11 months of war in Ukraine have disrupted education for more than five million children On International Day of Education, UNICEF calls for increased support to ensure learning opportunities for children in Ukraine and in refugee-hosting countries
Children from the poorest households benefit the least from national public education funding A one percentage point increase in the allocation of public education resources to the poorest 20 per cent may pull 35 million primary school-aged children out of learning poverty globally
UNICEF warns of shockingly low levels of learning, with only a third of 10-year-olds globally estimated to be able to read and understand a simple written story Ahead of the Transforming Education Summit, UNICEF unveils the ‘Learning Crisis Classroom’ at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to draw attention to the urgent need to transform education systems worldwide
Even as Omicron variant takes hold, school closures must be a measure of last resort Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore
At least 200 million schoolchildren live in countries that remain unprepared to deploy remote learning in future emergency school closures – UNICEF According to a new report, among the 31 countries unprepared for remote learning, almost half kept their schools closed for at least half of the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving 102 million students without any form of education.
Schools still closed for nearly 77 million students 18 months into pandemic – UNICEF UNICEF and partners’ digital channels to close down for 18 hours to mark 18 months of school closures and send one message to the world: Reopen schools as soon as possible
First day of school 'indefinitely postponed' for 140 million first-time students around the world – UNICEF At least eight million of these young learners have been waiting for over a year.
Canada’s G7 commitment to education welcome – but investment fails to reflect growing global need UNICEF Canada welcomes Prime Minister Trudeau’s commitment to tackling the global learning crisis and addressing the stalled progress for education exacerbated by COVID-19.
Canadian organizations welcome G7 commitment on girls’ education, and call for funding to back ambition A leading coalition of Canadian education organizations, the Canadian International Education Policy Working Group (CIEPWG), welcomes the newly announced G7 Declaration, Girls Education: The Heart of COVID-19 Recovery and Unlocking Agenda 2030.
Children cannot afford another year of school disruption Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore
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