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World Children’s Day : educational material on equal opportunities and justice
Offered each year by the Pestalozzi Children’s Foundation, Integras and Terre des Hommes Switzerland/Schweiz, the educational sheets “Children’s Rights: do

Terre des Hommes Suisse – When “walking” rhymes with “solidarity”
After two years of absence, Terre des Hommes Suisse is delighted to welcome children and families back to Geneva for

SDC: New school campaign and tool for education in sustainable development (ESD)
1 Million Youth Actions Challenge (1MYAC), launched by the SDC, aims to mobilize young people around the world to take

National Consultation: Transforming Education Summit
The Swiss UNESCO Commission organized a national consultation on a draft Swiss National Declaration of Commitment for the Transforming Education

Paeradigms: Call for Green Skills Projects
Paeradigms and GIZ are developing a Green Skills Toolkit that will be available in the VET Toolbox by the end

2025 Budget Cuts Threaten Global Education
Switzerland and several major countries have announced significant cuts to their international cooperation this year. The USA, for example, has

Joint Statement to the Federal Council: Appeal to reconsider the withdrawal from basic education in international cooperation
Download the Joint Statement In the context of the cuts to Switzerland’s international cooperation budget, the Federal Council announced on

Sign the petition! Save Basic Education!
The Swiss government has decided to remove basic education from the 2025-2028 international cooperation strategy and to focus solely on

Position paper: Protest against the deletion of basic education in the IC Strategy 2025-2028
Download the position paper Position paper: Protest against the deletion of basic education in the Swiss IC Strategy 2025-2028

Hope for Education Financing: UN Launches Historic Global Tax Reform Effort
The UN General Assembly has voted to initiate negotiations for a historic global tax reform, targeting the establishment of new