Education
No decline in overall youth tobacco use in U.S. since 2011
Tobacco use among middle and high school students - United States, 2011-2015.
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World Bank Group, UNICEF urge greater investment in early childhood development
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim and UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake jointly urged global and national leaders to step up and accelerate action and investments in nutrition and early childhood development (ECD) programmes as a critical foundation for equitable development and economic growth on April 14.
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World Bank Group to Invest $2.5 Billion in Education Projects Benefiting Adolescent Girls
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim on Wednesday announced that the World Bank Group would invest $2.5 billion over 5 years in education projects that directly benefit adolescent girls, whose empowerment is central to the Bank Group’s development efforts. The announcement, made at the Let Girls Learn event during the World Bank Group-IMF Spring Meetings, was followed by a call to action from the First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama, urging key policymakers and influencers from around the world to commit to urgent action in support of adolescent girls.
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International campaign organisation LabourStart wins international prize for trade union rights
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Young teachers raise their voices outside of the classroom to forge greater roles within their unions
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Teaching about the EU: "44% of Europeans don't understand how the EU works"
Damian Drăghici
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Slump hurts refugee schools in Kurdistan region of Iraq
Children on their way to school at Kawergosk Refugee Camp, Erbil Governorate in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KR-I).
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi
Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020