WHO URGES ACCELERATED ACTION TO PROTECT HUMAN HEALTH
To mark World Health Day, the World Health Organization issued an urgent call for accelerated action by leaders and all people to preserve and protect health, and mitigate the climate…
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BOYS FACE SIGNIFICANT RISK OF NOT COMPLETING EDUCATION
Although girls have more difficulty accessing education and make up the majority of out of school children at primary level, boys face increasing challenges at later stages, according to UNESCO’s…
FEWER THAN HALF OF COUNTRIES ARE IMPLEMENTING LEARNING RECOVERY STRATEGIES
Statement by UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education Stefania Giannini, UNICEF Director of Education Robert Jenkins, and World Bank Global Director for Education Jaime Saavedra: “More than two years into the…
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…
TWO THIRDS OF AN ACADEMIC YEAR LOST ON AVERAGE WORLDWIDE
One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, over 800 million students, more than half the world’s student population, still face significant disruptions to their education, ranging from full school closures in…
CARICOM EDUCATION MINISTERS REMINDED OF SECTOR’S IMPORTANCE IN POST COVID-19 RECOVERY
Caribbean Community Education Ministers were reminded of education’s critical role in the post COVID-19 economic recovery, during the 25th Special Meeting of CARICOM’s Council for Human and Social and Development…
UNESCO URGES PLANNING AHEAD AGAINST INCREASED INEQUALITIES
The COVID-19 health crisis has resulted in school and university closures affecting over 90% of the world’s students. Even more drastic disruptions loom on the horizon, according to an independent International…