Tag: Education
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Africa: UN Calls for Access to Education for Pregnant Girls
The officials observed that education is one of the most protective and powerful tools that an adolescent girl can utilize to be healthy and do better in life.
July 4, 2024
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Tanzania: Construction Firm & Medical Team Donate to Pupils Disabilities
The pupils with disabilities were also treated to singing by CCCC Tanzania staff members, a talent show, and a lion dance performance by the Confucius Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam.
July 3, 2024
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UNRWA Says More Than 76% of Schools Need Reconstruction in Gaza
The United Nations Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) confirmed on Saturday that more than 76 percent of schools in the Gaza Strip «need major reconstruction or rehabilitation to get back into operation». RELATED: Israeli Occupation Forces Kill 17 Palestinians in Gaza In this sense, the entity demanded an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, and […]
June 22, 2024
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Peruvian Minister Apologizes for Downplaying Sexual Violence Against Indigenous Minors
Over 500 teachers sexually abused Amazonian Indigenous girls and boys, many of whom were infected with HIV. On Thursday, Peruvian Education Minister Morgan Quero apologized for statements in which he described child rape cases in Indigenous communities in the Amazon as “cultural practices.” RELATED: Peruvian Court Condemns Soldiers Who Committed Crimes Against Humanity Last week, […]
June 20, 2024
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Namibia: President Calls for Quality Education in Africa
Highlighting the theme of this year’s commemoration, “Education for all children in Africa: the time is now,” Mbumba emphasized the importance of ensuring access to quality education.
June 17, 2024
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Guatemala: Only 3 Out of 10 Primary School Children Can Read
Guatemala is also accelerating the process of improving more than four thousand of the 35,922 schools in the system, due to the state of neglect in which it found them.
June 10, 2024
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The Venezuelan Right Seeks to Privatize Public Services: President Maduro
“We’ve resisted with courage and creativity… Do you want them to privatize education or health care? Or do you want us to improve public services?,” he stated. On Thursday, President Nicolas Maduro denounced that the Venezuelan far-right has a plan to privatize several public services that benefit the population. RELATED: Venezuelan Inflation Reaches the Lowest […]
June 7, 2024
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Haiti: Violence Impacts on Education
On Wednesday, official sources stated that violence in Haiti is having a devastating impact on education after insecurity led to the closure of some 900 schools from mid-2023 in the provinces of Artibonite and Port-au-Prince. Related: UNICEF Worries About Haitian Health System Collapse UN agencies have recorded more than 30 attacks on schools so far […]
May 22, 2024
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Honduras Advances the Teaching Recess Due to Air Pollution
The Ministry of Education of Honduras, decided on Monday to advance the holiday period to students due to the toxic layer of pollution and the heat wave that affect the Central American country. RELATED: Honduras Supports President Petro in the Face of a Coup Attempt The teaching break will begin this Tuesday and will last […]
May 20, 2024
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Students Return to Haitian Schools
Students begin returning to classrooms in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, after two months of suspension due to violence unleashed by armed gangs amid chaos and violence, it transpired this Friday. Related: Haiti: UN Maintains Humanitarian Efforts in the Face of Violence This has been the case since the beginning of the week, when students have been observed […]