On the eve of the Rio+20 conference (20-22 June) , the Education for All (EFA) Global Monitoring Report and the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) are urging policymakers to put out-of-school children on the agenda. According to newly released data, an estimated 61 million children of primary school age are being denied their right to education. Failure to reduce this number condemns these girls and boys to poverty, poor health and lack of opportunity, while weighing heavily on efforts to … [Read more...]
UNESCO (UIS) – 61 million denied their right to education
June 17, 2012 by Team Celebration
Filed Under: AFRICA, ASIA, CENTRAL AMERICA, EURASIA, EUROPE, FORMER SOVIET UNION, MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AMERICA, OCEANIA, SOUTH AMERICA, YOUTH of ACTION™ Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, Africa, asia, children, education, EFA Global Monitoring Report, Europe, HUMAN RIGHTS, North America, South America, South Asia, Sub-Sarahan, UNESCO, West Asia
