UNITED NATIONS GIRLS EDUCATION INITIATIVE

NEWS AND EVENTS

JANUARY Events
9 - 11
Education World Forum
London, UK
 
25 - 29
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting: The Great Transformation: Shaping New Models
Davos, Switzerland
 
FEBRUARY Events
12 - 17
Meeting of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) Triennale
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
 
14
UNGE Global Advisory Committee (GAC) Meetings
Virtual
 
27
The State of the World’s Children 2012:  Children in an Urban World
Mexico City
 
27 - 9 Mar
The 56th session of the Commission on the Status of Women
 
MARCH Events
6 - 8
IFC's 2012 International Private Education Conference
Dubai
 
8
International Women's Day
Global
 
12 - 15
Conference on Disability-Inclusive MDGs and Aid Effectiveness
Bangkok, Thailand
 
14 - 15
2012 International Summit on the Teaching Profession
New York
 
27
UNGEI Regional Focal Points Meeting
Virtual
 
APRIL  Events
1 - 4
World Literacy Summit 2012
Oxford, UK
 
23 - 28
UNGE Global Advisory Committee (GAC) Meetings
Kampala, Uganda
 
20 - 22
2011 World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings
Washington, DC
 
22 - 27
56h Comparative & International Education Society Conference
San Juan, Puerto Rico
 
TBD
Global action week
 
MAY Events
15
UNGEI Regional Focal Points Meeting
Virtual
 
25
Africa Day
Global
 
JUNE Events
12
International Day against Child Labour      
Global
 
16
Day of African Child
Global
 
18 - 21
Canada International Conference on Education
Ontario, Canada
 
TBD
Launch of MDG Report 2012
 
20 - 22
World Open Education Resources Conference
Paris, France
 
26
UNGE Global Advisory Committee (GAC) Meetings
Virtual
 
JULY Events
11
World Population Day
Global
 
AUGUST Events
9
International Day of the World's Indigenous People
Global
 
12
International Youth Day
 
SEPTEMBER Events
TBD
2012 EFA Global Monitoring Report
Global
 
8
International Literacy Day
Global
 
25
UNGEI Global Advisory Committee (GAC) Meetings
Virtual
 
OCTOBER Events
TBD
State of World Population Report
 
1
Arab Child Day
Global
 
5
World Teachers’ Day
Global
 
16 - 18
Open Education Conference
Vancouver, Canada
 
17
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Global
 
NOVEMBER Events
19
World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse 
Global
 
20
Universal Children’s Day/ CRC 23nd Anniversary
 
25
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against women
Global
 
DECEMBER Events
1
World AIDS Day
Global
 
4
UNGEI Global Advisory Committee (GAC) Meetings
Virtual
 
10
International Human Rights Day
Global