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EdDevTrust rose to the challenge of refugee education in Lebanon by training refugee teachers to teach6 September 2022 News UIL launches technology training for literacy educators in Egypt26 August 2022 News UNESCO, OECD and IDB launch a new report on The Effects of Artificial Intelligence on the Working Lives of Women8 March 2022 News UNESCO to collaborate with Pakistan Telecommunication Authority on digital inclusion and gender mainstreaming strategy8 March 2022 Story International Women’s Day: How Jeska and Fajelina turned their lives around in Tanzania through education7 March 2022 Story Empowering girls and communities through quality education3 March 2022 News Myanmar takes leap forward in ICT in teacher education reforms9 December 2015 News Teacher Policy Development Guide launched during 38th UNESCO General Conference5 November 2015 News Manila workshop to explore Open Education Resources to improve teacher competency22 October 2015 News Last call for nominations for the UNESCO-Hamdan Prize 2015-201619 October 2015 News Teachers play a crucial role in building fairer, sustainable societies5 October 2015 News World Teachers’ Day calls for the empowerment of teachers to build sustainable societies2 October 2015 News World Teachers’ Day highlights the importance of Early Childhood Education1 October 2015 News Massive investment in teachers needed to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 425 September 2015 News E-learning training on Handicap, knowledge and ICT launched at UNESCO16 September 2015 News Workshop to launch “Digital services for education in Africa” publication16 September 2015 News A prison school rebuilding the lives of Chilean offenders captures the spirit of International Literacy Day 20154 September 2015 News Beijing seminar will launch new projects to boost education for girls and women in Africa and Asia27 August 2015 News “Empowering teachers, building sustainable societies” is the World Teachers’ Day slogan for 201526 August 2015 News Do Teacher Incentives Improve Learning Outcomes?18 August 2015 News Sexuality education for young people in Zambia: How one teacher is building brighter futures for his students21 April 2015 News Teaching Respect for All tool used to break down biases and promote dialogue between Palestinians and Israelis21 April 2015 News Spanish communication giant PRISA partners with UNESCO to promote freedom of expression and teacher training3 February 2015 News Supporting Competency-Based Teacher Training Reformsto Facilitate ICT-Pedagogy Integration in Uzbekistan27 January 2015
Story How EdDevTrust rose to the challenge of refugee education in Lebanon by training refugee teachers to teach6 September 2022
News UNESCO, OECD and IDB launch a new report on The Effects of Artificial Intelligence on the Working Lives of Women8 March 2022
News UNESCO to collaborate with Pakistan Telecommunication Authority on digital inclusion and gender mainstreaming strategy8 March 2022
Story International Women’s Day: How Jeska and Fajelina turned their lives around in Tanzania through education7 March 2022
News Manila workshop to explore Open Education Resources to improve teacher competency22 October 2015
News World Teachers’ Day calls for the empowerment of teachers to build sustainable societies2 October 2015
News Massive investment in teachers needed to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 425 September 2015
News A prison school rebuilding the lives of Chilean offenders captures the spirit of International Literacy Day 20154 September 2015
News Beijing seminar will launch new projects to boost education for girls and women in Africa and Asia27 August 2015
News “Empowering teachers, building sustainable societies” is the World Teachers’ Day slogan for 201526 August 2015
News Sexuality education for young people in Zambia: How one teacher is building brighter futures for his students21 April 2015
News Teaching Respect for All tool used to break down biases and promote dialogue between Palestinians and Israelis21 April 2015
News Spanish communication giant PRISA partners with UNESCO to promote freedom of expression and teacher training3 February 2015
News Supporting Competency-Based Teacher Training Reformsto Facilitate ICT-Pedagogy Integration in Uzbekistan27 January 2015