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‘Transforming education’: Ensuring children and societies are learners

Aug 05, 2023, at 05:24 pm

New York: The UN launched on Friday a policy brief on transforming education, which lays out a set of proposals to create inclusive and truly learning societies, and to understand education as a global public good.

COVID-19: Students face $17 trillion loss in lifetime earnings

Dec 07, 2021, at 05:39 pm

New York: School closures during the COVID-19 pandemic could result in a staggering $17 trillion in lost lifetime earnings for today’s students, according to a UN-backed report issued on Monday.

Many countries spending more on debt than education, health and social protection combined

Apr 02, 2021, at 09:31 pm

New York: Around one in eight nations spends more on debt than on social services, according to a new report from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) launched on Thursday, calling for debt service relief and restructuring to enable countries to bounce back from the pandemic.

World leaders must address ‘shameful’ disparities in education spending: UN children’s agency

Jan 20, 2020, at 09:55 am

New York/IBNS: A new report from the UN children’s fund, UNICEF, shows that a third of adolescent girls from the poorest households have never been to school, and spending on education is heavily skewed towards wealthier households.

Partnership key to ensuring all children can access education – senior UN officials

Feb 03, 2018, at 02:47 pm

New York, Feb 3 (JEN): Stressing the importance of quality education for the future of young people and children, senior United Nations officials, including the head of its education agency and the UN youth envoy, called for cooperation to strengthen education and learning programmes in all corners of the world.