Governments are not investing enough in those children who need education the most, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a report published on Tuesday 17th January 2023, calling for equitable financing to combat “learning poverty”. Children from the poorest households benefit the least from national public education funding, according to the study, which examines […]
Finding a decent and well-paid job is likely to be harder this year, thanks to the continuing global economic downturn, the UN labour agency said on Monday january 16 th,2023. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), global employment is set to grow by just one per cent in 2023, which is less than half […]
Some 50 women and girls in Burkina Faso who were abducted last week while looking for food must be released immediately, the United Nations said on Tuesday january 17th, 2023. Unidentified armed groups reportedly kidnapped the women and girls on Thursday and Friday near the town of Arbinda, located in the north. UN Secretary-General António […]
Children’s rights must remain a priority and their voices should be heard and listened to, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Monday Juanuary 17th, 2023 in Geneva. Addressing the opening of the 92nd session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, he stressed that its work is more vital […]
