"EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS"

UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said, after emerging from a briefing with Member States, “people are anxious and in fear of the possible large scale military operation,” reiterating that “there is absolutely no safe place in Rafah anymore.” UNTV CH

The head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, said that over the past six months, the situation in the region has been marked by contrasting developments. On one hand, he said, significant progress has been made in consolidating democracy in some parts of the region, while on the other hand, the security situation and governance challenges remain a major concern. UNIFEED

UN Human Rights chief Volker Türk said, “Human rights are a global public good. They are not – and never have been – ‘nice-to-haves’ to be cherry picked at will.” UNTV CH

The UN chief António Guterres said, “Education represents a pathway to a better future for every person, and a more peaceful world. We can — and must — protect education from attack.” UNIFEED

Children across Ukraine are showing signs of widespread learning loss, including a deterioration in learning outcomes of the Ukrainian language, reading and mathematics, as the war preceded by the COVID-19 pandemic have left students facing a fourth year of disruption to education. UNICEF

Many of Ukraine’s 6.7 million children between three and 18 years-olds will be missing out again on their education when the new school year starts later this week as indiscriminate attacks on schools have persisted since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. UNTV CH

Hybrid press briefing by Leonardo Garnier, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Transforming Education Summit, along with Stefania Giannini, UNESCO's Assistant Director-General for Education. They will brief reporters virtually on the forthcoming Our Common Agenda policy brief on Transforming Education. 

Leonardo Garnier, UN special adviser on transforming education said that transforming education to create a truly inclusive learning society is “critical for building a more just and sustainable future” and a global responsibility. UNIFEED

Following a high-level field mission with the UN Refugees Agency to the border regions of Chad with Sudan, where 60,000 refugees have arrived recently, Education Cannot Wait’s Executive Director Yasmine Sherif announced a US$3 million First Emergency Response grant. ECW

Education Cannot Wait (ECW) Executive Director Yasmine Sherif announced that ECW intends to continue to expand its investments in Colombia, during her visit to the country. ECW