On 25th September 2015, the world leaders from 193 Member countries finally adopted the 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development at the United Nations General Assembly. Secretary – General of UN, Ban Ki-moon has hailed them as universal, integrated and transformative vision for a better world. These Global Goals also called as Sustainable Development […]
Celebrating International Literacy Day
For more than 15 years Global March Against Child Labour has been celebrating International Literacy Day, on 8th September, and reminding the international community that literacy is a human right and the key to solving major issues of the world. United Nations and the world community have again emphasised, that literacy […]
Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking
While the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that the world adopted in the year 2000 provided a focal point for governments to develop their policies and provided a rallying point for NGOs to hold them accountable, the MDGs have nevertheless been criticised for being too narrow. The eight MDGs that were adopted […]
Need For Education In Emergencies
Global March joins hands with international NGOs in creation of Global Humanitarian Fund for Education in Emergencies at the Oslo Education Summit. With the increasing number of conflicts and disasters across the world, 20 million children have been denied their right to education, with 90% of young girls dropping out […]
Nobel Laureates Call for Action to Increase Education Investment for Sustainable Development
Lindau, Germany, 6 July 2015: Nobel Laureates from across various spheres have come together to call for urgent increase in global investment in education to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and the international community. The Call, led by Indian Nobel Peace Laureate (2014) and the Honorary President of Global […]
UNHRC passes landmark resolution concerning right to education
2nd July 2015, has been recorded as one of the most important days in the history of United Nations and its efforts towards education for all. International civil society organisations welcomed a landmark resolution of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) demanding the States to regulate and monitor private […]
Nobel Prize Winners Malala and Kailash Satyarthi Join UN Education Envoy in Plea over Chibok Girls
April 6, 2015 Three of the world’s leading children’s education campaigners have written an open letter demanding the release of more than 200 schoolgirls who were kidnapped one year ago next week. Joint Nobel Peace Prize winners Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi have joined with United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown […]
‘The boy who marched against all odds’
New Delhi, 10 June 2014: Rarely does one find a person who rises above all limitations to carve out a life that others can actually learn from. Basu Rai, an orphan, a former child labourer and the youngest core marchers of Global March in 1998, he made an incredible contribution by writing a book “From […]
12th Education for All Global Monitoring Report launched
12th Education For All Global Monitoring Report” – Report Card On Global Education For Past 15 Years Launched In New Delhi Submitted by admin on Thu, 2015-04-09 18:31 The 12th Global Monitoring Report (GMR) “Education for All 2000-2015: Achievements and Challenges” launched in New Delhi, India provides a comprehensive assessment of the progress […]
Education Under Attack Yet Again: Kenyan Massacre casts a dark spell on the Future of Education
It is a sad day for humanity as Kenya witnessed dastardly attack at the Garissa University campus that has claimed 147 lives, mostly students. The deadliest attack yet by Al-Shabab militants has also left 79 people seriously injured and battling for their lives. Condemning this reckless act, Nobel Peace Laureate […]