Ahead of the United Nations Transforming Education Summit, UNICEF has warned that low levels of numeracy proficiency, particularly among girls, is undermining children's ability to learn, develop and progress. Girls worldwide are lagging behind boys in mathematics, with sexism and gender stereotypes among the root causes, according to a new report
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Children want govt investment in education, health, protection: UNICEF
Nine in ten Bangladeshi children say that it is very important for the government to spend more on education, health and other areas that directly impact children, according to a new UNICEF survey. Some 14,000 children and 37,000 young people aged 18-24 participated in the survey, which asked them for their
1.6 million children stranded by floods in Bangladesh: UNICEF
1.6 million children stranded by floods in Bangladesh: UNICEF UNICEF calls for US$2.5 million funding Dhaka, June 20 (UNB) - Four million people, including 1.6 million children, stranded by flash floods in north-eastern Bangladesh, are in urgent need of help, said UNICEF on Monday. UNICEF is on the ground to protect children and
UNRC lauds remarkable eagerness of children to learn
UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh Gwyn Lewis recently visited two Ability Based Accelerated Learning (ABAL) centers for 8-14 years old children to learn about the special education programmes which are being supported with funds and technical assistance by UNICEF. While interacting with children in two learning centers Gwyn Lewis praised the
47 children killed, maimed in Yemen in two months: UNICEF
Forty-seven children were "killed or maimed" in Yemen's civil war in January and February following a surge in violence, the United Nations children's fund said on Saturday. Children are the "first and most to suffer", UNICEF said, adding that a total of at least over 10,000 minors have been killed or
7pc Bangladesh families borrow to send children school
Around 7 percent of families in Bangladesh have to borrow to send their children to school, according to a new UNESCO report. The UNESCO 2021/2 Global Education Monitoring Report was presented at the RewirEd Forum in Dubai recently. In Bangladesh, the share of urban households paying for private tuition increased from 48
Education of 37m Bangladeshi children disrupted by Covid
Education of 37 million children in Bangladesh has been disrupted due to school closures since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020, according to a report by UNICEF and UNESCO. The report titled "Situation Analysis on the Effects and Responses to COVID-19 on the Education Sector in Asia" (SitAn
UNICEF welcomes Dhaka’s decision on reopening schools
UNICEF has "wholeheartedly" welcomed the decision by the government of Bangladesh to reopen schools. "Together with other development partners, we will continue to work closely with the government to keep schools open safely," said Tomoo Hozumi, UNICEF Representative in Bangladesh on Sunday. Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni said on Friday said primary,
Reopening of schools cannot wait: UNICEF, UNESCO
UNICEF and UNESCO have called for reopening of schools saying it has been 18 months since the COVID-19 outbreak started and education for millions of children is still disrupted. "This should not go on. Schools should be the last to close and the first to reopen," UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore
