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Democracy 31 August 2023 Destroyed schools, bomb shelters, air-raid sirens: Ukraine’s children begin another school year in wartime
UNICEF reports that over 1,300 schools in Ukraine have been completely destroyed since the start of the full-scale invasion launched by Russia in February 2022. Most Ukrainian students are forced to continue their studies online, far from teachers and friends. As a new school year begins in September, students and...
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News 6 June 2023 Education International stands with Ukraine: Union leaders in Kyiv meet colleagues and show solidarity
On May 8 to 11, an Education International delegation visited Ukraine’s capital to deliver a strong message of solidarity and meet with colleagues from the Trade Union of Education and Science Workers of Ukraine (TUESWU), EI member organisation in the country. The delegation also met with the Minister of Education...
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Democracy 24 February 2023 One year of solidarity with our colleagues, students, and all people of Ukraine
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, Education International launched an urgent action appeal calling on all member organisations to stand with and support our colleagues in Ukraine. Education unions from across the world responded. One year on, our solidarity is unwavering.
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Democracy 30 November 2022 #16Days | I was less afraid of a russian missile than of a russian soldier: Sexual violence as a weapon of war in Ukraine
Kateryna Maliuta-Osaulova
The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 marked the beginning of a collective nightmare. Attacks against civilians, including sexual violence against women and girls have been used as part of the campaign of terror to intimidate the population. This first-hand account from Ukraine details the horrors war unleashed but...
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Democracy 21 October 2022 Solidarity with Ukraine: Education unionists from the United States and Poland meet with colleagues in Ukraine
On October 11-12, 2022, a delegation of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and of the Polish education trade union ZNP visited Ukraine at the invitation of the Trade Union of Education and Science Workers of Ukraine (TUESWU). AFT President and Education International Executive Board Member Randi Weingarten headed the...
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Democracy 5 September 2022 Polish educators in full solidarity with Ukrainian colleagues and children
From hosting refugees in union buildings, to organising donations, volunteering at border crossings and reception centres and organising classes for children, education unions and their members in Poland have shown great solidarity with those fleeing the war raging in the neighbouring country of Ukraine.
Polish educators in full solidarity with Ukrainian colleagues and children
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Free Trade Union of Education and Science of Ukraine
VPONU65 Vel. Vasylkivska Str. room 39 03150 KyivTrade Union of Education and Science Workers of Ukraine
TUESWU6 Yaroslavska str. 04071 Kiev