New OECD PISA report reveals challenge of online learning for many students and schools
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to school closures across the world and forced teachers and students in many countries to adapt quickly to teaching and learning online. But a new OECD PISA report reveals wide disparities both between and within...
UNESCO, UNICEF and WHO issue guidance to ensure schools are safe during COVID-19 pandemic
Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), and Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), presented recommendations on...
Attacks on education during times of conflict must stop: UN chief
Two sisters who lost their brother in an IED attack at their school, pose for a photo at the...
International Literacy Day: Celebrate educators, invest in learning potential
An eleven-year-old girl in Ecuador receives a study guide during the COVID-19 pandemic when...
Increased support vital to help children affected by Beirut explosions back to school, one month after devastating explosions
On 1 September 2020, Lebanese children participate in psychosocial activities at the UNICEF's children...
UNHCR Report: Coronavirus a dire threat to refugee education – half of the world’s refugee children out of school.
In a report released on September 3, titled “Coming Together for Refugee Education,” UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, predicts that unless immediate and bold action is taken by the international community to beat back the catastrophic effects of COVID-19...
Universal, inclusive education ‘non-negotiable’
UNICEF is supporting families of children with disabilities to attend schools in the poorest...
Coronavirus leading to ‘desperately unequal’ learning levels: UNICEF
A seven-year-old girl studies online at home in Kyiv, Ukraine, as schools remain closed due...