UN Alliance Invites Applications for Youth Solidarity Fund
The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) is inviting youth-led organizations to apply for the Youth Solidarity Fund (YSF). The Call is open to organizations from select countries whose work seeks to foster peaceful and inclusive societies through improved understanding…
Creative Competition for Promotion of Child Rights in India
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is organising an All India Short Film, Still Photograph, and Poster Competition for promoting child rights in the country. The Commission has invited entries from film makers, producers, artists and individuals…
Narendra Modi Presents Bravery Awards to Children
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, presented the National Bravery Awards to 25 children on Monday. Interacting with the awardees, the Prime Minister said their deeds of bravery show their decisiveness as much as their courage. He encouraged the…
UNICEF Documentary Reveals Syrian Children’s Struggle for Education
A new interactive documentary providing an intimate look into the lives of Syrian school-aged children living as refugees in Lebanon was launched by UNICEF today. #ImagineaSchool provides a first-hand account of the challenges Syrian refugees face in their struggle to…
Syrian Refugee Children in Turkey Missing Out on Education
Nearly half a million Syrian refugee children are currently enrolled in schools across Turkey. But despite a more than 50 per cent increase in enrolment since last June, over 40 per cent of children of school-going age – or 380,000…
UNESCO Releases Report on School Violence and Bullying
Millions of girls and boys suffer school-related violence every year, according to a new report by UNESCO and the Institute of School Violence Prevention at Ewha Womans University (Seoul, Republic of Korea). Thirty-four per cent of students aged 11–13 reported…
India to Launch Portal for Sports Talent Search
An Indian minister of sports Vijay Goel inaugurated Khelo India national-level competitions in New Delhi on Sunday. He said that the competitions are being conducted not only to promote sports at grass-root level but also to help create sports infrastructure…
Secretaries Present Ideas on Education to PM Modi
Two Groups of Secretaries to the Government of India, presented their ideas Friday on Education and Crisis Management, to the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. Union Ministers, and officials from the NITI Aayog were also present on the occasion. With this,…



















