Daily Archives: January 19, 2015

Marking international year, UN chief celebrates role of light in boosting sustainable growth

The role light-based technologies play in spurring sustainable development can help the international community tackle the challenges of the 21st century, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon declared today as he unveiled the International Year of Light – the United Nations effort showcasing light’s vital contribution to issues related to energy, education, agriculture and health.

2020-03-04T13:56:42-05:0019 Jan 2015|Goal 7: Clean Energy, News|

Wake-up call’ data shows 63 million adolescents out of school – joint UN agency report

One in five adolescents worldwide is not in school, which means that some 63 million young people between the ages of 12 and 15 are denied their right to an education, mainly because they are marginalized and poor, a joint United Nations agency report has found as pressure mounts to include universal secondary education in the post-2015 global development agenda.

2020-03-04T13:56:43-05:0019 Jan 2015|Goal 4: Quality Education, News|
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