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Podcast #75: UN Special Adviser says gender equality and girls’ education critical in post-2015 goals

Podcast #75: UN Special Adviser says gender equality and girls’ education critical in post-2015 goals

By Chris Niles NEW YORK, United States of America, 14 May 2013 – Gender equality and education will be critical in planning the development agenda that succeeds the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), according to the Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Post-2015 Development Planning Amina Mohammed. Listen to the Podcast in Streaming MP3 Format [Audio clip: view [...]

Podcast #74: Young people provide strategic advice on education issues

Podcast #74: Young people provide strategic advice on education issues

By Rudina Vojvoda NEW YORK, 29 April 2013 – Members of the Youth Advocacy Group (YAG) gathered last week in Washington, DC, to advise high-level policy-makers on issues around education. Over the next year, the young leaders will provide strategic advice on young people’s priorities, mobilize youth groups and act as a connector between the [...]

How can innovation improve access to quality learning?

How can innovation improve access to quality learning?

NEW YORK, United States of America, 3 May 2013 – Last week, the Government of Denmark and UNICEF hosted the interactive discussion ‘Breaking barriers: Innovative partnerships creating exponential change in access to quality learning’. Moderated by journalist Femi Oke, the lively discussion brought together government representatives, leaders from the private sector, civil society and others [...]

EU Children of Peace initiative: EU Provides Nobel Peace Prize funds to UNICEF for Education in Northwestern Pakistan

Islamabad/Brussels, 8 May 2013 – The European Union has provided € 300,000 from its Nobel Peace Prize money to UNICEF to support its educational activities for children affected by a lack of security in parts of northwestern Pakistan. The agreement was formalised today in Islamabad, between Lars-Gunnar Wigemark, Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the [...]

Romania launches ‘All Children in School by 2015,’ a country study on out-of-school children

Romania launches ‘All Children in School by 2015,’ a country study on out-of-school children

24 May 2013

BUCHAREST, 24 May 2013 – This week, Romania’s Ministry of Education and UNICEF, in partnership with the Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Protection and Senior Citizens, the National Institute of Statistics and the Institute of Education Sciences have launched “All Children in School by 2015 – the Global Initiative on Out-of-School Children: Romania Country Study”. [...]

Back to school after Typhoon Bopha

Back to school after Typhoon Bopha

17 May 2013

By Meena Bhandari Six months after Typhoon Bopha took more than 1,000 lives and displaced more than a million people, teaching and learning are starting up again in elementary schools across affected parts of the Philippines. NEW BATAAN, Philippines, 13 May 2013 – Glenn Larabez can’t wait to go back to school. The 8-year-old usually [...]

The Battle for Damascus

The Battle for Damascus

08 May 2013

By Carlos Vasquez AMMAN, JORDAN, 8 May 2013 – When I arrived in Jordan for my third mission on April 5th, Za’atari camp had more than 100,000 refugees; five times the amount since my first visit 8 months ago in September 2012. The total number of refugees spread over 4 countries is more than 1.4 [...]

The challenges of providing quality education in conflict areas

The challenges of providing quality education in conflict areas

22 April 2013

Earlier this month, UNICEF attended a UNESCO-INEE organized symposium on Conflict-Sensitive Education – Why and How? in Paris with Ministers of Education from around the world. Conflict-Sensitive Education is a key component of UNICEF’s new four-year programme on Peacebuilding, Education and Advocacy, supported by the Government of the Netherlands. The “Learning for Peace” programme explores [...]

School failure affects more than 3.5 million children and adolescents in Central America

School failure affects more than 3.5 million children and adolescents in Central America

17 April 2013

Press Release The study notes the progress made in education in the region and the ‘bottlenecks’ that still prevent the universalization of basic education SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, April 17, 2013 – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Central American Educational and Cultural Coordination of Central American Integration System (CECC / SICA) launched [...]

Ban urges ‘redoubled’ safety measures amid increasing violence against teachers

Ban urges ‘redoubled’ safety measures amid increasing violence against teachers

01 April 2013

This story was originally posted by the UN News Centre. The original post can be found here. 1 April 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today condemned the recent spate of fatal attacks on teachers in Pakistan, while voicing great concern about the growing trend of violence against educators around the world. “Violence against teachers undermines [...]

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