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New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs

NEW YORK: With an estimated 64.3 percent of children globally unable to read and understand simple text, the UN’s Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed warned journalists that ”in a few years two out of three people wont be able to read your stories.” The warning came during a UN press briefing on Thursday regarding the upcoming Transforming Education Summit with Special

/PRNewswire/ -- Leaders from across the world are uniting at the UN Secretary-Generals Transforming Education Summit to address a global education crisis that...

A refugee scholar living in Uganda talks about the importance of working together to keep children in school, where they can be safe, happy and fulfilled.

Schools, students and teachers continue to be targeted and attacked in countries around the world. Over the past two years, we have seen a substantial increase in the number of attacks on education. I

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) - Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the United Nations (UN) global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, has reiterated the need to unit and collectively protect education in crisis-prone countries and region of the world. ECW works through the multilateral system to both increase the speed of responses in crises and connect

Following this year’s catastrophic flooding in Pakistan, millions of young Pakistanis’ life opportunities are hanging by a thread.

More than two-thirds of 10-year-olds are unable to read and understand a simple text. This shocking finding should be enough to be alarmed about the horrifying fate of an entire generation. But there

By Yasmine Sherif and Gordon BrownEDINBURGH  —  Following this year’s catastrophic flooding in Pakistan, millions of young Pakistanis’ life opportunities are hanging by a thread. The floods caused more than $10 billion worth of damage, and emergency support is urgently needed to rebuild. The crisis will be top of mind as United Nations Secretary General António Guterres and

A combination of climate change and conflicts are dramatically increasing the number of children at risk of missing out on an education