GOVERNMENTS URGED TO MAKE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL
The most disadvantaged children are more likely to be denied the opportunity to have a good start to their education, according to two new studies by UNESCO and its Global…
KEY-DRIVERS TO GENDER EQUALITY ARE EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND CULTURE
As the world meets at the Generation Equality Forum, UNESCO is launching a set of concrete commitments to achieve tangible progress towards gender equality in key areas over the next five years…
FINANCE BOOST FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN BANGLADESH
The World Bank has approved a $191 million credit to Bangladesh to help the country strengthen the higher education sector and respond better to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Higher Education Acceleration…
COUNTRIES URGED TO MAKE EVERY SCHOOL A HEALTH PROMOTING SCHOOL
UNESCO and the World Health Organization have launched the Global Standards for Health Promoting Schools, a resource package for schools to improve the health and wellbeing of 1.9 billion school-aged…
MALAWI TO IMPROVE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES
The World Bank has approved $100 million in financing from the International Development Association for Malawi to support increased access, particularly for female students, to skills development programmes in priority…
NEW AID FOR GIRLS’ EDUCATION TO PREVENT PANDEMIC ‘LOST GENERATION’
The UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has taken part in a live classroom link-up with schoolchildren in Kenya to urge world leaders to invest in education, supporting the UK’s ambition…
SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION AND HEALTH IN PAKISTAN
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors have approved $400 million in financing from the International Development Association (IDA) to support Pakistan in accelerating investments in education and health services…