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Goal 4 aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. This goal supports the reduction of disparities and inequities in education, both in terms of access and quality. It recognizes the need to provide quality education for all, and most especially vulnerable populations, including poor children, children living […]
Sep 23, 2015 · The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Forum is tied to no political, partisan or national interests.
Mar 20, 2015 · Ensuring the scale-up of upper-secondary school and ICT access might raise the needed annual sum to around $40 billion, with detailed cost estimates still to be made. Such aid would be needed only until today’s poor countries achieve enough economic progress to cover the education bill on their own. That $40 billion might seem like a lot of ...
Every child learns. The Sustainable Development Goals are interdependent and achieving SDG4 – ensuring inclusive and equitable education for all by 2030 – will have transformative effects on other goals. SDG4 spans a spectrum of education levels, from pre-primary to youth and adult education. It emphasizes learning outcomes, skills acquisition, and equity in both development and emergency settings. UNICEF advocates high-quality, child-friendly basic education for all, in line with the ...
Nov 14, 2022 · COVID-19 has had a huge impact on children and their education. Image: UNICEF. Out-of-school children are among the most vulnerable and marginalized children in society, says UNICEF. They are the least likely to be able to read, write or do basic maths, and when not in school they are at risk of exploitation and a lifetime of poverty and ...
Sep 21, 2021 · COVID-19 continues to disrupt schoolchildren’s right to a quality education. In March 2021, schools in 57 countries were still closed, according to the World Bank. Deloitte launched the WorldClass Education Challenge on the World Economic Forum's UpLink platform to search for innovators who are bridging gaps in learning and access.
Apr 17, 2015 · Governments, in partnership with the international community, must find the means to bridge the US$22 billion annual finance gap for quality pre-primary and basic education for all by 2030. In his message for the Global launch, UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon stated that when we work together and invest in the future, the sky is the limit.
Jul 7, 2015 · Why education is the key to development. Education is a human right. And, like other human rights, it cannot be taken for granted. Across the world, 59 million children and 65 million adolescents are out of school. More than 120 million children do not complete primary education. Behind these figures there are children and youth being denied ...
Jul 2, 2020 · Children in education from 1990 to 2015 Image: UNESCO. As the chart shows, 17% (258 million) of the world’s children, adolescents and youth are not in school. In sub-Saharan Africa, it’s 31% of young people. A vast gap in school attendance rates exists both between wealthy and poorer regions, and between richer and poorer households within ...
Jan 27, 2021 · Using blockchain technology to house open educational resources can be a tremendous asset in fulfilling the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 4 of improving access to quality, affordable education globally. But more research and political will is needed to overcome barriers in implementing this technology.
