When schools shut: New UNESCO study exposes failure to factor gender in COVID-19 education responses Paris, 11 October – When schools shut, a global study exposing the gendered impact of COVID-19...
The future of 800 million children across Asia at risk as their education has been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic At least 27 million students in the region were not able to attend any...
The COVID-19 crisis threatens decades of progress made towards gender equality, putting over 11 million girls at risk of not returning to school! To safeguard progress made on girls’ education,...
October 15, 2021 – UN Agencies deeply regret the shipwreck in Acandí, Colombia, on October 11 of a vessel carrying around 30 people headed to Panama. Colombian authorities reported that three people...
15 de octubre de 2021 – Las agencias de la ONU lamentan profundamente el naufragio de una embarcación el pasado 11 de octubre en Acandí, Colombia, que transportaba a unas 30 personas hacia Panamá. En...
The continuity of education for all children and young people in Afghanistan must be guaranteed, along with the development and implementation of a long-term plan for safe, inclusive, and quality...
Developed by UN University with Google and other partners, free online World Flood Mapping Tool will help plan urban and agricultural development, effective flood defences, disaster readiness,...
Bangkok/Kathmandu, 29 September 2021 – Despite important progress in the Asia-Pacific, most countries in the region are off-track to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4) targets on...
Doha, Qatar (21 September 2021) - Education4Resilience, an online platform to help education systems build resilience in and through education for a more peaceful and just world, launched with a new...
Upon her arrival in New York for the opening of the UN General Assembly, UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay expressed her deep concern over the announcement made in Afghanistan to gradually...