Twice as Many Girls as Boys Will Never Start School: UNESCO
Almost 16 million girls between the ages six and 11 will never get the chance to learn to read or write in primary school compared to about eight million boys…Read more →
Children’s Book: Dear Pope Francis Released
Last week in Rome, Pope Francis held a private audience for twelve of the children whose letters and drawings appear in his first and only children’s book, Dear Pope Francis:…Read more →
Children Left Homeless After Violence in South Sudan
UNICEF is responding to the needs of children in the aftermath of the violence that occurred inside the Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in Malakal (a city in South Sudan)…Read more →
Why Young Girls Must Study Engineering
Women represent only 13 percent of the engineering workforce in the United States. With that imbalance in mind, tech company Raytheon has teamed up with Boys & Girls Clubs of…Read more →
Why Women and Girls Do Not Study Science
The United Nations (UN) observes that science and gender equality are both vital for the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Over…Read more →
How India Plans to Provide Science Education to Students
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, dedicated to the nation on Sunday, the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) at Bhubaneswar. Speaking on the occasion, Modi said…Read more →
Indian Children Receive National Bal Shree Awards
The HRD (Human Resource Development) Minister of India, Smriti Zubin Irani, conferred the National-level Bal Shree Awards 2013, on 62 talented children at New Delhi on Wednesday. While speaking on…Read more →
