A New Chapter: UNRWA honours Class of 2019
Education
For the past nine years, Rajesh Kumar Sharma has been operating a makeshift school between two pillars of the aerial metro that runs across Indias capital. More than 200 children from the surrounding slums attend this open-air classroom every day.
In Kakuma refugee camp in north-western Kenya, girls are empowered by their new-found passion for computer coding.
An Op-Ed byDr. Anantha Duraiappah, Director of the (MGIEP).
Held annually on 5 October, World Teachers Day commemorates the anniversary of the adoption of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers.In 2019, World Teachers Day is celebrating teachers with the theme, . The day provides an occasion to celebrate the teaching profession worldwide, to take stock of achievements, and to address some of the issues central to attracting and keeping the brightest minds and young talents in the profession.
Innayatou Souradji watched her mother and grandmother work hard at home and in the fields without having the opportunity to go to school. She is determined not to follow that same path and dreams of becoming a doctor when she finishes her studies.
Education is Oxygen
For Palestine refugee students living in the occupied Palestinian territory, the route to school can be full of challenges. However, UNRWA schools represent safe spaces, to learn, to explore, places where they can breathe.
Literacy and Multilingualism
Despite progress made, literacy challenges persist.
Inclusive education in Bangladesh