International Youth Day - 8/12/2019

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Photo Courtesy EFE, https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/UN-Poor-Investment-in-Pre-Primary-Education-Breeds-Inequality-20190412-0004.html

School children at a United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees-run school at Al-Baqa'a in Palestine.

"There are currently 1.8 billion young people between the

ages of 10 and 24 in the world. This is the largest

youth population ever. However, more than

half of all children and adolescents aged 6-14

lack basic reading and maths skills,

despite the fact that the majority of them

are attending school. This global learning crisis

threatens to severely hamper progress towards the SDGs."

Above Quote Courtesy, United Nations

https://www.un.org/en/events/youthday/

“Transforming Education”

2019 Theme:

SDG 4

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong

learning opportunities for all.

https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2019/goal-04/

Courtesy, United Nations

"This year’s theme highlights efforts to make education more inclusive and accessible for all youth, including efforts by youth themselves. Rooted in Goal 4 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all” – International Youth Day 2019 will examine how Governments, young people and youth-led and youth-focused organizations, as well as other stakeholders, are transforming education so that it becomes a powerful tool to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. . . . ."