Without an extra $97 billion in funding, many countries won't be able to meet their national education goals for 2030, according to a new UN report released. The report calls for a quick review of funding. The paper asks, "Can countries afford their national SDG4 benchmarks?"
Australia's northwest, home to the world's biggest export hub for iron ore, could be hit by the strongest tropical cyclone in a decade. Ports were clearing ships out of the area, and people rushed to stock up on food and water. Cyclone Ilsa, which was in
UN News - Fully financing the HIV response in Africa will produce substantial health, social and economic gains for the continent, a new report backed by the UN agency devoted to ending AIDS (UNAIDS) revealed. The report based on research by the Economist Impact partnership across 13 African countries, A
UN News - The Vatican’s rejection of the 500-year-old Catholic decree used to justify the seizure of indigenous lands by colonial powers, known as the ‘Doctrine of Discovery’, has been welcomed by an independent UN human rights expert as “an important step towards reconciliation and
Following the shutdown of Dominica's premiere medical school, Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM), a new educational institution is set to begin operations in the island by August this year. The new school, American Canadian School of Medicine(ACSOM), is opening in Picard, Portsmouth—the same city where
UN News - Ahead of its 75th anniversary on Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for countries to both address inequities in care and protect the workers who provide it, many of whom are burned out from the COVID-19 pandemic. The world has witnessed
UN News - Almost two months after deadly earthquakes struck Türkiye and northern Syria, a large-scale humanitarian operation is underway for which funding is still desperately needed, the UN Humanitarian Affairs coordination office (OCHA). OCHA Spokesperson Jens Laerke, told reporters in Geneva that the current phase was
UN News - The planet is literally drowning in garbage, and it is high time to clean up, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, at an event in the General Assembly Hall marking the first-ever International Day of Zero Waste. The high-level meeting was held to raise awareness
UN News - Education is the “most powerful weapon” in the world’s arsenal to combat the brutal legacy of racism playing out today, the UN chief said, as the General Assembly met to mark the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and
Basic learning has been the top priority of education ministers in Latin America and the Caribbean as they gathered in Bogota, Colombia to reaffirm their commitment to "promote urgent educational recovery. The World Bank reported that the meeting aims to discuss and agree on concrete measures
