Poor Countries Join Hands to Achieve Education Goals
The E-9 countries – Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, and Pakistan – are home to over half of the world’s population, two-thirds of the world’s illiterate adults and nearly one-half of the world’s out-of-school children and youth….
Schools Closed as Ukraine Violence Intensifies
Following intense fighting over the last couple of days around the town of Avdiivka, Donetsk region, more than 17,000 people – including 2,500 children – are facing freezing weather without any heating, electricity or water. UNICEF reports that six schools…
Resource Book on Child Rights and Child Protection Issues Released
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) in India has partnered with UNICEF India to publish a Resource Book that will serve as a ready reference for all the stakeholders dealing with child rights and child protection issues….
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…
IBM Equips Youth with Tech Career Skills in P-TECH Schools
IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced Thursday that P-TECH, an IBM-inspired six-year education model, has already graduated more than 50 students, including a new class of 16 graduates in January. All of these graduates completed the six-year curriculum ahead of schedule, earning…
Over 2 Million Children in Yemen Are Malnourished: UNICEF
Nearly 2.2 million children in Yemen are acutely malnourished and require urgent care, UNICEF said Monday. At least 462,000 children suffer from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM), a drastic increase of almost 200 per cent since 2014. An additional 1.7 million…
Baby Names of 2016: Sophia and Jackson Hold Top Spots
BabyCenter, a pregnancy and digital resource, released Wednesday the results of its Baby Names Survey and the Top 100 Names of 2016. Jackson held on as the top boys’ name for the fourth year, and Sophia leads the girls for…
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