1. Asia-Pacific EFA Resource Centre
EFA News
Calendar of EFA Activities
Online Database
Contacts for EFA Regional network
Background information on EFA
The regional website contains NEWS about activities, events and EFA-related developments in the region and beyond. It also contains a calendar of events and international days, an online database and contacts for the EFA network in the region. This website is a very good resource for journalists seeking to be updated about EFA and education-related news and developments in the region.

2. Monthly EFA e-newsletter
A monthly EFA e-newsletter is also distributed by the Asia-Pacific EFA Resource Centre. It contains EFA News and features stories and is free to all interested subscribers. A good source of information and possible stories. To subscribe send an to

3. efa@unescobkk.org Monthly EFA e-newsletter EFA News Feature Stories
Resources
Free subscription
To subscribe,
A monthly EFA e-newsletter is also distributed by the Asia-Pacific EFA Resource Centre. It contains EFA News and features stories and is free to all interested subscribers. A good source of information and possible stories. To subscribe send an to

4. EFA Global Monitoring Report
Gender
Quality
Literacy
Another good source of education statistics is the annual EFA Global Monitoring Report, an independent publication commissioned by UNESCO. It tracks how countries are progressing in meeting the six EFA goals with each annual edition focusing on a specific theme. Each report is released around October-November of the preceeding year.

5. EFA Global Monitoring Report
2008
EFA Progress Report to 2015
The 2007 GMR focused on the first EFA goal of Early Childhood Care and Education. The 2008 report will focus on the overall assessment of progress to the 2015 goals. All GMR reports, summaries and the database for the education statistics can be downloaded from the GMR website:

6. Early childhood care and education
Strong foundations
Early childhood care and education
UNESCO Bangkok also organizes the annual regional launch of the Global Monitoring Report, usually in Bangkok. Press releases, fact sheets, report cards focused on the region are prepared by UNESCO Bangkok and distributed during the launch. These materials can also be downloaded from the regional EFA website:
Regional Launch
Bangkok, Thailand 28 November 2006

7. EFA and Education data UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
The UIS website is an important source of education data (on-line database) and special reports:
Global Education Digest
Regional education data reports
Thematic reports (often in partnership with others), e.g. World Education Indicators / PISA reports with OECD; Out of School Children with UNICEF
UIS Working Paper series
Manuals, guides and technical documents
The UIS is another source of EFA and education data. It has several annual publications and thematic reports related to education. Official UN data on education statistics can also be downloaded from the UIS website

8. Asia-Pacific EFA Resource Centre
For further information, please visit:
or contact the Regional EFA Coordination team:
Via:
Assessment, Information Systems, Monitoring and Statistics (AIMS) Unit
UNESCO Bangkok
Mom Luang Pin Malakul Centenary Building
920 Sukhumvit Road
Bangkok Thailand
tel: fax:

9. UNESCO Bangkok www.unescobkk.org Or visit our Press Room
For further information, please visit:
Or visit our Press Room
UNESCO Bangkok
Mom Luang Pin Malakul Centenary Building
920 Sukhumvit Road
Bangkok Thailand
tel: fax:

10. Journalism Awards SEAMEO-Australia Press Award
recognizes excellent coverage of education issues by journalists in Southeast Asia. Given out annually since 2000, the Award has recognized seven print journalists who have written outstanding pieces on education issues affecting their countries and the region.

11. Journalism Awards
UNICEF’s International Children’s Broadcasting Day Award (9 Dec)
For both television and radio journalists to highlight youth voices concerning the state of the world and their place in it.  Participating broadcasters will be eligible to submit entries for the 2008 ICDB Award.

12. Journalism Awards Asia Pacific MDG Media Awards
Honors distinguished reporting on the
Millennium Development Goals by
producers and journalists in print, radio and
television covering the Asia-Pacific region.