Blog by Ponke Danker, Coordinator INEW (Part 1) Last week, the UNESCO launched its 2026 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report at an event in Paris. The report marks the launch of a new series of GEM Reports that will count down to 2030. This is a timely approach as the 2030 deadline rapidly approaches, while the world faces multiple challenges, including eroding support fo...

Blog by Ponke Danker, Coordinator INEW Last month marked the International Day of Education. Each year, on 24 January, the world celebrates education and its role for peace and development. But what does this mean as we enter 2026 – a year in which prognosed aid cuts could deny an additional 6 million children access to education, adding to the already staggering 272 million ...

We’ve submitted our input to the consultation on the Third SDG National Implementation Plan, led by the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment. Why is this relevant for achieving SDG 4 worldwide? In its previous National Implementation Plan, Ireland rightly addressed its international approach to the SDGs. The commitment to the 2030 Agenda goes beyond national impl...