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UNICEF Issues Global Action Plan on Migrant Children
August 09, 2017
The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has released a six-point global action plan for governments on protecting migrating children, calling on officials to end detention of minors, fund their education and healthcare, and combat "xenophobia, discrimination and marginalization" in relevant countries.
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UN Official Prioritizes Climate in Disaster Management
August 09, 2017
On the eve of a UN meeting in Mexico in May aimed at launching a global mechanism on limiting disaster risk, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction Robert Glasser asserted that managing greenhouse gas emissions is key to reducing the current and future catastrophic disasters caused by global warming.
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UN Education Forum Focuses on Fulfilling SDGs
August 09, 2017
The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) hosted a forum for international "Technical and Vocational Education Training" (TVET) partners in the Caribbean in May that focused on TVET's contributions to the fulfillment of the UN's comprehensive social and economic Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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UNESCO Training Pushes for Wide-Ranging Education Data
August 09, 2017
As part of its efforts to obtain global data on the progress of improving education systems in line with the UN "sustainable development" agenda, the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) held a workshop in Mexico City in May to train authorities on statistical techniques needed to procure education data.
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UNESCO Trains Policymakers on "Inclusive Education"
August 09, 2017
The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) held a meeting in Peru in May training education policymakers on ensuring "inclusive schools" in their countries in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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