Education

UN help needed to curb youth violence, Saint Kitts and Nevis says

Youth violence has reached epidemic levels in the Caribbean, a top official from Saint Kitts and Nevis said today, urging United Nations agencies to help the region’s countries curtail the growing problem.

UNESCO and Varkey GEMS Foundation launch principals’ training programme that will impact 10 million children

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Todd France/Clinton Global Initiative - UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova with Bill Clinton and Sunny Varkey, Founder and...

UNESCO and Varkey GEMS Foundation launch principals’ training programme that will impact 10 million children

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Todd France/Clinton Global Initiative - UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova with Bill Clinton and Sunny Varkey, Founder and...

Leading tourism businesses commit to global code of ethics endorsed by UN

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Prince Felipe (left) and Princess Letizia of Asturias with UNWTO Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai

The Church Shares Young People's Thirst for Values

Following his meeting with priests and families in the cathedral of Ancona, Benedict XVI travelled by car to the city's Piazza del Plebiscito where he addressed a group of young engaged couples gathered there to greet him.

Literacy vital for overcoming poverty and disease and reinforcing stability – UN

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With nearly 800 million people unable to read or write, the United Nations today marked International Literacy Day with a...

TRICARE Transitions with College-Bound Students

For high-school graduates, the start of college can be an exciting and challenging time. Big decisions are made on the right college to attend, a place to live and academic course load. One thing constant during this transition is TRICARE coverage.

CAMBODIA: A look at the future of Cambodia's youth and education - Part 2

Ironically, it was also in July that a different kind of e-mail reached my box from Cambodia from a young Khmer, an Internet reader of my columns – I called him Sambath for his security. He is a Bachelor's degree holder in political science from a...