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New Zealand Prime Minister John Key and Senior Adviser to the Eurasia Group Kevin Rudd

"The highlight of my training was the request I received from an events company to create their wardrobe!" Stage designer Diana Carabello said.

Education is a fundamental human right that must be available and accessible, inclusive and adoptable by all citizens. That’s according to a manifesto covering the period 2016-2021 recently released by the Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU). The manifesto also highlights major issues affecting public education and calls on interested parties to ensure inclusive and equitable education outcomes for all. This would translate into an increase from UGX2.02 trillion (approx. US$552 million) to over UGX3.5 trillion (approx. US$956 million).

ESEUR Board meeting in Essentuki. Galina Merkulova, second from the left

Education International was represented at the Global Labour Tax Summit, which stressed that current fiscal laxity is one of the main causes of growing inequality and chronic underfunding of public services in our societies.

The school closures are taking place after the Teachers’ Service Commission, an institution that handles education staffing and advises the government on all education issues, said that awarding teachers with a 50-60 percent pay raise was not possible, even after the court made its decision.

The Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank Thursday approved a US$50 million loan to the Republic of Belarus for a new Education Modernization Project aimed to improve access to quality learning environment in 120 general secondary schools, and strengthen student assessment and education management information systems of the country.

These are the root causes, which must be addressed as a matter of urgency, by the United Nations and all of its member states.