“No country in the world should bar women and girls from receiving an education,” said UNESCO directorgeneral Audrey Azoulay. UNESCO is dedicating this year’s International Day of Education to girls and women in Afghanistan who have been deprived of their right to pursue secondary and higher education. The international community has the responsibility to ensure […]
Bangladesch, Dhaka – Street children and homeless people in Dhaka struggle to survive. The livelihoods of Bangladeshis are acutely threatened by rising sea levels and devastating natural disasters. Agricultural lands, homes and priceless mementos are being irrevocably destroyed in many places. Residents are in a constant battle against the forces of nature. The main culprit: […]
Disasters caused by climate change are more noticeable than ever! More than twice as much rain as in usual monsoon seasons, in southern regions even four times as much, has fallen in Pakistan in recent weeks. The country has been hit by some of the worst flooding in decades, with a third of the country […]
In Myanmar, the political situation came to a head in 2021 and the Corona virus is once again on the rise. In times of war-like conditions, it is extremely difficult to procure food, goods or building materials for the refugee camps from from far away cities as the roads are closed and armed military threaten […]
The program to support child laborers and marginalized youth in Dhaka, Bangladesh, provides access to education to extremely disadvantaged and vulnerable children whose everyday lives are affected by abuse, exploitation and violence due to their hard work in factories for up to 16 hours a day Night schools to give them a better future and […]
