Education

Dreams in crisis: Children send world leaders postcards from the edge

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Young children in conflict-affected Bol, Chad study science at school.

Eight trends that will impact children in 2023

The war in Ukraine, has resulted in high food and energy prices, global hunger, and inflation - just one example of the way that crises, affecting millions around the world, including children, affect each other.

Eight trends that will impact children in 2023

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On 24 March 2021 in Manantantely, Madagascar, 17-year-old Mija Anjarasoa stares out of a...

11 months of war in Ukraine have disrupted education for more than five million children

The ongoing war in Ukraine has disrupted education for more than five million children, UNICEF warned on January 24, calling for increased international support to ensure children do not fall further behind. The impact of 11 months of conflict only...

Children from the poorest households benefit the least from national public education funding

Children from the poorest households benefit the least from national public education funding, UNICEF said in a new report released, on January 17, while calling for additional – and more equitable – investment to lift millions of children out of a...

COVID-19: Education risks becoming ‘greatest divider’

Now entering its third year, the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to hold back some 405 million school children worlwide from a full return to the classroom, according to a new report released on Wednesday by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

Colombia Will Receive US$ 750 Million for Equitable, Green Growth and US$ 80 Million to Strengthen Education

Promoting Colombia’s equitable, sustainable economic recovery and supporting government efforts to improve learning in the education sector are the main objectives of two loans approved today by the World Bank's Board of Directors.

Protect linguistic diversity on International Mother Language Day

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Students and participants of the Miyotl Learn an Indigenous Language project...