Montreal, Canada, 28 February 2018. New figures on the number of children out of school worldwide reveal that despite decades of efforts to get every child into the classroom, progress has come to a standstill. According to data from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS),...

Suwon, Republic of Korea 25, October 2017 – More than 400 international stakeholders from 98 countries gathered today in Suwon, Republic of Korea, to review the implementation of adult learning and education across the world. At a global meeting organized jointly by the UNESCO...

Cork, Ireland, 18 September 2017 - More than 700 local government representatives from more than 80 countries across the world will attend UNESCO’s third International Conference on Learning Cities, which opens today in Cork, Ireland. More than half the world’s population live...

Hamburg, Germany, 22 September 2016 – The Global Alliance for Literacy within the Framework of Lifelong Learning (GAL), a UNESCO led initiative aiming to advance the global literacy agenda, has elected its Executive...

Hamburg, Germany, 8 September 2016 — Adult learning and education can improve health and well-being, employment opportunities and develop local communities, according to the...

Paris, France, 4 April 2016 – A signing ceremony was held today of two key international Recommendations on education that reflect new global trends and support the Education 2030 Framework for Action.

The President of UNESCO’s General Conference, Mr...