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Programmes in Bhutan, Colombia, Indonesia and Rwanda awarded UNESCO International Literacy Prizes

Literacy programmes from Bhutan, Indonesia, Colombia and Rwanda are the winners of UNESCO’s literacy prizes for 2012. The Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova announced the laureates on 22 August, upon the recommendation of an international jury.They will receive their awards at a ceremony to be held at UNESCO Headquarters on 6 September, as part of the celebrations for International Literacy Day on 8 September.

The Directorate of Community Education Development in Indonesia will receive one of the two UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prizes.This government programme on ‘Improving quality of literacy education through entrepreneurship literacy, reading culture and tutor training’ involves almost three million people, and places special emphasis on illiterate women, for whom programs combining life skills and basic literacy training are provided.

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UN honours literacy programmes in Bhutan, Colombia, Indonesia and Rwanda

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Mothers sit in a class in a Non-formal and Continuing Education programme run by Bhutan’s Department of Adult and Higher Education. The same classroom is used by their children during the day

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Teens With ADHD May Need Help Making Transition to College

Experts offer suggestions for students on how to compensate for their disorder.

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UNESCO publishes guidelines for disaster risk reduction through education

In 2011 alone, 302 hazards resulted in disasters that claimed almost 30,000 lives, affected 206 million people and inflicted damages worth an estimated US$366 billion, according to the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. These figures are likely to increase unless populations improve their capacity to anticipate, prepare and become more resilient to such events.

In response to this need, and convinced that the best place to start is in the classroom well before disaster strikes, UNESCO and UNICEF have published a comprehensive study called Disaster Risk Reduction in School Curricula.

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Korea-UNESCO Youth Forum in Yeosu: Education Changes the Future

“Building a sustainable future is a generational imperative that must be seized,” United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told high school students gathered for the Korea-UNESCO Youth Forum organized on the last day of the Yeosu Expo on the Living Ocean and Coast in the Republic of Korea.

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UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova looks on as UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon receives a copy of a school textbook he once used inscribed with a "donated by UNESCO" stamp from the Secretary-General of the Korean National Commission for UNESCO, Mr Chun Taeck-soo at the Korea-UNESCO Youth Forum on 12 August 2012 in Yeosu.

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Childhood Friendships May Be Key to Adult Happiness

Quality of relationships has more effect than intelligence or academic record, study finds.

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Ahead of International Youth Day, Ban warns of risk of creating a ‘lost generation’

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Madagascar: European Union to resume its development aid and target health and education of the most vulnerable people

As Madagascar gradually emerges from three years of political unrest, European development aid programmes are starting up again. The European Union has adopted a new aid plan focusing on health, education and strengthening civil society. This aid will be implemented at regional level through local and international NGOs, international organisations such as UNICEF, and directly by the European Union.

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In-Person Bullying Still Bigger Problem Than Cyberbullying: Expert

Studies in U.S., Norway found 'traditional' forms of torment are more common among kids.

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Top Advocates Rally Behind UN Secretary General’s Initiative on Education

Stating that education was a priority of his second term because parents and children around the world were calling for it before all, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon presided the first meeting of the High-Level Steering Committee of his new Education First initiative in New York on 30 July.

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Underscoring that education represents hope, the Secretary-General recalled learning under a tree as a young boy in Korea and expressed concern that education has slipped down the international agenda.