UNITED NATIONS GIRLS EDUCATION INITIATIVE

Regional - UNGEI Asia-Pacific 2012 Calendar
The UNGEI Asia-Pacific Calenda 2012 is now available.  The aim of the calendar is to raise public awareness on regional issues on gender equality in education and to paint a picture of the benefits reaped from gender equality in education.  Download your copy here.

Regional - Winners of the UNGEI 2011 Drawing Contest
The winners of the 2011 UNGEI Drawing Contest have now been selected by votes from the general public!

Regional - 2011 World Teachers' Day
World Teachers’ Day is a global observance to acknowledge all teachers for their contributions to society. The joint East Asia and Pacific and South Asia Regional United Nations Girls’ Education Initiatives join the international community in celebrating the important role that teachers play in realizing this year’s theme of ‘Teachers for Gender Equality’.

Regional - UNGEI e-postcards for World Teachers' Day
UNESCO Bangkok and UNGEI have created e-postcards using some of the submissions from the 2011 UNGEI Drawing Contest.  We invite you to send a postcard to your teachers to thank them, not only on World Teachers' Day, but everyday!

Regional - UNGEI Drawing Contest 2011!
Partners of the United Nations Girl's Education Initiative (UNGEI), East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) and South Asia (SA), are pleased to invite entries for the 3rd contest on promoting gender equality in education.

Regional - Global Action Week lesson plan and drawing contest!
The EAP UNGEI is working with the Global Campaign for Education and invites you to take part in The Big Story Lesson between 2-8 May 2011.

Regional - 2011 International Women's Day
For the past 100 years and counting, International Women’s Day has celebrated the great progress made by women – and for women – across the world.  This year’s theme, “equal access to education, training and science and technology: pathway to decent work” commemorates the notable accomplishments of all women who have made great contributions to society.

Regional - 2011 EAP UNGEI Gender Equality in Education Calendar
This year, the UNESCO-UNGEI Asia-Pacific 2011 Gender in Education Calendar has captured the spirit of gender equality. Thirteen winning entries from the UNESCO-UNGEI Asia-Pacific photo contest are featured in this calendar, which is being distributed throughout the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.

Regional - International Day of Persons with Disabilities
This year’s International Day for Persons with Disabilities celebrates the resilience of women and men with disabilities and acknowledges the need to mainstream disability in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).  Although the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) concedes that every child has the right to an education, those with disabilities are still often excluded especially girls. 

EAP-UNGEI releases its Evidence-based Advocacy for Gender in Education Learning Guide
The East Asia and Pacific Regional UNGEI proudly presents its Evidence-Based Advocacy for Gender in Education Learning Guide.  It provides a detailed step-by-step roadmap for understanding the theoretical and practical underpinnings of evidence-based advocacy and is intended to serve as a practical, “hands-on” tool for policymakers and professionals engaged in advocacy.

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?"

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.