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Some 700 outstanding young students from 25 countries are meeting in Geneva (8-10 January) to discuss how the power of technology can change the world. Hosted and co-organized by the International Telecommunication Union () and FerMUN, the focuses on how technologies can be harnessed for progress towards the SDGs. Model United Nations () simulations are a popular way to learn about the UN. More than 400,000 students worldwide participate every year in MUN at all educational levels 鈥 from primary school to university.
This tells the stories of some of the world鈥檚 7.1 million refugee children of school age under 鈥檚 mandate.
鈥楤ig Chief鈥 and the Million Beads
The Juan Luis Vives school is located in the Valparaiso Penitentiary Centre, Chile. Founded in 1999, the institution provides basic and secondary education, and vocational training for detainees. The school was awarded the in 2015.
UNICEF is working with psychologists, teachers and students in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to help children reintegrate.
Bhutan's Changemakers in Crimson Robes
Families in China talk about comprehensive sex education for UNESCO’s Foundation of Life and Love campaign. What does CSE mean for you? Join the conversation at #CSEandMe
The Game of Life
Schools in Torodi, in the Tillabery region of Niger, have been the target of violent attacks, which have prevented children from exercising their right to education.
A New Chapter: UNRWA honours Class of 2019
For the past nine years, Rajesh Kumar Sharma has been operating a makeshift school between two pillars of the aerial metro that runs across India鈥檚 capital. More than 200聽 children from the surrounding slums attend this open-air classroom every day.
In Kakuma refugee camp in north-western Kenya, girls are empowered by their new-found passion for computer coding.
An Op-Ed by聽Dr. Anantha Duraiappah, Director of the聽 (MGIEP).
Held annually on 5 October, World Teachers鈥 Day commemorates the anniversary of the adoption of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers.聽In 2019, World Teachers鈥 Day is celebrating teachers with the theme, 鈥.鈥 The day provides an occasion to celebrate the teaching profession worldwide, to take stock of achievements, and to address some of the issues central to attracting and keeping the brightest minds and young talents in the profession.聽