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More than half of South Asian youth are not on track to have the education and skills necessary for employment in 2030

An estimated 54 per cent of South Asian youth leave school without the necessary skills to get a decent job in the next decade, according to data produced by the Global Business Coalition for Education (GBC-Education), the Education Commission, and...

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UN summit tackles climate change-induced threat to mountain water supplies

The world’s mountain and glacier regions are facing unprecedented challenges due to climate change, imposing a crippling effect on the people and economies that rely on them, the UN’s weather agency explained on Tuesday, ahead of a summit to address...

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More women in Latin America are working, but gender gap persists, new UN figures show

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A woman attends her produce post in a market in zone 3, Guatemala City, Guatemala. (August...

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Put children and young people first, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore says at end of Sudan visit

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UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore speaks with children at the Umm Battah Girls School in Kadugli...

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