The head of the UN, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has urged governments to step up efforts to ensure that half of humanity is not shut out of the classroom. The head of the UN, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has urged governments to step up efforts to ensure that half of humanity is […]
Forced separations and language policies for Uyghur and other minority Muslim children at State-run boarding schools in China’s Xinjiang region carry the risk of forced assimilation, three UN independent human rights experts said on Tuesday. Forced separations and language policies for Uyghur and other minority Muslim children at State-run boarding schools in China’s Xinjiang region carry
Young people continue to be “relentlessly” targeted with tobacco and nicotine products, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday, in a call to ban smoking and vaping “whether sitting in class, playing games outside or waiting at the school bus stop”.Young people continue to be “relentlessly” targeted with tobacco and nicotine products, the World
The international community must ensure that every girl in Afghanistan has an opportunity to learn, the head of the UN fund for education in emergencies said on Monday – the second anniversary of the Taliban’s edict banning secondary education for girls. The international community must ensure that every girl in Afghanistan has an opportunity to learn,
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has added two of Ukraine’s most historic buildings in Kyiv and another site in Lviv, to its official list of World Heritage sites in danger The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has added two of Ukraine’s most historic buildings in Kyiv and another site in
The number of children missing out on any schooling has increased by six million, bringing the total to 250 million, according to new figures released on Monday by the UN Education, Science, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).The number of children missing out on any schooling has increased by six million, bringing the total to 250 million, according
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.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. Read MoreUN News – Global perspective Human
With a staggering hike in attacks targeting schools and hospitals, and over seven million refugee children out of school, the UN chief called on Saturday for a new push to defend vulnerable students and teachers worldwide.With a staggering hike in attacks targeting schools and hospitals, and over seven million refugee children out of school, the
More than seven million refugee children are out of school globally according to UN data – that’s more than half the world’s population of displaced, school-aged children.More than seven million refugee children are out of school globally according to UN data – that’s more than half the world’s population of displaced, school-aged children. Read MoreUN News
Afghanistan’s Logar province is one of the most conservative areas in the country. Even before the decision of the de-facto authorities to suspend girls’ access to beyond primary education, most families did not let their girls go to school. Most girls and women in this province are illiterate.Afghanistan’s Logar province is one of the most
