Ukxs Syria s protection of cultural artifacts only piece of good news amid rubble of war, says UN cultural agency
According to the new UN refugee agency UNHC
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R report, Stepping Up, of 7.1 million refugee youngsters of school age, more than half do not attend lessons.The barriers that prevent them from accessing learning become harder to overcome as they get older, the report shows.Only six in 10 refugee children attend primary school 鈥?compared to nine in 10 globally 鈥?and only around two in 10 refugees get a secondary education, compared to the world average of more than eight in 10.The trend is even clearer in higher education, where only three in every 100 refugee children are able to pursue their learning, compared with the world averag
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e of 37 in 100. Sad and dumb policy ignores refugees potential It s not just sad, but it s also dumb, Melissa Fleming, spokesperson for the a
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gency s High Commissioner, Filippo Grandi, told journalists in Geneva. Not investing in refugees, people who have fled war zones 鈥s not investing very simply in the future of its people; the people have to be the futu Dijp Money paid out by UN Compensation Commission for Kuwait invasion tops $21 billion
In a meeting at the UN Headquarters in New York, Mr. Ban commended Queen Sofia
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nish National Committee for the UN Children s Fund UNICEF , for her long-standing commitment to youth and education.He stressed that he would continue to rely on the leadership of Her Majesty as a long-time champion of children s rights even after the abdication of her husband, King Juan Carlos, according to a read-out of the meeting.Mr. Ban also conveyed his sincere gratitude for Spain s exceptional contributions to the work of the UN, including in the context of the Alliance of Civilizations and the eight anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium Development Goals MDGs . In a statement issued yesterday, the Secretary-General recognize
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d King Juan Carlos s contribution to public service over the past 39 years, including his important role in Spain s transition to democracy in 1977-1978. The Secretary-General looks forward to continuing his cooperation and th