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NewsPhoto Contest 2008 for Promoting Gender Equality in Education
UNESCO Bangkok is pleased to announce a photo contest again this year on the theme of, “Promoting Gender Equality in Education.” This contest is an effort for demonstrating “gender equality in action” through the means of photos for contributing to better understanding of what gender equality to education, in education and through education may mean to all of us. All entries must be received at UNESCO Bangkok by 31 October 2008. The 12 winning photos will be featured in UNESCO Bangkok's 2009 Gender in Education Calendar and will also be posted on UNESCO Bangkok's website. For more information about the contest please write to us at gender@unescobkk.org or click here. Countries meet to develop gender equality measurement indicators
A tributeUNESCO Bangkok pays special tribute to Jackie Kirk, who passed away in Afghanistan in August this year. KEDI-UNESCO Seminar 2007 discussing Gender Challenges in Post- Primary education in East and Southeast Asia
The Education Policy and Reform (EPR) Unit of UNESCO Bangkok and the Korean Educational Development Institute (KEDI) jointly organized a regional seminar on "Gender Challenges in Post-primary Education on 13-15 November 2007, at UNESCO Bangkok. Read more Gender Equality – The Importance of Starting Early
The Gender Focal Point in the Ministry of Education of Lao PDR organized a training workshop for Dongkhamxang Crèche and Kindergarten Teacher Training School Administrators and Lecturers. The workshop took place on 11-14 September 2007 at Dongkhamxang Teacher Training College in Vientiane. This is one of a series of workshops organized by the Ministry of Education. Read more Asia Regional Seminar on the Status of Teachers: Attracting, Developing and Retaining Effective Teachers, August 1-3, 2006, Bangkok ,Thailand
The Asia Regional Seminar on the Status of Teachers: Attracting, Developing and Retaining Effective Teachers was held on 1-3 August 2006 in Bangkok, Thailand. It was jointly organized by two UNESCO Bangkok programmes - the Asia-Pacific Programme of Educational Innovation for Development (APEID) and the Asia-Pacific Programme of Education for All (APPEAL). Read more
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From 9 to 11 September 2008, delegations from Cambodia, Mongolia, Sri Lanka and Viet Nam, as well as participants from Nepal, acting as resource persons, will meet in Bangkok to review the needs assessment of their respective countries, discuss possible generic indicators for measuring gender equality in education and develop a national follow-up action plan. 
