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40% of global population doesn't have access to education in language they understand: UNESCO
3 weeks, 4 days ago

40% of global population doesn't have access to education in language they understand: UNESCO

The Hindu  

Nearly 40% of the global population does not have access to education in a language they speak or understand, according to UNESCO's Global Education Monitoring team. The team, in a report titled ‘Languages matter: Global guidance on multilingual education’, recommended implementation of multilingual education policies and practices to nations with the goal of creating educational systems that benefit all learners. …

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Great Barrier Reef outlook ‘very poor’
3 years, 8 months ago

Great Barrier Reef outlook ‘very poor’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The chances of the Great …

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Killings and attacks against journalists on the rise
5 years, 4 months ago

Killings and attacks against journalists on the rise

Al Jazeera  

On Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, UN draws attention to killings of media workers in own countries. UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay said by putting the focus on local journalists, the aim is to challenge “the perception that murders only happen far from the public eye, primarily targeting foreign war correspondents” and shine the spotlight on reporters “working …

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Unesco report on children with disabilities released
5 years, 5 months ago

Unesco report on children with disabilities released

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu trails its neighbours when it comes to educating children with disabilities, a Unesco New Delhi report, ‘State of the Education Report for India 2019: Children with Disabilities’, points out. Lower literacy rates Speaking at the event, Eric Falt, Unesco New Delhi director, said for the report, teams went across States to document examples of how public and private …

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Ambitious Indian curriculum fosters illiteracy: UNESCO
11 years, 1 month ago

Ambitious Indian curriculum fosters illiteracy: UNESCO

Firstpost  

Unesco has criticised Indian school curriculum, saying that it is unrealistic and much too ambitious. West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand have attendance figures of less that 60 per cent, according to a report in the Telegraph newspaper. Nearly 250 million children across the globe fail to learn the basics, one-third of which are based in …

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