As the Transforming Education Summit kicks off at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, our RC in Bosnia and Herzegovina reflects on the important progress the UN and partners have made in advancing more equitable and inclusive education across the country.
This is an overview of the perspective of the Special Adviser of the UN Secretary-General for the Transforming Education Summit: Leonardo Garnier, originally from Costa Rica, outlines the genesis of the current crossroads in education, with particular emphasis on the Latin American and Caribbean region.
This short policy brief sheds light on the relationship between structural vulnerabilities faced by countries - particularly SIDS - and their ability to achieve SDG 4.
As the effects of climate change and global crises continue unfold, food insecurity has become a challenge facing more and more countries around the world. In Jordan, young people are coming together and using local innovations to address systemic food security issues facing their communities and overcome the various factors.
Celebrated annually on 8 September, International Literacy Day promotes the importance of literacy as a fundamental human right and aims to advance global efforts towards a more literate, equal, and inclusive society. In recent years, digital literacy has become an increasingly important part of the education and learning process; providing a generation of learners the writing, reading and technical skills to navigate our digital world.
Our UN teams are on the ground in 162 countries and territories, coordinating joint programmes and tackling a range of multi-faceted priorities and key initiatives on a daily basis — from climate action to gender equality and food security.
So far, 10 African countries have pledged their support for the Education Plus initiative: Benin, Cameroon, Eswatini, Gabon, Gambia, Lesotho, Malawi, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Uganda.
Our UN teams are on the ground in 162 countries and territories, coordinating joint programmes and tackling a range of multi-faceted priorities and key initiatives on a daily basis — from climate action to gender equality and food security.
After almost two weeks of ministerial meetings, side-events, round-table discussions and member state presentations, the High-Political Forum for Sustainable Development concluded yesterday, 18 July, in New York, with the adoption of the 2022 Ministerial Declaration.
