On the International Day of Education, UNESCO emphasized that youth under 30, despite comprising over half the world’s population, disproportionately face poverty, inequality and limited access to quality education and decent job opportunities.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has urged countries to ensure the safety of journalists covering protests, in accordance with international norms and human rights obligations. The UN body said, in recent months, multiple journalists…
Over 12,000 persons in central Logar province will be provided literacy courses in the beginning of next solar year with the support of UNESCO, an official said on Monday.
UNESCO says it is willing to cooperate with the Ministry of Higher Education of Afghanistan in improving the capacity of teachers and other areas that need enhancement. In a statement, MoHE said UNESCO head of education Antony Tom…
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in a report says about 118.5 million girls around the world are deprived of education. The UN agency said in a fresh report today that there was a need…
UNESCO director general Audrey Azoulay says they will continue to encourage the international community to regain the right to education for Afghan girls and women. Audrey Azoulay said this in a message on the occasion of International Education…
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has dedicated the International Day of Education to Afghan women and girls. “No country in the world should bar women and girls from receiving an education. Education is a universal…
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will provide basic learning opportunity for 25,000 people in 20 provinces of Afghanistan, an official said on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference here, UNESCO Afghanistan Representative Patricia McPillips said:…
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) plans to restart a literacy programme in Afghanistan. UNESCO officials Sarah El Attar and Parniyan Wahidi discussed with Minister of Education Maulvi Noorullah Munir the resumption of the literacy…
The UN has warned of a huge blow to women’s participation in higher education if a ban on co-education is implemented. The Taliban, who overtook the country last month, recently announced gender-based segregation of classes and restricting males…
KABUL of Jam --- a 12th century tower --- from the threat of floods and collapsing. On the other hand, local officials say plans have been developed for reconstruction of the minaret and UNESCO also has promised to provide $2…
KABUL, displacement and education. The report was released in the presence of the Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay on Tuesday in Berlin. It highlighted countries’ achievements and shortcomings in ensuring the right of migrant and refugee children to benefit from…
KABUL of Jam” exhibition presenting documentation of decades of works on the monument was inaugurated at the Italian Embassy in Kabul on Tuesday. A joint venture of the Afghan government and UNESCO, the 3D survey of the minaret, one of…
The United Nations Educational and Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Sunday said there were 11 million illiterate people in Afghanistan. UNESCO representative in Afghanistan, Patricia McPhillips, attended a gathering in Kabul that appreciated work of some non-governmental…
UNESCO Director-GeneralIrina Bokova has pledged seeking further support from potential donors, in particular for capacity building of Afghan media workers. The UNESCO office in Afghanistan Media Service project, including investigative reporting by female journalists and capacity building throughout…
