International Day to #EndCorporalPunishment

30 April is the International Day to #EndCorporalPunishment – an important global moment to advocate to end violent punishment against children, show support for all children who face this and call for better protection of children as human rights holders. From End violence: Corporal punishment is the most common form of violence against children. Yet, only

International Mother Language Day 2023

The 24th edition of International Mother Language Day will focus on the theme ‘multilingual education – a necessity to transform education’. Multilingual education based on mother-tongue facilitates access to and inclusion in learning for population groups that speak non-dominant languages, languages of minority groups and indigenous languages. The International Mother Language Day 2023 edition will

International Day of Education

There is no better way to recognise this International Day of Education by celebrating getting more than 6000 children into education, who would not normally be able to attend a pre-school class as they live too far away. The children in the picture above have been enjoying their ‘graduation’ from their participation in the School

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women will mark the launch of the UNiTE campaign (Nov 25- Dec 10) — an initiative of 16 days of activism concluding on the day that commemorates the International Human Rights Day (10 December). This campaign, led by the UN Secretary-General and UN Women since 2008, aims to prevent and