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Nov 10, 2022 · Summary. The right to education begins at birth. But new UNESCO data shows that 1 out of 4 children aged 5 have never had any form of pre-primary education. This represents 35 million out of 137 million 5-year-old children worldwide.
Oct 30, 2020 · The importance of investing in the wellbeing of children to avert the learning crisis. UNESCO, UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Food Program (WFP) have called on global leaders to act now and invest in school health and nutrition, to address the current learning catastrophe and leave no one behind.
Education transforms lives and is at the heart of UNESCO’s mission to build peace, eradicate poverty and drive sustainable development. It is a human right for all throughout life. The Organization is the only United Nations agency with a mandate to cover all aspects of education.
The report provides a comprehensive roadmap for addressing challenges in learning and well-being through an integrated ECCE ecosystem, supporting children and families globally.
Jul 2, 2020 · Hundreds of millions of children, adolescents and young people have no access to learning and COVID-19 has exacerbated the problem. A UNESCO report shows poverty is the main barrier, ahead of other factors like background, identity and ability.
Worldwide most governments have enshrined a provision for the right to education in their national constitutions, and as a result, many more children have access to school than they did at the start of the century. But access is not sufficient. The quality of learning is also crucial.
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