UNITED NATIONS GIRLS EDUCATION INITIATIVE

Regional - International Year of Youth
The International Year of Youth was launched in the region on 18 August 2010 at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok, Thailand.  This year’s theme celebrates and acknowledges the value of “dialogue and mutual understanding” among youth from different cultures as well as different generations.

Regional - UNGEI 2010 Photo Contest
UNESCO Bangkok, in collaboration with the United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI), East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) and the Regional Office for South Asia (ROSA), is pleased to invite entries for the 2nd photo contest on promoting gender equality in education 2010, with the theme of: “Promoting Gender Equality in Education - five years to go until 2015: What have we accomplished?"  Contest ends 30 June 2010.

Regional - International Women's Day
This year’s International Women’s Day event was celebrated in the region under the theme: “Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities: Progress for All.  Women Speak Up: Voices from the Informal Sector”.  To mark this occasion, the EAP UNGEI issued a joint statement urging the renewed commitment to uphold education as an inalienable human right.

Regional - Interview with Ms. Maki Hayashikawa on the occassion of International Women's Day
Ms. Hayashikawa, Programme Specialist in Gender, UNESCO Bangkok, and Co-chair of the East Asia and Pacific Regional UNGEI Working Group, takes an occasion of the International Women’s Day (8 March) to talk about equal opportunities in education for both boys and girls and men and women in the Asia Pacific.

Regional - World Bank East Asia Pacific Regional Gender Workshop
The World Bank hosted an East Asia Pacific Regional Gender Workshop in Nha Trang, Viet Nam on 1-2 February 2010.  The UNGEI working group had the opportunity to participate in this event to underscore its experiences and perspectives on gender, particularly, gender in education.

Regional - APYouthNet E-Discussion On Education And Skills To Improve Employment For Young People
The Asia Pacific Knowledge Network on Youth Employment (APYouthNet) is a community of practice that connects youth employment experts from across the Asia Pacific region.

Thailand - Thai Prime Minister joins students in raising their voices to end violence in schools
Asia - 4 November 2009 - Children involved in Plan Asia’s Young Hearts projects in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam have recruited Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva in their call to stop violence in schools.

Vietnam - School boarding houses ensure local ethnic minority children complete their education
Dinh Thi Ha, a girl from Monic village in Vietnam, faces greater difficulties than many attending school. Her village lies in Son Ky, a mountainous commune in Son Ha district.

Evidence-based Advocacy for Gender and Education Workshop, Sept 8-11 in Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand, 8-11 September 2009 - UNICEF and UNGEI joined hands in support of stronger evidence-based advocacy towards gender equality in education.