UN marks International Day to Protect Education with call to action
Sep 16, 2023, at 12:40 am
With tens of millions of children heading back to school in recent weeks, for some, the return to class has them fearing for their lives.
Report says 77pc children aged 10 unable to comprehend basic English text in Pakistan
Sep 11, 2023, at 05:07 am
A Pakistani report has unveiled that nearly 77 percent of children aged 10 in the South Asian country are unable to comprehend basic English text, media reports said.
Ukraine facing widespread learning loss due to war against Russia, COVID-19
Aug 29, 2023, at 10:02 pm
Ukrainian children are showing signs of widespread learning loss as Russia’s invasion preceded by the COVID-19 pandemic have left them facing a fourth year of education setbacks, a senior UN children’s agency official said on Tuesday.
‘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.
World Teachers’ Day highlights need to transform education
Oct 06, 2022, at 05:38 am
New York: Teachers are at the heart of education, and their valuable work must also lead to better salaries and working conditions, the heads of three UN agencies and a partner organization said on Wednesday.
Education transformation needed for ‘inclusive, just and peaceful world’ – UN chief
Sep 20, 2022, at 09:04 pm
Education has been Secretary-General António Guterres’ “guide and touchstone,” he said on Monday, the final day of the Transforming Education Summit, warning that it is in “a deep crisis”.
Financing education, imperative for 'peaceful, prosperous, stable societies’ – UN chief
Sep 18, 2022, at 09:50 pm
New York: Education systems around the world need “more, not less money” the UN chief told journalists on Saturday during a joint press stakeout on the Transforming Education Summit and the International Finance Facility for Education.
COVID-19: Education risks becoming ‘greatest divider’
Mar 30, 2022, at 11:07 pm
New York: Now entering its third year, the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to hold back some 405 million school children worlwide from a full return to the classroom, according to a new report released on Wednesday by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
‘Global learning crisis’ continues says Guterres; millions still hit
Jan 25, 2022, at 09:22 pm
New York: Almost two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, school closures continue to disrupt the lives of over 31 million students, exacerbating what the United Nations’ Secretary General called “a global learning crisis.”
Spain violated inclusive education right of child with disabilities, independent committee finds
Sep 22, 2020, at 03:03 pm
New York: Spain violated the right to inclusive education of a child with disabilities, an independent UN human rights committee has found, calling on the country to end any educational segregation of students with disabilities in both special education and mainstream schools.
Beat back ‘catastrophic effects’ of COVID-19 on refugee education, urges UNHCR
Sep 04, 2020, at 04:03 pm
New York: While children in every country have struggled with the impact of COVID-19 on their education, refugee children have been particularly disadvantaged, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has said, amid fears many may not be able to resume their studies due to school closures, high fees or lack of access to technology to learn remotely.
UN chief outlines ‘bold steps’ for education in the face of COVID-19 disruption
Aug 04, 2020, at 10:52 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic has created the largest disruption to education in history and prolonged school closures could further entrench inequalities in access to learning, the UN Secretary-General said on Tuesday, underlining the need for “bold steps” to address the crisis.
Universal, inclusive education ‘non-negotiable’
Jun 24, 2020, at 10:17 am
New York/IBNS: Inclusive education should be a “non-negotiable” right for all children, the head of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said in a new report launched on Tuesday.
Making education safe for children with albinism in Malawi
May 26, 2020, at 09:08 pm
New Yok/IBNS: In Malawi, where children with albinism face attacks, and even ritual killings, going to school can expose them to life-threatening dangers. The UN is helping to make schools safer for these vulnerable students.
Feb 12, 2020, at 10:29 am
New York/IBNS: Promoting education for adolescent girls is an “indispensable foundation for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals”, Secretary-General António Guterres declared at the launch event of the Drive for 5 education initiative at UN Headquarters on Tuesday, hosted by the Irish Mission to the United Nations.
The drive for quality education worldwide, faces ‘mammoth challenges’
Jan 25, 2020, at 08:45 am
New York/IBNS: Aligning inclusive, quality education with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was centre-stage on Friday, as the President of the UN General Assembly held a high-level interactive meeting for the International Day of Education.
Quality education an ‘essential pillar’ of a better future, says UN chief
Nov 13, 2019, at 09:08 am
New York/IBNS: Education is an “essential pillar” to achieving the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, UN chief António Guterres told an audience on Tuesday at the Paris headquarters of UNESCO, the UN Educational, Scientific and Culture Organization, ahead of the agency’s General Conference.
Education and inclusion should be human rights priorities, UN Assembly hears
Nov 02, 2019, at 06:53 am
New York/IBNS: UN Member States agreed seven decades ago to a set of inalienable rights to ensure the dignity of everyone. On Friday, the newly-installed General Assembly President recalled their collective responsibility through the Human Rights Council to “actualize that shared vision for a better world.”
Anti-Semitism ‘toxic to democracy’, UN expert warns, calling for better education
Oct 19, 2019, at 06:33 am
New York: To counter anti-Semitism, which is “toxic to democracy” and poses “a threat to all societies if left unaddressed”, countries must invest more in education, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief has warned, speaking at UN headquarters in New York.
Education remains an impossible dream for many refugees and migrants
Mar 07, 2019, at 09:33 am
New York, Mar 7 (IBNS): The older refugee and migrant children get, the less likely it is that they will get a quality education: less than a quarter of the world’s refugees make it to secondary school, and just one per cent progress to higher education. Even for migrants who settle in wealthy, developed host countries, accessing university is an uphill struggle.
‘Education transforms lives’ says UN chief on first-ever International Day
Jan 25, 2019, at 10:02 am
New York, Jan 25 (IBNS): Education is at the heart of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development because it gives people across the world the skills needed to realize all 17 Global Goals (SDGs), said the UN chief on Thursday, marking the first-ever International Day of Education.
Rich economies not a promise of education equality, new report finds
Oct 30, 2018, at 09:02 am
New York, Oct 30 (IBNS): High national wealth does not guarantee equal access to a quality education, a new report released on Tuesday by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) suggests.
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.
INTERVIEW: Education, women's empowerment 'top priorities' for UN in India, says senior official
Jul 22, 2017, at 11:04 am
New York, July 22(Just Earth News): To meet the challenges of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), India should prioritize women's empowerment and education, the United Nation's development chief in the country said.
Millions could escape poverty by finishing secondary education, says UN cultural agency
Jun 23, 2017, at 09:54 pm
New York, June 23 (JEN): While a new United Nations study shows that the global poverty rate could be more than halved if all adults completed secondary school, data show high out-of-school rates in many countries, making it likely that education completion levels will remain well below that target for generations.
Education key to preventing genocides, says Ban honouring Holocaust victims
Jan 28, 2016, at 01:56 pm
New York, Jan 28 (Just Earth News/IBNS): As the global community gathered to commemorate the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi extermination camp 71 years ago, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon stressed that the most effective way to stand up for human rights, fight xenophobia and prevent new genocides is by educating new generations about the horrors of the Holocaust.