Barcelona (Spain), 28th October 2025 | The Director General of OIDEL, Ignasi Grau i Callizo, was invited on Monday to appear before the Ponència de la Proposició de llei de garanties del finançament del sistema educatiu català amb un mínim del 6% del PIB per a l’educació at the Parliament of Catalonia.
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OIDEL at the Council of Europe: Conference of INGOs
Strasbourg (France), 13-16 October 2025 | The Conference of International Non-Governmental Organisations (INGOs) serves as the institutional voice of civil society within the Council of Europe (CoE) framework. It brings together all NGOs with participatory status in the CoE, including OIDEL.
60th Session of the Human Rights Council
Geneva (Switzerland), 8th September – 8th October 2025 | During the last Human Rights Council (HRC) session of the year, OIDEL actively engaged in consultations on draft resolutions, participated in several side events, and organized one of its own.
OIDEL at the General Assembly of the European Committee for Catholic Education
London (UK), 8-10 October 2025 | Every six months, OIDEL is invited to participate in the General Assembly of the European Committee for Catholic Education (CEEC). This gathering brings together national leaders of Catholic education from across Europe to discuss key issues and strengthen collaboration.
Rome hosts the presentation of the Freedom of Education Index at the Chamber of Deputies
Rome (Italy), 30th September 2025 | The issue of freedom of education has recently returned to the center of public and political debate in Italy. At the Press Room of the Chamber of Deputies in Rome, the Freedom of Education Index was presented, an international report that monitors the right to education and freedom of teaching worldwide, with reference to Article 26.3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which recognizes the right of parents to choose the kind of education to be given to their children.
OIDEL–Government of La Rioja joint training: «Institutional Modernization and Digital Governance within the framework of the 2030 Agenda»
Geneva (Switzerland), 15th–17th September 2025 | OIDEL, in partnership with the University of La Rioja, hosted a training on Institutional Modernization and Digital Government within the framework of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
OIDEL event, in collaboration with several Permanent Missions at the United Nations in Geneva: «The Family as the Cornerstone: Preserving the Role of Parents in Ensuring the Right to Education»
Geneva (Switzerland), 16 September 2025 | At the United Nations Office at Geneva, the side event “Family as a Primary Cornerstone: Upholding Parental Roles in Ensuring the Right to Education” brought together more than 80 participants for an engaging and thoughtful discussion. The event was co-organized by the Permanent Observer Mission of the Sovereign Order of Malta to the United Nations, the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations, the Permanent Mission of Hungary to the United Nations, OIDEL, and FAFCE.
OIDEL takes part in the first session of the Intergovernmental Working Group on an Optional Protocol on the Right to Education
Geneva (Switzerland), 1st-3rd September 2025 | At the Palais des Nations in Geneva, the first session of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group took place, tasked with exploring the possibility of drafting an optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the right to early childhood education, free pre-primary education, and free secondary education.
OIDEL at the Meeting of Rimini: the freedom of education as a human right
Rimini (Italy), 23rd July 2025 | The Director General of OIDEL, Ignasi Grau, took part as a speaker at the Meeting of Rimini, one of the most relevant cultural gatherings in Italy and Europe, which every summer brings together more than 800,000 visitors through conferences, exhibitions and performances, and which this year featured leading international speakers such as former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and the current Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
OIDEL–University of La Rioja joint training: «Women, Peace and Security»
Geneva (Switzerland), 14th–17th July 2025 | OIDEL, in collaboration with Universidad de la Rioja, successfully organized the Summer training on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) to mark the 25th anniversary of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325. Over the course of a week, law students from Universidad de La Rioja in Spain and Universidad de la Sabana in Colombia joined us in Geneva to deepen their understanding of the role women play in peacebuilding and security initiatives.