Out-of-School Children: UNESCO Asia-Pacific In Graphic Detail #9
12 Jun 2019
About 18.7 million primary-aged children in the Asia-Pacific are being deprived of their fundamental right to attend school, due to exploitation through child labour, disabilities, poverty, armed conflicts and child marriage. On the occasion of World Day Against Child Labour on 12 June, UNESCO Bangkok seeks to raise awareness about challenges facing out-of-school children, with the latest in a series of infographics.
- Tuesday, 23 October, 2018: ‘Writing Peace’ manual launch – Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education
- Saturday, 27 October, 2018: World Day for Audio Visual Heritage – Memory of the World
- Friday, 2 November, 2018: International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists – Safety of Journalists
- Tuesday, 6 November, 2018: 19th UNESCO Asia-Pacific Programme of Educational Innovation for Development International Conference – Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)
- Saturday, 10 November, 2018: World Science Day for Peace and Development – Shared Groundwater Resources
- Friday, 16 November, 2018: UNESCO’s birthday / Adoption of UNESCO World Heritage Convention – Safeguarding World Heritage
- Thursday, 28 March, 2019: The Role of Culture for the Achievement of 2030 Agenda – Intangible Cultural Heritage
- Saturday, 6 April, 2019: International Day of Sport for Development and Peace – Youth Participation and Empowerment
- Wednesday, 12 June, 2019: World Day Against Child Labour
These infographics convey core concepts of UNESCO’s work in areas that profoundly affect the lives of people throughout the region.
We encourage everyone to share widely and utilise these resources in their own projects and campaigns.
