The Olive Network
We started thinking about the words that have perhaps been most neglected in recent times, and the need to return to them, and with resolve…in all their forms and resonances
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Lead story · Climate
Representing 32.5 million teachers and education support personnel worldwide, Education International launches worldwide campaign April 21st to ensure that climate education becomes as fundamental as teaching reading and writing.
Education·18 December 2025
Having an education is vital for an individual’s personal development. Education opens up job prospects and can help those in poverty to earn a living wage and help develop their community. For this reason, Muslim Aid has created numerous…
ON Network · 1 min read
Arts & Culture·24 June 2025
Helinä Piik is sharing her experiences with an outstanding educational system
ON Network · 4 min read
Arts & Culture·17 February 2026
ON Ed - while this essay is from 2021, it still feels relevant in 2026
THE GREAT TRANSITION INITIATIVE · 15 min read
United Nations·24 January 2026
Today, 250 million children and adolescents are out of school and 763 million adults are illiterate, according to UNESCO.
UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL DAY OF EDUCATION · 3 min read
Arts & Culture·12 June 2026
The Other Tree of Guernica (edited still), 1969. Dir. Pedro Lazaga Sabater.
e-flux Education · 4 min read
Education·6 July 2026
Can artificial intelligence benefit all of humanity – safely, fairly and without causing “catastrophic harm”? That is the question at the heart of a major UN summit opening in Geneva on Monday.
UN News - Global perspective Human stories · 4 min read
Education·23 September 2025
Above the village of Passu, a teenager checks his Facebook. Many residents here are Ismaili, followers of a moderate branch of Islam. A sign on the mountain slope commemorates the time in 1987, when the Ismaili imam, the Aga Khan, visited…
ON Network · 2 min read
Education·28 August 2026
ON SOURCE: EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENT Drought My first-ever presentation in primary school was about water. Back then I couldn't have known how much scarcer it would get before I even grew up, or that Europe's rivers are drying up and revealing 400-year-old warnings. Europe's rivers are warning us with
EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENT · 1 min read
Education·19 August 2026
ON SOURCE: FORUM FOR THE FUTURE The Polycrisis Calls for Polysolutions Written by Mareyah Bhatti from Forum for the Future. Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of attending the Food Planet Prize event in Båstad, Sweden. It was a great opportunity to celebrate ambitious food system work from acros
FORUM FOR THE FUTURE · 1 min read
Education·29 May 2026
WIKIPEDIA: Francesca Paola Albanese (Italian: [franˈtʃeska ˈpaːola albaˈneːze, -eːse] ; born 30 March 1977) is an Italian legal scholar and expert on human rights . She has served as the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the…
INSTAGRAM · 2 min read
New Museum·14 April 2026
School teacher Saber Hosseini from Bamyan, Afghanistan, cycles more than an hour to deliver books to children in remote villages in the province.
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Education·21 July 2025
YUDHISHTIR CHANDRA BISWAS Yudhishtir Chandra Biswas, from Bangladesh, says he has tried to change the minds of sceptical friends and relatives SOURCE: BBC NEWS Climate Climate change: The young activists changing the sceptics' minds By Marco Silva As global leaders gather at the COP28 summit in Duba
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Education·30 June 2025
ON SOURCE: GENEVA SOLUTIONS Climate & Environment Human Rights Council Interview Published on June 29, 2025 17:44. UN rights expert Elisa Morgera calls out world’s ‘carbon tunnel vision' By Paula Dupraz-Dobias Midway between climate talks in Baku and Belém, the UN’s special rapporteur on climate acc
GENEVA SOLUTIONS · 1 min read
Education·9 June 2025
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition accused Israeli forces of abducting volunteers aboard the Madleen ship.
PALESTINE CHRONICLE · 4 min read
Education·27 May 2025
An Israeli airstrike on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City on Monday is believe to have killed 36 people. Photograph: Mohammed Saber/EPA
THE GUARDIAN · 5 min read
Education·6 October 2024
MSF secretary-general Chris Lockyear, at the organisation’s Geneva headquarters. (Geneva Solutions/Kasmira Jefford) ON SOURCE: GENEVA SOLUTIONS MSF’s Christopher Lockyear: ‘It’s shocking to think that Gaza could be forgotten By Kasmira Jefford A year since the 7 October Hamas attack that triggered t
GENEVA SOLUTIONS · 1 min read
Education·8 September 2024
WaterAid/Guilhem Alandry Featured Archive Story SOURCE: WATER AID It's not unlike a scene from a Western. The figure of Souleymane Diallo shimmers through the heat haze as he rides across Samabogo's arid landscape, ready for action. He’s a man with one job to do: keep his town’s water flowing. Soule
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Systems Change·28 August 2026
ON SOURCE: SDG KNOWLEDGE HUB ECOSOC Forum Places Youth at Forefront of Sustainable Development STORY HIGHLIGHTS The three-day event took place under the theme, ‘Youth at the Forefront: Leveraging Science and Social Inclusion for Sustainab
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United Nations·9 June 2025
The global learning crisis has deeply intensified, with 70 per cent of 10-year-olds in low and middle-income countries unable to read a simple statement. At the same time, the world is undergoing a digital transformation marked by an…
UNICEF GLOBAL LEARNING INNOVATION HUB · 2 min read
Climate·26 December 2025
British activists Ella Meek and Amy Meek, founders of 'Kids Against Plastic', address last year’s Young Activists Summit at the UN in Geneva. (KEYSTONE / Salvatore Di Nolfi)
ON Network · 3 min read
Climate·3 December 2025
In late 2017, Branko Milanovic wrote a blog post titled “ The illusion of degrowth in a poor and unequal world .” He penned it, he says, following a conversation he had with a proponent of degrowth, which was me. I wrote a response, which…
JASON HICKEL · 62 min read
Climate·29 November 2025
The Second World Summit for Social Development adopted a political declaration through which world leaders reaffirm their commitment to building a more just, inclusive, equitable, and sustainable world by addressing social challenges such…
SDG KNOWLEDGE HUB · 4 min read
United Nations·5 November 2025
The vast Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) – filled with delegations, students, civil society groups and policymakers from around the world – reflected the scale of the moment.
UN News Global perspective Human stories · 3 min read
Economics·18 July 2025
Analysis of Capitalism - Globalization - Socio-ecological Transformation - Democratic Socialism
ROSA LUXEMBURG STIFTUNG · 23 min read
Arts & Culture·18 January 2025
Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian, which sold at a New York auction last year for $6.2 million, was chosen for inclusion by Damien Hirst. Photograph: Rhona Wise/EPA
THE OBSERVER · 5 min read
Climate·26 June 2026
More than a decade after world nations agreed on a set of goals to guide global sustainable development, progress remains “significantly off track,” according to a new analysis.
EARTH.ORG · 4 min read
Systems Change·10 June 2026
Illustration: Eleanor Shakespeare/The Guardian Opinion/ Poverty ON SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN Wed 10 Jun 2026 10.00 CEST We economists have done the maths: ‘growth’ is a doomed strategy – there is a better way Olivier De Schutter , Joseph Stigli
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Dwelling·12 September 2025
The Morrab Botanical Gardens are a sub tropical garden in the heart of Penzance and home to the rare and remarkable Morrab Library. Nestled in the grounds sits a partially-derelict, former stables building...
ON Network · 2 min read
Economics·9 May 2025
The September 2024 UN Summit of the Future (SoF) stressed the need to address well-known shortcomings of gross domestic product (GDP) as an indicator of wealth by developing a framework for measuring sustainable development progress that…
SDG KNOWLEDGE HUB · 5 min read
Climate·18 February 2025
Alfredo Jaar. The End of the World , 2024, installation view, Kesselhaus, KINDL, © Alfredo Jaar / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn, 2024, photo: Jens Ziehe
KINDL - BERLIN · 3 min read
Charities·19 January 2025
ON ED: Please note, the Human Rights Watch World Report 2025 website uses image technology that we do not possess so please follow this link to their page
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH · 13 min read
Climate·18 January 2025
The most read story of 2024 is about the findings of the World Happiness Report.
SDG KNOWLEDGE HUB · 6 min read
Arts & Culture·7 January 2025
Soil is a strong and resistant material. It is alive, it breathes, and it can recover. In this exhibition, soil is seen as both matter and metaphor. For some, soil is used as an artistic vehicle. For others, soil is a metaphor for the…
L'INTERNATIONALE · 1 min read
United Nations·30 August 2024
Celebrating the UN’s 75th anniversary last year, prompted major internal discussion about its future, and a new direction away from the post-World War Two consensus of its early days. These reflections have resulted in Our Common Agenda ,…
ON Network · 7 min read
Arts & Culture·6 August 2026
We are thrilled to announce the first in a new series of Featured Artworks. On roughly a monthy timeline we will exhibit a single work from an artist we know or have recently been introduced to. We are proud to show this wonderful work,…
ON Network · 3 min read
Arts & Culture·5 February 2026
From next month (September '25), invitations will be sent to 15,000 households across the UK. Using a ‘civic lottery’ 50 participants will be chosen to take part in the process. From these, 20 individuals will form the citizens’ panel,…
NETWORK OF EUROPEAN MUSEUM ORGANISATIONS · 2 min read
Systems Change·19 January 2026
A climate justice protest at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where participating corporations were accused of fuelling crises and profiting from them. Photograph: Dpa/Alamy Global development ON SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN About this content K
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Climate·8 December 2025
(A shorter version of the following statement was published in The Observer Letters section on 24/5/2020. An e-petition is being set up on the final demand of a Citizens’ Assembly. If you would like to sign the petition please drop me a…
ON Network · 12 min read
Arts & Culture·3 October 2025
Thread is a socio-cultural center with a residency program to allow local and international artists to live and work in Sinthian, a rural village in Tambacounda, the southeastern region of Senegal. It houses two artists’ dwellings, as well…
ON Network · 6 min read
Dwelling·25 September 2025
The event brought together members of the High-Level Expert Group on Beyond GDP, appointed by the UN Secretary-General in May 2025, and other leading voices in the ‘Beyond GDP’ space.
SDG KNOWLEDGE HUB · 5 min read
Climate·14 July 2025
In preparation for the July 2025 session of the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), the UN Secretariat has released the Secretary-General’s annual report on SDG progress. Updating on progress ten years into the…
SDG KNOWLEDGE HUB · 3 min read
Arts & Culture·28 June 2025
Museums are active agents of social values. Understanding museums and their teams within a social and economic context goes far beyond any standardized political framework or performance checklist.
CIMAM · 3 min read
Humanitarian·23 June 2025
The principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee – leaders of UN agencies joined by a few NGO representatives and other observers – will meet on 17 June in Geneva to chart the next steps for what has been dubbed the “humanitarian…
THE NEW HUMANITARIAN · 10 min read
Arts & Culture·19 April 2025
Mustafa covers his face with his hand, his body shaking with fear and cold. His other hand is in a cast and sling - an injury sustained during a recent beating he suffered at the hands of police at the border between Bosnia-Herzegovina and…
ON Network · 9 min read
Climate·23 January 2025
Addressing the UN General Assembly (UNGA), UN Secretary-General António Guterres briefed Member States on his priorities for 2025. He highlighted conflicts, inequalities, the climate crisis, and technology among the “ills” spreading from…
SDG KNOWLEDGE HUB · 5 min read
Climate·3 September 2024
Jeah Han holds a file containing her closing argument outside South Korea’s constitutional court in Seoul in May 2024. The climate campaigner says she has felt the direct impacts of the climate crisis. Photograph: Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty…
THE GUARDIAN · 4 min read
Charities·27 August 2024
For more than a decade now, the people of South Sudan have faced enormous hardships caused by on-going internal conflict, mass displacement and a series of climate-related disasters that have paradoxically brought both extended droughts…
International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent · 5 min read
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The DAI community returns to the 10,000 year old city of Matera for COOP SUMMIT 2026—the culmination of this year’s COOP study trajectory.
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Feed · 02/05/2026
Uncover the essence of UWC, where diverse students unite for a common goal: making the world a better place through education.
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Feed · 23/02/2026
How can museums champion sustainable choices and educate the public about environmental impact? How can we make our museums more sustainable and embrace practices that reduce waste and move us towards net zero?
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Born of student disquiet after the 2008 crash, the group says it is reshaping economists’ education
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Feed · 11/01/2026
We are the voice of teachers and education workers around the world.Through our 386 member organizations, we represent more than 32.5 million teachers and education support personnel in 178 countries and territories.
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Feed · 11/01/2026
Reflect. Mobilise. Take action. Education transforms the world. Education is our world, as rich and diverse as the voices speaking out on the pages of Worlds of Education. Worlds of Education is a platform for teachers, unionists, activists, and academics to share their insights into the issues affecting the education workforce and community around the world. The aim is to encourage a global conversation, to reflect, mobilise, and take action for education everywhere. Explore the diverse, compelling, and engaging Worlds of Education. Share your insights We are always eager to publish new and interesting perspectives on education. Click here to find out how you can contribute to Worlds of Education.
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Feed · 11/01/2026
The Global Ecovillage Network‘s shared purpose is to link and support ecovillages, educate the world about them, and grow the regenerative movement – to inspire, scale and facilitate communities and people from all walks of life to become active participants in the transition to a resilient and regenerative human presence on Earth.
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Feed · 16/03/2025
The Verbier Art Summit educates, provokes and inspires its Members and the wider community. Participants of the Verbier Art Summit range from international private and corporate collectors, to museum directors, artists, curators, art historians, art critics, gallerists, and art consultants.
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Feed · 19/01/2025
New ‘Arts in Schools’ report calls for creative subjects to be central to a rethink of England’s state education system
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Feed · 21/11/2024
Every third Thursday of November. Celebrating the importance of philosophy to society.
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CODEPINK is a feminist grassroots organization working to end U.S. wars and militarism, support peace and human rights initiatives, and redirect our tax dollars into healthcare, education, green jobs and other life-affirming programs.
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Feed · 25/07/2024
The UN University (UNU) and the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (IESALC) launched “a transdisciplinary collaborative platform to build a knowledge base on the current trends, opportunities a
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Prof. Dr. Andreas Hoffmann documenta and Museum Fridericianum gGmbH Johanna Kohler documenta and Museum Fridericianum gGmbH Larissa Huttenhein documenta and Museum…
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Lessons of Tolerance follows a family overcoming their homophobia, an education that war with Russia seems to be giving many in the country
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Creating the innovative and open library of the 21st century, BSF is dedicated to the education and information of those who are most vulnerable.
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Feed · 29/10/2023
Our vision is an increasingly compassionate and sustainable world with the Golden Rule at the core.
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Feed · 19/09/2023
The gallery is rolling out a series of new initiatives to support research and education in the field of 20th ad 21st century art.
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Feed · 14/05/2023
Empowering Gen Z to step up in the face of the climate crisis. Working with leaders in business, education and policy to deliver intergenerational solutions.
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Slow Factory Institute is a climate innovation hub that addresses the intersecting crises of environmental justice and social inequity.
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Feed · 20/10/2022
After being forced to flee, education becomes difficult to access for many refugee children.
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Feed · 19/10/2022
Despite the dangers and the restrictions, ad hoc charities are springing up to ensure local communities have the support they need.
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Feed · 27/06/2022
Force of Nature responds to eco-anxiety through education programmes, consulting and campaigns, asking people to step up rather than shut down in the face of the climate crisis.
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Videos about the 100 People Project, participating schools and global issues that teachers can use to supplement global education curricula.
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Feed · 24/12/2021
Young people need radically new educational tools to shape their future, says Joe Hall
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Feed · 07/10/2021
When Antoine Mach began teaching at the Geneva School of Business Administration (HEG) 10 years ago, sustainable finance was still perceived as a “fuzzy” concept in the corporate world – let alone in education and research. For finance professors, Mach says, it was a “new transdisciplinary concept that did not really fit into existing theories and categories in finance”.
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