Leaders to discuss alarming education crises during UN General Assembly Week event
20 September 2017, UN Headquarters, New York
Over 3.5 million refugee children missing out on education, UN report finds
Over 3.5 million refugee children did not have the [...]
At high-level forum, UN stresses importance of education in building ＆culture of peace＊
Education can promote ideals of non-violence, equality and mutual respect, [...]
On International Day, UN promotes online literacy in digital world
New technologies open opportunities to improve lives and connect globally, [...]
Conflict, widespread poverty stall progress on education rates over past decade 每 UNICEF
Pervasive levels of poverty, protracted conflicts and complex humanitarian emergencies [...]
Breastfeeding is ‘smartest investment’ families, communities and countries can make 每 UN
Kicking off World Breastfeeding Week, the United Nations today stressed that although breastfeeding has cognitive and health benefits for infants and mothers, investment shortcomings impede the practice.
Education critical in preventing adolescent pregnancy, underscores UN agency
Girls with higher levels of education are less likely to have an early and unintended pregnancy, the United Nations education agency said today, launching a new technical paper with recommendations for the education sector.
Funding shortfall threatens education for children in conflict, disaster zones 每 UNICEF
Some 9.2 million children living in emergency countries will miss out on schooling unless the international community contributes an additional $820 million, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned at the start of today's G20 summit.
＆Inclusive, equitable and quality education＊ at the heart of high-level UN event
Education leaders from around the world convened today at the United Nations to discuss ways to advance action on Sustainable Development Goal 4, which aims to ※ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning.§
Millions could escape poverty by finishing secondary education, says UN cultural agency
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.
UNICEF appoints 19-year-old education activist and Syrian refugee as Goodwill Ambassador
In a historic first, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has appointed 19-year-old Muzoon Almellehan, who has been advocating for girls' education since fleeing war-torn Syria in 2013, as its newest 每 and youngest 每 Goodwill Ambassador.
Falling aid for education putting global goals at risk, warns UN agency
Against the backdrop of aid allocations to education falling for the sixth year in a row, the United Nations agency mandated with promoting education globally has called on the donor community to focus more attention on the vital sector, especially in countries where needs are the greatest.
Moroccan students talk SDG financing at UNIC Rabat event
According to the World Bank, young people in Morocco make up 30% of the population and one tenth of the North African region＊s youth population. Their inclusion and empowerment are key prerequisites for sustainable development, as recently highlighted by UNDP＊s Arab Human Development Report 2016.
Malala Yousafzai designated youngest-ever UN Messenger of Peace
United Nations Secretary-General Ant車nio Guterres today designated children＊s rights activist and Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai as a UN Messenger of Peace with a special focus on girls＊ education.
UN Secretary-General to designate Malala Yousafzai as Messenger of Peace
On 10 April 2017, United Nations Secretary-General Ant車nio Guterres will designate Malala Yousafzai, global advocate for girls＊ education and the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize laureate, as a UN Messenger of Peace with a special focus on girls＊ education.
UNESCO: Science museums vitally important for sustainable development
Science centres and museums provide excellent ways to encourage children, especially girls, to pursue careers in science.
Solberg op-ed: We have real chance to make global education reality
In op-ed, Erna Solberg writes, "If young girls are able to access and complete primary and secondary education, the number of child marriages and early pregnancies will go down."
UNICEF report: Growing inequalities threaten most disadvantaged kids
Some 69 million children under five years of age will die from mostly preventable causes, 167 million children will live in poverty, and 750 million women will have been married as children by 2030, unless the world focuses more on the plight of its most disadvantaged children, according to a United Nations report published today.
UN conference adopts global education action agenda to mobilize civil society
A global education action agenda affirming the importance of Sustainable Development Goal 4 每 ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong opportunities for all 每 was adopted today in Gyeongju, Republic of Korea.