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"Child Marriages, Teenage Pregnancies, School Dropouts - Pandemic Affected Girls Most": UN Envoy
The Covid pandemic has reversed years of progress made on the girls' education front, Jayathma Wickramanayake, the UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth, said. This besides the rise in other social evils like teenage pregnancies and child marriage.
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Trump Picks Nikki Haley As UN Envoy, Offers Education Post To DeVos
Donald Trump plans to nominate South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley to be United Nations ambassador and has offered the job of education secretary to Betsy DeVos, an advocate for school choice and the post of housing secretary to former political rival Ben Carson.
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One In Four Children In Conflict Zones 'Risk Losing Their Future: UNICEF
Nearly one in four children growing up in conflict zones are missing out on education, with South Sudan, Niger, Sudan and Afghanistan the worst-affected countries, the UN children's agency (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
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UN Envoy Gordon Brown Vows New School for Kidnapped Nigerian Girls
UN education envoy Gordon Brown on Tuesday pledged that a school from where more than 200 girls were kidnapped by Islamist militants will be rebuilt, as he visited Nigeria for talks on boosting security.
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Two Indians among seven girls awarded on 'Malala Day'
Two Indians were among the seven young girls honoured with the UN Special Envoy for Global Education's Youth Courage Award for Education as part of 'Malala Day' celebrations at the world body.
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Malala's father named UN advisor on education: envoy
The father of Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' education, has been named a UN special advisor on global education, UN envoy Gordon Brown said on Monday.
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Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown made UN education envoy
Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is to become a special global education envoy to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, it was announced on Saturday.
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"Child Marriages, Teenage Pregnancies, School Dropouts - Pandemic Affected Girls Most": UN Envoy
The Covid pandemic has reversed years of progress made on the girls' education front, Jayathma Wickramanayake, the UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth, said. This besides the rise in other social evils like teenage pregnancies and child marriage.
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Trump Picks Nikki Haley As UN Envoy, Offers Education Post To DeVos
Donald Trump plans to nominate South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley to be United Nations ambassador and has offered the job of education secretary to Betsy DeVos, an advocate for school choice and the post of housing secretary to former political rival Ben Carson.
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One In Four Children In Conflict Zones 'Risk Losing Their Future: UNICEF
Nearly one in four children growing up in conflict zones are missing out on education, with South Sudan, Niger, Sudan and Afghanistan the worst-affected countries, the UN children's agency (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
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UN Envoy Gordon Brown Vows New School for Kidnapped Nigerian Girls
UN education envoy Gordon Brown on Tuesday pledged that a school from where more than 200 girls were kidnapped by Islamist militants will be rebuilt, as he visited Nigeria for talks on boosting security.
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Two Indians among seven girls awarded on 'Malala Day'
Two Indians were among the seven young girls honoured with the UN Special Envoy for Global Education's Youth Courage Award for Education as part of 'Malala Day' celebrations at the world body.
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Malala's father named UN advisor on education: envoy
The father of Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' education, has been named a UN special advisor on global education, UN envoy Gordon Brown said on Monday.
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Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown made UN education envoy
Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is to become a special global education envoy to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, it was announced on Saturday.
