its cooperation with civil society and the establishment of the Fundamental Rights Platform. This is in response to the feedback from organizations which did not get an opportunity to respond to the first round of public consultation that took place in April May 2007. We are inviting interested civil society organisations who have not taken part in the first round of the public consultation to give us feedback by filling in a questionnaire and send it back to us at civil-society@fra.europa.eu. You can respond in English, German or French. Deadline for comments is 3 November 2007 - Download the Questionnaire: DE - EN - FR

6.Events

. Dynamic cities need women : actions and policies for gender equality, 3-5 December 2007, Brussels

. Call for applications : International seminar in European Youth Centre Budapest on Intercultural Learning in European Youth Work, organised by the Directorate of Youth and Sport of the Council of Europe - 28 to 29 November 2007, deadline 20 October - Presentation and application procedure

. Learning - Environmental Economics for Development Policy
The World Bank Institute's "Environmental Economics for Development Policy" two-week course will be held January 14-25, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. In order to apply for this course, please complete the application form (below) and submit via email to  Juzuegbu@worldbank.org by October 20, 2007.

. UNESCO’s General Conference 34th session, will bring together in Paris, from 16 October to 3 November, the representatives of the Organization’s 193 Member States who will also determine the 2008-2009 programme. A preview of the Organization’s future priorities is presented in this issue of the UNESCO Courier.

7.Special Sustainable Development

. World Social Forum 2008
Call for a Global Day of Mobilisation and Action – 2008
Social Forums around the world
Evaluations and other texts on WSF 2007

. Globalisation Must Benefit the World’s Poor - World Bank Group President Unveils Strategic Direction to Advance Inclusive & Sustainable Globalisation

. Development : World Bank chief vows "inclusive" globalisation - Abid Aslam, Washington (IPS)

. Development: Poverty an issue in Europe too - Sabina Zaccaro, Rome (IPS)

. Q&A: 'Don't just halve poverty, eradicate it' OXFAM-Novib executive director speaks to Miren Gutierrez - Rome (IPS)

. Europe : Step up efforts against human trafficking - Mario de Queiroz, Porto (IPS)

. “We need an alliance between old and new donors” - Interview with Thomas Fues, German Development Institute (DIE)

8.Campaigns

. World Bank Campaign Europe - more than 70 non-governmental organisations are scaling up their challenges to the World Bank. We have fundamental concerns about the way the Bank operates.

. 16 days of activism against gender violence – November 25-December 10

Council of Europe All Different All Equal Campaign
All Different All Equal Campaign webpage

Other Council of Europe Campaigns
. Building a Europe for and with children - A Council of Europe programme for the  promotion  of children's rights and the protection of children from violence.
. Dosta! Go beyond prejudice, discover the Roma!
. Stop Domestic Violence
. Human being - not for sale

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