28.5 million children still waiting for an education because of conflicts
Global leaders from governments, international organizations and civil society warned that 28.5 million children in countries affected by conflict are still being denied access to learning – and that they must not be made to wait any longer for an...
On International Day of Peace, OSCE Chair says education vital for reducing tensions, emphasises need to resolve protracted conflicts
Schoolchildren from a multi-ethnic primary school in Saraj municipality return to their classroom, renovated as part of an OSCE...
Task Force Calls for Action to Ensure the World’s Children Are Learning
As debate intensifies over post-2015 development goals, a new report from the Learning Metrics Task Force presents a roadmap to put learning on the agenda and track the outcomes of the world’s children and youth in order to help improve education...
Latin America: Putting education at the heart of social transformation
Children bear brunt of crisis in Central African Republic: UNICEF
Thousands of people have been forced from their homes by fresh fighting in the capital, adding to the previous CAR total...
Vietnam School Readiness Promotion Project Launched to Help 5-year-old Children Better Perform at School
Amidst conflict, UNICEF boosts efforts to get children in Syria back to learning
As the new school year starts in Syria, many children face extraordinary challenges to continuing their education.
Now in its third year, the conflict has left almost 4,000 schools – or around one in five – damaged, destroyed or sheltering...
Uganda Teachers to Begin Nationwide Strike
The general secretary of Uganda’s National Teachers Union (UNATU) says members of the group will begin a nationwide strike to press home their labor demands.
