Education
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities says he is actively engaged on education issues in Ukraine
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Lamberto Zannier, on 9 October 2017, said he is actively engaged with the government of Ukraine on how best to accommodate the ethnic and linguistic diversity of society.
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More than half of all schools remain closed in Borno State, epicentre of the Boko Haram crisis in northeast Nigeria
13 year old Modu Umar attends a UNICEF-supported school in an IDP camp in Monguno, Borno State, Nigeria.
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World Bank warns of 'learning crisis' in global education
Millions of young students in low and middle-income countries face the prospect of lost opportunity and lower wages in later life because their primary and secondary schools are failing to educate them to succeed in life. Warning of ‘a learning crisis’ in global education, a new Bank report said schooling without learning was not just a wasted development opportunity, but also a great injustice to children and young people worldwide.
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Education at risk for thousands of children after successive earthquakes in Mexico – UNICEF
On 9 September 2017 in Oaxaca, Mexico, adolescent volunteers from San Blas Atempa help to remove debris and clear the streets of San Mateo del Mar affected by the earthquake.
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EU increases humanitarian aid budget for education of children in emergencies
The European Commission on September 20 has announced it will further increase the part of humanitarian funding dedicated to getting children into education in crisis zones around the world. In 2018, 8% of the EU's humanitarian budget will go to education in emergencies, which is far above the global average of less than 3%.
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World leaders commit to tackling global education crisis that is holding back millions of children and threatening progress and stability
On 1 November 2016, damage from conflict is clearly visible at a school in Ramadi, Anbar Governorate. UNICEF is currently working to support the clean up and rehabilitation of 100 schools in Anbar.
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Alarming Spike in Number of Syrian Refugee Children out of School, Exposing Thousands to Child Marriage and Exploitation
More Syrian refugee children in the Middle East are now out of school compared to last year, with the most vulnerable and marginalized bearing the brunt of the crisis.
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Right of education for 1 million Palestinian children at risk
Children going back to school in Gaza.
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Benefits of university education remain high but vary widely across fields of study
Tertiary enrolment is expanding rapidly, with very strong returns for individuals and taxpayers, but new evidence shows that universities can fail to offer, and individuals fail to pursue, the fields of study that promise the greatest labour-market opportunities, according to a new OECD report.
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