How Social Media Affects Girls’ Learning and Career Choices
How Social Media Affects Girls’ Learning and Career Choices The results demonstrate the importance of greater investment in education – including media and information literacy. A new UNESCO report warns that, while digital technologies can enhance teaching and learning, they…
Psychologists from UNESCO to Support Schools in Ukraine
Psychologists from UNESCO to Support Schools in Ukraine This initiative complements UNESCO’s existing support for teachers, including the distribution of more than 50,000 Google Chromebooks and their training in digital pedagogies. UNESCO and the Ministry of Education and Science of…
Her Education, Our Future for Girls’ Education
Her education, our future is UNESCO’s new drive to accelerate action for girls’ and women’s education by leveraging political and financial commitments, as well as leadership for women and girls. It will contribute to the UNESCO Strategy for Gender Equality…
Quality Education Must be the Top Priority: UNESCO
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 24 January as International Day of Education, in celebration of the role of education for peace and development. Without inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong opportunities for all, UNESCO says countries will not…
UNESCO to Host Global Partnership for Education Conference
The objective of the joint UNESCO-Global Partnership for Education conference is to share knowledge and best practices on Education Management and Information System (EMIS). The conference will explore ways to reinforce international cooperation to support developing countries in establishing or…
UNESCO Launches #Unite4Heritage for Young Citizens in Sharjah
#Unite4Heritage is a global movement led by UNESCO that aims to celebrate and safeguard cultural heritage and diversity around the world. Launched in response to the recent attacks on heritage, the campaign calls on everyone to celebrate the places, objects…
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….
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…



















