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UNESCO and Samsung announce partnership

UNESCO and Samsung Electronics joined forces to give students in the developing world access to better education. Under a partnership agreement, UNESCO's education expertise will be combined with Samsung's Smart School facilities and solutions to support the Organization’s Mobile Learning Initiative.

From Left to Right: Mrs. Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO and Mr. Seok Pil Kim, Executive Vice President of Samsung Electronics

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UNESCO Director-General urges greater mobilization for girls’ education at Dubai Global Education and Skills Forum

UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova called on governments, the private sector and civil society to scale up and accelerate efforts to provide quality education for all girls. Ms Bokova warned that “a generation of young women will be left behind” unless there is a concerted global push now, and at all levels of society, to change the status quo.

The Director-General was speaking at the second annual Global Education and Skills Forum in Dubai. The Forum is organized by UNESCO and the UAE Ministry of Education, GEMS Education, the Varkey GEMS Foundation and Dubai Cares, in support of the United Nations Secretary General’s Global Education First Initiative. This year’s edition was attended by more than 1,000 representatives of government, leading non-governmental organizations, business leaders and academia.

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Ukraine: A hotline for students and teachers in the Crimea

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World Bank Supports Improvements in Education in Armenia

Sustaining the Efforts from Early Childhood to University

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved a US$30 million financing for the Education Improvement Project in Armenia. The project will support the improvement of school readiness for children entering primary education and the physical conditions in upper-secondary schools. It will also promote greater links between higher education institutions and labor market in Armenia.