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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today concluded his first visit to Zambia saying he left the country convinced that it has a bright future, especially because of the commitment of the younger generation to democratic principles, human rights and education.

Since 1994, after the introduction of compulsory education in South Africa, the number of children attending school has risen sharply. However, structural problems in the education system have resulted in many poorly prepared high school graduates and high numbers of dropouts in the final grades.

In Dakar, a school exchange program attempts to break the stigma associated with mental deficiencies by bridging the gap between regular and special needs students.

Linguistic and cultural diversity are of strategic importance for people around the world in strengthening the unity and cohesion of societies. To recognize the importance of linguistic diversity, the UNESCO General Conference proclaimed International Mother Language Day (IMLD) in November 1999. The International day has since been observed every year throughout the world on 21 February to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingual education. It aims to help develop better awareness of linguistic and cultural traditions based on understanding, tolerance and dialogue.

On Jan. 1, the Missouri State School Board revoked the Kansas City public school district's accreditation. Now parents have a hard choice to make: leave or keep their children at a failed school?

Margareta Wahlström, Assistant Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction.

Some 600 people including 60 Ministers and several heads of state have confirmed their participation in the 2012 Trienale organized by the Association for the Development of Education in Africa, one of UNESCO's close partners.

Children in rural Mozambique, who attended preschool programs run by the international humanitarian group, Save the Children, were 24 percent more likely to enroll in primary school and were significantly better equipped to learn than children not covered by the program.

Given the state of rising tuition costs and administrative fees, measures to counter the situation come from an unlikely force - the students. Students from the University of California at Riverside, submitted a proposal that aims to deal with two rising problems at educational institutes from across the globe: rising tuition costs and unpredictable and decreasing appropriations of government funds.