A new report from the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, published on Monday to coincide with a meeting of education ministers, gathered at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, shows that a third of adolescent girls from the poorest households have never been to school, and spending on education is heavily skewed towards wealthier households and urged world leaders to address ‘shameful’ disparities in public education spending. More
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Resilient Tongan Children Back at School with UNICEF’s Help
After Cyclone Gita
The resilience of Tongan Children supported by UNICEF Pacific has lessons starting again in new colourful tents – safe temporary learning spaces until schools can be rebuilt or repaired.
Listen to Cate from UNICEF tell the story.
UNICEF helps schools recover from disaster with distribution of education kits in the Solomon Islands
The devastating 4th of April flash flood had initially affected over 80 schools in Honiara and Guadalcanal combined, with 52,318 school children affected. 14 of these schools were initially used as evacuation centers but this has now been reduced to two, namely, Mbokonavera and the Pavilion at the Solomon Islands National University, Panatina campus. Continue reading
UNertia
UNertia is a campaign and a competition that encourages anyone and everyone, in particular young people, students and schools in the Asia-Pacific region, to engage in Sustainable Actions which will yield positive environmental benefits in their local communities. Continue reading