World Teachers’ Day highlights need to transform education
Teachers are at the heart of education, and their valuable work must also lead to better salaries and working conditions, the heads of three UN agencies and a partner organization…
Education Investments in Middle East, Eastern and Southern Africa Region: Gaps & Opportunities towards sustainable financing beyond GPE commitments
The recent school closures and lockdowns have forced children, especially girls around the world from the classroom - and millions may never return.The most marginalised and underserved - children with…
Migration and Development Brief 36 – A War in a Pandemic: Implications of the Ukraine crisis and COVID-19 on global governance of migration and remittance flows, May 2022 [EN/AR]
WASHINGTON, Officially recorded remittance flows to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are expected to increase by 4.2 percent this year to reach $630 billion. This follows an almost record recovery…
Middle East and North Africa – Tracking Mobility Impact – Points of Entry Analysis | Mobility Restriction Dashboard #14 – March 2022
This Middle East and North Africa (MENA) report summarizes mobility restrictions at airports, land, and blue border crossing points resulting from the mitigation measures implemented in response to the COVID-19…
New guidelines from WHO recommend a simpler, safer treatment for cryptococcal disease in people living with HIV
Rapid AdviceCryptococcal disease is one of the most important opportunistic infections among people living with advanced HIV disease and is a major contributor to illness, disability and mortality, particularly in…
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Increases Food Insecurity in Africa
U.S. government officials warn that many African countries will continue to face shortages and high food prices as long as Russia continues to wage war against Ukraine, from which Africa…
Pro-democracy Leaders, Jailed Journalist Among US ‘Women of Courage’ Honorees
WASHINGTON — The United States honored 12 women from Colombia, Iraq, Libya, Myanmar, Vietnam and other countries, with the State Department saying they have demonstrated leadership and a willingness to…
UN Environment Summit Adopts Historic Agreement on Plastic Waste
The United Nations Environment Assembly, meeting in Nairobi, has adopted a resolution detailing what to do about plastic pollution. It calls for two years of negotiations toward a comprehensive, international…