Safe Schools: An Education Free from Violence

It is quite unbelievable that children may be scared to come to school because their teacher may beat them for ‘petty’ indiscipline, or be bullied on the way to school or in school. We have to take school violence, of any description,seriously. [BRIEFING] Safe Schools: An Education Free from Violence TheirworldEvery child in the world has

Life Skills and Citizenship Education,

  [REPORT] Life Skills and Citizenship Education, Regional Launch Report UNICEF MENA We are pleased to share the report of the regional launch of the Life Skills and Citizenship Education (LSCE) Conceptual and Programmatic Framework. The report provides an overview of key messages and outcomes of the launch, drawing on the presentations and panel discussions.

Fighting female genital mutilation: Education matters

There are approximately 45 million girls of primary and secondary school age not going to school in sub-Saharan Africa according to the UIS – more than in any other region. Our 2017/8 report showed that across 18 countries in the region, gender-based violence, as measured by intimate partner violence, early marriage and female genital mutilation, […]

“Education is far too important to be left solely to the government or educational institutions”

“I believe that it is no longer enough for us to pay lip service to education; now is the time to insist on transparency and accountability in education,” said Victoria Ibiwoye, youth representative of the SDG Education 2030 Steering Committee from Nigeria. Less than five days after the launch of the youth version of the […]