TODAY at 12 pm EST (New York Time), join the Twitter chat marking the launch of the final MDG Progress and the High-Level Oslo Summit on Education for Development. The Twitter chat will be an opportunity to join a conversation on progress in women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health under the MDGs and what’s next, as well
By Pia Fleig I am a European. I have received a very good education, I have succeeded in my A-levels, I can go to any University I want and study more than a human mind can imagine. And yet, I feel like I know so little of reality. As much as my school tried to
Are you between 15 and 25? Are you interested in media and information literacy (MIL)? Do you wish to become a critical citizen and agent of change? Register now for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) free online course on media and information literacy (MIL), in partnership with Athabasca University and in cooperation with the UNESCO-UNAOC University Network on
Just one third of countries have achieved all of the measurable Education for All (EFA) goals set in 2000. Only half of all countries have achieved the most watched goal of universal primary enrolment. An extra $22 billion a year is needed on top of already ambitious government contributions in order to ensure we achieve
The Office of the United Nations Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth is proud to partner with #UpForSchool to mobilize youth around the world to become advocates for the millions of young people globally that do not have access to education. Join us to add your voice and demand that every child can go to school safely!
New report shows why ‘business as usual’ won’t lead to universal primary or secondary education LONDON, 19 January 2015 – Around 63 million adolescents between the ages of 12 to 15 years old are denied their right to an education, according to a new joint report from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics and UNICEF, Fixing
The Office of the UN Special Envoy for Youth is a proud supporter of the global campaign called #UpForSchool - it is a global call to action to demonstrate the unprecedented public support for education and an end to discrimination against children. As you know, world leaders promised to get every child into school by
UNESCO - Experts from the Warwick Institute for Employment Research and Cambridge Econometrics, country labor market experts from the Networks of Mediterranean (NET MED) Youth’s project countries as well as UNESCO colleagues from the Field Offices gathered at HQ for the event. The workshop was aimed at exploring methodologies and challenges in anticipating skills needed by
UN News Center - The World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, closed today with a declaration urging action to mainstream education in the United Nations post-2015 development agenda. The Aichi-Nagoya Declaration calls on all nations to implement the Global Action Programme on ESD to move the relevant agenda forward.
UN News Centre- The role education can play in preparing the world's youth for a sustainable future is becoming increasingly relevant, particularly as the planet is set to face growing economic, social and environmental challenges, the head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared today as she opened a conference on
