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Representational image. | Arun Sankar / AFP The dropout rate in India continues to stump both policymakers and educationists. The Unified District Information System for Education Plus 2019-’20 report released on June 29 does not give us much cause for celebration, especially when you compare it with another document “Education at a glance” put out by the Union Ministry of Education. It has shown marginal difference since 2014-’15 but the pattern remains resolutely fixed. What report says A higher percentage of boys drop out at the primary level than girls (Class 1 ...

Daily Monitor Saturday July 17 2021 Education minister Janet Museveni releases Primary Leaving Examination results for 2020 at State House Entebbe yesterday. PHOTO/ DAVID LUBOWA. Summary Advertisement The schools under Universal Primary Education (UPE) have continued to lag behind in performance, the government said yesterday while releasing Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) results.  Speaking at the event held at State House Entebbe to release the results, the Uganda National Examination Board (Uneb) executive secretary, Mr Dan Odongo, blamed the poor performance in UPE schools on parents. ...

Introduction The Syrian conflict has entered its tenth year, with a devastating humanitarian and economic toll: the death of 384,000-593,000 people as of December 2020; the forced displacement of an estimated 13.5 million people, almost half of whom are displaced internally, struggling to survive; economic loss of $428 billion from 2011 to 2018 (six times the GDP in 2010); depreciation of the Syrian lira (now 13 times less valuable than before the conflict); high unemployment; the destruction of physical property, including homes, infrastructure, hospitals, schools; and the reality of 90% of ...

Joint statement of United Nations entities on the right to healthy environment Photo by UNEP / 08 Mar 2021 Human Rights Council, 46 Thank you, Madam President. UNEP welcomes the opportunity to deliver this joint statement on behalf of 15 UN entities. See below the list of entities.    The right to a healthy environment is recognized by over 150 UN member states, but it has not been formally recognized at the global level thereby delaying achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, exacerbating inequalities, and creating protection gaps, especially for environmental human rights defen...

OVERVIEW Duty Station: Bangkok Type of contract : Non Staff Duration of contract : From 7 to 11 months Recruitment open to : External candidates Application Deadline (Midnight Paris Time) : 15-FEB-2021 UNESCO Core Values: Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, Professionalism OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POST UNESCO is fully committed to the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG) reform launched on 1st January 2019, which intends to improve the UN’s presence in the field in support of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda an...