1.37 billion students now home...

Mar 24, 2020 by

1.37 billion students now home as COVID-19 school closures expand, ministers scale up multimedia approaches to ensure learning continuity

Paris, 24 March — As school closures impact nearly 80% of the world’s student population, UNESCO on Monday convened an online meeting...

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Costa Rica and Spain laureates...

Oct 9, 2019 by

Costa Rica and Spain laureates to receive 2019 UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education

Paris, 09 October—A Costa Rican project empowering girls from vulnerable backgrounds with digital skills and another from Spain that...

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World Teachers’ Day 2019: UNES...

Oct 2, 2019 by

World Teachers’ Day 2019: UNESCO hosts conference on future of teaching profession

Paris, 02 October—After launching UNESCO’s Futures of Education initiative at the United Nations General Assembly in New-York in...

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UNESCO warns that, without urg...

Sep 13, 2019 by

UNESCO warns that, without urgent action, 12 million children will never spend a day at school

Paris, 13 September–New data published today by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) on the world’s out-of-school children...

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Nadia Nadim designated as UNES...

Jul 8, 2019 by

Nadia Nadim designated as UNESCO Champion for Girls’ and Women’s Education

Paris, 08 July—UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay on 5 July named Nadia Nadim, the Afghan-born Danish football striker for the...

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UNESCO and G7 countries raise ...

Jul 4, 2019 by

UNESCO and G7 countries raise the alarm about bullying and join forces against violence in education

Paris, 04 July—During their ministerial meeting in Sèvres (France), under the French presidency of the G7 and with the participation...

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UNESCO paper shows governments...

Apr 20, 2017 by

UNESCO paper shows governments not keeping pace with growing demand for higher education

A new policy paper from the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report and the International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP)...

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Close to 69 million new teache...

Oct 5, 2016 by

Close to 69 million new teachers needed to reach 2030 education goals

As UNESCO celebrates World Teachers’ Day on 5 October, new figures show that close to 69 million new teachers are needed to provide...

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2015 ‘year of fear’ for childr...

May 22, 2015 by

2015 ‘year of fear’ for children

The United Nations education envoy told journalists in New York today that “shocking figures” relating to the position of children in...

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