
Frank Geary
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Director of Scholars At Risk Europe. All opinions are my own. RT not necessarily endorsement. Human rights, civil society, global citizenship, culture...
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20-11-2013 09:56:24
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A pleasure to welcome Tánaiste Micheál Martin to New York for #UNGA78 High-Level Week. Ahead of tomorrow's #SDGSummit, he met with Irish civil society organizations and Ireland's UN Youth Delegates @a_lee_see_ahh & Mohammad Naeem. Looking forward to a busy week ahead!



Ireland must deliver on ambitious, accelerated and transformative action on the SDGs. My piece in today’s Irish Independent m.independent.ie/opinion/commen…

We travelled to New York for the #SDGSummit. Attending key e,, discussions and meeting representatives inc Micheál Martin Lord Mayor of Dublin and other diplomats. Advocating for a clear action plan for the implementation of the #SDGs by 2030 AONTAS Coalition 2030

The Irish Aid Annual Report launched today by Micheál Martin and Seán Fleming highlights the excellent work on Global Citizenship Education being delivered by IDEA members in partnership with Irish Foreign Ministry


Frank Geary asks what can UNESCO-UIL do to support and encourage civil society to engage in the reporting process. Data collection is key to monitoring the success of this Marrakech Framework for Action. IDEA: Irish Development Education Association #LifelongLearning


🌍 ICAE actively engaged in #CONFINTEAVII Follow-up Meeting for Europe by UNESCO-UIL. 🎤 Cecilia Palm, ICAE Executive Member, moderated a session on 'Implementing the MFA: regional and national perspectives.' Valuable insights on #MFA implementation! 🌱🌏 #LifelongLearning #wearele


📢The role of civil society in implementing the #MFA Chaired by Uwe Gartenschlaeger My contribution at today's UNESCO-UIL #CONFINTEA event included organised advocacy actions inc influencing policy. Ensuring the learner is at the heart our work❤️


IDEA's Frank Geary, Aoibheann O’Keeffe, & ACE Working Group Co-Convenor Nick Doran were delighted to attend #CONFINTEAVII European Region regional follow-up meeting today where we focused on the central role of #GCE in #AdultLearning and monitoring of the #MFA.



We IDEA: Irish Development Education Association are delighted to to be finalists in the Good Governance Awards. Congratulations and thanks to our brilliant National Council for their leadership on IDEA's governance, and to our staff team for their excellent work on this.

Congratulations to CBM Ireland on celebrating 20 years and on your anniversary exhibition and event highlighting disability rights and local global interdependence IDEA: Irish Development Education Association @MahbubKabirCBM


A huge amount of food for thought coming from IDEA: Irish Development Education Association event today on research & Global Citizenship Education. Very interesting strands emerging around the collective impact of our work as a #GCE community, theoretical understandings of #GCE & transdisciplinary possibilities

Great to celebrate being shortlisted in the Good Governance Awards with IDEA: Irish Development Education Association board members and colleagues. IDEA’s board, staff and members make it a great place to work. Congratulations to all #GGA2023 winners and shortlisted organisations and thanks to Carmichael



Interesting discussions today at the European Education Summit #EduSummitEU on citizenship education, transforming green education and citizen participation. Great to meet colleagues from @eaea Lifelong Learning Platform Department of Education and Youth @IrelandRepBru

Looking forward to delving into this comprehensive GlobalEd resource. In GENE_GlobalEd we have long admired @TheDICE_Project approach: coordinating GE in initial teacher education. Lots to learn…IDEA: Irish Development Education Association @EU_DEAR_prog Lydia Ruprecht ANGEL Network @ECER_EERA IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society


