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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Transforming the basic education sector by improving the quality of learning from an early age can drive inclusive growth in South Africa, according to a new World Bank report.The report, released on Tuesday, also provides an analysis of the country’s recent economic performance and [...]
©- - 05 february 2025 - 08:31:44 - thread Society (881 words)


Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In Burkina Faso, thousands of displaced people are demonstrating remarkable resilience in the face of hardships caused by insecurity. Thanks to education and agriculture projects, displaced children, women and men are rebuilding their lives, guided by hope, bravery and solidarity.Joseph Yambo, in his sixties, lives [...]
©- - 31 january 2025 - 12:31:56 - thread Society (1115 words)


Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At least 242 million students in 85 countries had their schooling disrupted by extreme climate events in 2024, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has warned.Heatwaves, tropical cyclones, storms, floods and droughts are among the dangers that have made the global learning crisis worse, new UNICEF analysis [...]
©- - 25 january 2025 - 17:56:14 - thread Society (181 words)


New York, US (PANA) - Marking the International Day of Education, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has emphasized learning as a basic human right and foundation for individual and societal growth.His message highlighted the dual nature of technological advances such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), which offer immense potential – but also pose considerable [...]
©- - 25 january 2025 - 07:43:48 - thread Society (603 words)


Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - With support from the World Bank Group, Côte d’Ivoire will complete a debt-for-development swap, a transaction designed to improve the country’s debt profile and generate significant fiscal savings. The money saved by replacing expensive debt with cheaper financing will be used to improve education across the [...]
©- - 06 december 2024 - 08:47:28 - thread Society (571 words)


Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Amid growing calls to invest in human capital and expand job opportunities for Africa’s burgeoning youth population, a new report underscores the challenges faced by a critical demographic: Africa’s adolescent girls. In sub-Saharan Africa, over half of girls aged 15 to 19 are either out [...]
©- - 21 november 2024 - 17:55:17 - thread Society (716 words)


Paris, France (PANA) - Despite decades of educational progress and international commitments, a quarter of a billion children and youth remain out of school worldwide, the latest Global Education Monitoring Report by UN education agency, UNESCO, said on Thursday. The findings reveal that global efforts to ensure universal education have hit a [...]
©- - 01 november 2024 - 06:35:25 - thread Society (416 words)


Washington, DC. United States (PANA - A compendium of impact evaluations provides policymakers and practitioners with actionable information to enhance evidence-based decision-making in education. The importance of education in fostering economic and human capital development cannot be overstated. As recent research has shown, education accounts for 50 percent of global economic [...]
©- - 16 october 2024 - 07:31:10 - thread Society (775 words)


Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Despite signs of a fragile economic recovery, Sub-Saharan Africa, remains stuck in “low gear” with a large youth population at risk of being left behind. According to the latest edition of Africa Pulse, the World Bank’s twice-yearly regional economic update released on Monday, two factors [...]
©- - 14 october 2024 - 14:42:34 - thread Society (547 words)


New York, US (PANA) - A new $1.5 billion investment, announced on Thursday, will boost education and skills development for millions of the world’s children and youth most in need, UN News reported. The commitment by the International Finance Facility for Education (IFFEd) will address the dire but often forgotten global [...]
©- - 27 september 2024 - 05:59:41 - thread Society (556 words)


Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The World Bank has approved new funding to empower and build the skills of more than 200,000 youths in Rwanda through the Priority Skills for Growth and Youth Empowerment (PSGYE) Programme.According to the Bank’s announcement, the $200 million PSGYE programme, funded by the International Development Association [...]
©- - 11 september 2024 - 10:22:14 - thread Society (402 words)


Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Monday would have marked the start of the new school year in Gaza, but the ongoing war continues to deprive hundreds of thousands of children of this fundamental right, UN agencies have warned.Almost 625,000 children in the enclave have already lost an entire school year following [...]
©- - 10 september 2024 - 05:23:11 - thread Society (636 words)


New York, US (PANA) - Recent years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of attacks on students, teachers and schools, resulting in an “incalculable cost” for children affected by conflict around the world, Secretary-General António Guterres said a message commemorating the International Day to Protect Education from Attack [...]
©- - 10 september 2024 - 05:06:34 - thread Society (591 words)


Dakar. Senegal (PANA) - More than 14,000 schools have had to close across West and Central Africa due to violence and insecurity, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA has reported.OCHA said that by June this year, 2.8 million children - including many who are displaced - had been left without access [...]
©- - 06 september 2024 - 05:06:05 - thread Society (209 words)


Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The government of Zambia has laid out an ambitious plan to universalize primary and secondary education. The Education for All (EFA) initiative is crucial for Zambia's future. It aims to transform educational opportunities for all young Zambians. Starting in 2021, the EFA policy abolished all fees in [...]
©- - 22 august 2024 - 07:46:56 - thread Society (795 words)


Washington, United States (PANA) - To safeguard the progress achieved in the education sector against challenges posed by the current financial crisis in São Tomé and Príncipe, the World Bank Board of Directors has approved the Safeguarding Access to Fiscal and Educational Resources Project (SAFER) with a grant of $24 [...]
©- - 03 august 2024 - 09:58:17 - thread Society (320 words)


Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA, launched a programme on Thursday to get boys and girls in the Gaza Strip back to learning – and to just being children – amid the ongoing conflict.“This first step in a much longer road focuses on activities that will [...]
©- - 02 august 2024 - 05:35:31 - thread Society (561 words)


New York, US (PANA) - The global crisis in education needs a “dramatic shift” to shape a more peaceful, sustainable and just world, the UN Secretary-General said on Thursday.António Guterres was taking part in a Special Event on Transforming Education – part of the on-going High Level Political Forum (HLPF) [...]
©- - 11 july 2024 - 18:01:28 - thread Society (617 words)


Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - A new package of World Bank support to Lesotho will see a major boost for the country’s education sector with work focused on enhancing infrastructure and physical learning conditions in targeted primary and secondary schools and improving the quality of teaching. The Lesotho Education Improvement Project, approved [...]
©- - 03 july 2024 - 06:42:08 - thread Society (398 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 115,110 students on Sunday began the final examinations for the first session of the secondary school leaving certificate, the baccalaureate, for the 2023-2024 school year, throughout Libya.There were 91,231 candidates in the scientific section, 23,452 in the literary section and 427 in the religious education [...]
©- - 23 june 2024 - 12:37:59 - thread Society (189 words)


Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Education is essential for people to succeed and for any country to grow. Mozambique has been working hard to improve education as part of its development plans. In 2018, the government changed its education laws to ensure that all kids can attend school for free from the [...]
©- - 19 june 2024 - 07:12:47 - thread Society (831 words)


Dakar, Senegal, (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) says most African countries are not meeting their commitments to allocate the 20 per cent of their national budget benchmark on education, as recommended by the Sustainable Development Goal framework for action for education.This is contained in a new education financing [...]
©- - 16 june 2024 - 13:07:18 - thread Society (999 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – African governments should accelerate plans to guarantee free quality education from preschool through secondary education before 2030, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Sunday on the African Union's Day of the African Child.HRW noted that Africa is the region with the world’s highest out-of-school population. In a report, [...]
©- - 16 june 2024 - 06:36:02 - thread Society (1150 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the High Council of State and the Libyan Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research has met its Malaysian counterpart with their discussions focusing on the Malaysian experience in information and communications technology (ICT) and Islamic banking finance. The delegation visited the headquarters of [...]
©- - 27 april 2024 - 12:38:52 - thread Society (162 words)


Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN independent human rights experts on Thursday raised alarm over the “systematic destruction” of the Palestinian education system in the Gaza Strip, as Israel’s military operation continues unabated. Since the 7 October attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian militants on southern Israel, and the ensuing military assault [...]
©- - 19 april 2024 - 05:25:44 - thread Society (524 words)


Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The UN Deputy Secretary-General on Thursday called for a transformation in learning, stressing that receiving a good education represents hope for all future generations. Addressing a high-level education on education convened by the European Union (EU) in Brussels, Amina Mohammed paid tribute in particular to the children of [...]
©- - 11 april 2024 - 17:00:35 - thread Society (497 words)


Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - At Morapeli High School in Lesotho, the atmosphere was buoyant as young adults in smart uniforms welcomed me and my team with song and dance. I explained that our visit, and a major part of our mission at the World Bank, is centred on supporting governments to [...]
©- - 27 february 2024 - 11:30:34 - thread Society (900 words)


Washington DC, USA (PANA) – The World Bank Group announced a $30 million grant to help ensure the continuity of crucial education for children in Palestine where unprecedented shocks hit the economy. “A sharp decline in economic activity, including trade, coupled with a lack of clearance revenues since October 2023, has [...]
©- - 23 february 2024 - 09:35:08 - thread Society (440 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation, Ali Al-Abed Al-Rida, Sunday opened the 4th edition of the International Forum and Exhibition on Education and Training in Libya "LETEXPO" in the Great Hall of the Cité des Sports in Tripoli. The event will run from 3 - 6 [...]
©- - 04 february 2024 - 16:33:27 - thread Society (283 words)


Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - At present, only 46.4% of six-year-olds have access to basic education, and half of them complete the first three cycles, according to a joint press release from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) issued on Wednesday [...]
©- - 24 january 2024 - 17:57:33 - thread Society (752 words)


Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - As the global community celebrates International Day of Education on 24 January, the African Union's Year of Education also begins this month. In this, the second decade of work towards the goals of Agenda 2063, foundational literacy, numeracy, and social-emotional learning skills are a top priority. In [...]
©- - 24 january 2024 - 08:02:35 - thread Society (631 words)


Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - Liphula (a pseudonym to protect the privacy of the student) is a 21-year-old young man enrolled in Grade 11 at Mohlapiso High School in Qacha’s Nek district of the Kingdom of Lesotho. He attends school with only five other learners in his class because most of his [...]
©- - 23 january 2024 - 09:05:48 - thread Society (1763 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of Education in the government of national unity Moussa Al-Mageryef has stressed the importance of developing educational programmes to keep pace with rapid change, tackle environmental, economic and social problems. These, he said, would help prepare individuals for present and future life and achieve sustainable [...]
©- - 02 january 2024 - 16:53:05 - thread Society (377 words)


Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin plans to allocate 199.1 billion CFA francs to secondary and technical education and vocational training in 2024, official sources said Tuesday in Cotonou. This budget takes into account the effective start of construction of 15 of the 30 planned technical agricultural high schools in Djougou, Bassila, [...]
©- - 19 december 2023 - 14:29:26 - thread Society (380 words)


Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a US$300 million Programme-for-Results loan to support the Government of Morocco in implementing its ambitious National Plan to Accelerate the Transformation of the Higher Education, Ecosystem Scientific Research, and Innovation. According to the Bank’s announcement, the programme will drive [...]
©- - 15 december 2023 - 06:47:13 - thread Society (462 words)


Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, the Lycée Scientifique National of Bobo-Dioulasso shines as a beacon of opportunity for young minds eager for knowledge. Eugénie Kaboré, a final-year student in the high school’s science stream, is a perfect illustration of this. Radiating the infectious energy of her youth, [...]
©- - 12 december 2023 - 06:56:33 - thread Society (1010 words)


Paris, France (PANA) - Marking the International Day against violence and bullying at school – including online – the UN  Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) is calling on everyone with a stake to foster safer learning environments worldwide. The UNESCO Day recognises that classroom-related violence in all its forms is [...]
©- - 03 november 2023 - 07:16:25 - thread Society (262 words)


Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Six years ago, the World Bank released its groundbreaking World Development Report (WDR) dedicated entirely to education. Titled ‘Learning to Realise Education’s Promise’, the report sounded an alarm about a global learning crisis. Despite high enrolment rates, students in most low- and middle-income countries were gaining [...]
©- - 20 october 2023 - 07:29:00 - thread Society (825 words)


Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Education is not only a fundamental human right but also a key investment in human capital that translates into economic growth and other development outcomes. Keeping children in lower-income countries in school longer is one of the best global investments that can be made. Returns [...]
©- - 10 october 2023 - 10:31:20 - thread Society (644 words)


Paris, France (PANA) - The head of the UN, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has urged governments to step up efforts to ensure that half of humanity is not shut out of the classroom.   Audrey Azoulay was speaking on Friday in Beijing, China, where she co-chaired the award ceremony for [...]
©- - 30 september 2023 - 06:45:29 - thread Society (435 words)


Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - Like many parents globally, Djiboutian families are preparing their children for the start of the new school year. An increasing number of five-year-old girls and boys will have the chance to go to preschool, gaining the best start in life. Within the classroom’s colourful walls, learning is [...]
©- - 28 september 2023 - 11:33:37 - thread Society (646 words)


Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Kenyan education system is rapidly welcoming new educational technologies to enrich learning. These technologies are also crucial to solving emerging challenges such as the shortage of teachers and books. The digital learning tools are also used to assist teachers to upgrade their skills. The technology also enables [...]
©- - 27 september 2023 - 10:14:35 - thread Society (891 words)


Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A Summit to explore ways of expanding the use of computer software to enrich learning in schools opened in Nairobi on Tuesday. The Education Technology Summit (EdTech Summit) seeks to grow the number of pupils and students using digital learning tools. The Summit is also geared towards enhancing [...]
©- - 20 september 2023 - 18:10:25 - thread Society (346 words)


Paris, France (PANA) - The number of children missing out on any schooling has increased by six million, bringing the total to 250 million, according to new figures released on Monday by the UN Education, Science, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). The increase is partly due to the mass exclusion of women and [...]
©- - 18 september 2023 - 17:28:08 - thread Society (497 words)


Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Over the past four years, the number of school closures due to insecurity has almost doubled, reaching more than 13,200 closed schools in eight countries of the region. The education of 2.5 million children is directly endangered, warns the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), the United Nations [...]
©- - 14 september 2023 - 10:35:39 - thread Society (743 words)


New York, US (PANA) - With tens of millions of children heading back to school in recent weeks, for some, the return to class has them fearing for their lives. Growing concern over safety and security prompted UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to address the global phenomenon on Wednesday - during his remarks at [...]
©- - 14 september 2023 - 06:03:09 - thread Society (473 words)


New York, US (PANA) - With a staggering hike in attacks targeting schools and hospitals, and over seven million refugee children out of school, the UN chief called on Saturday for a new push to defend vulnerable students and teachers worldwide. Marking the International Day to Protect Education from Attack, the [...]
©- - 10 september 2023 - 09:42:47 - thread Society (418 words)


Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than seven million refugee children are out of school globally according to UN data – that’s more than half the world’s population of displaced, school-aged children. “With the displaced population rising every year, there is a significant and increasing proportion of the world’s children who are [...]
©- - 08 september 2023 - 19:09:39 - thread Society (420 words)


Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - More than 120 million girls are out of school and the world must do more to ensure they can get an education, Nobel laureate and UN Messenger of Peace, Malala Yousafzai, said in Abuja, Nigeria on Wednesday, her 26th  birthday.  The Pakistani education advocate – who was [...]
©- - 13 july 2023 - 05:22:46 - thread Society (690 words)


Washington DC, USA (PANA) - Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) systems in many low- and middle-income countries do not match skills and labour market needs and are unprepared to meet the large rise in demand for TVET in the coming years, according to a new joint study by [...]
©- - 12 july 2023 - 14:53:18 - thread Society (827 words)

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