Education Ministers in Latin America and the Caribbean Meet to Build Consensus on Education 2030 Strategies and Implementation

On 24-25 January, Buenos Aires will host the first regional ministerial meeting “E2030: Education and Skills for the 21st Century” within the framework of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Education ministers and representatives of multilateral organizations in the region will discuss how to align national education policies and priorities with the SDG 4 commitment to “ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning”.

UIS Strengthens its STI Work Plan to Support Growing Needs of Countries to Collect and Report Data

To support the demand for new data, the UIS, which is mandated to collect STI statistics to monitor the SDGs, is working with countries and statistical partners, represented by the STI Advisory Board, to produce indicators and methodology that will guide national, regional and international policymaking.

New thematic indicators to help monitor the SDGs

Monitoring Reading and Writing to Help Children Climb the Ladder of Education

Submitted by j.morrow on January 10, 2017 - 8:42am

In his short story “Instructions to climb a ladder,” Julio Cortazar uses more than 380 words to explain an action that, you would think, requires no explanation at all. He writes, for example: “The first steps are always the most difficult, just to acquire the coordination needed.” He also notes the coincidence of the raising of “the foot” and “the foot” of the ladder.

UNESCO Director-General's Report on the Safety of Journalists and the Danger of Impunity

UNESCO has released key findings from the Director-General’s Report on the Safety of Journalists and the Danger of Impunity.

The report sheds light on the killings of journalists, acts which were condemned by the Director-General in 2014-2015, noting that 2015 was the second-deadliest year for journalists, media workers and social media producers.

UNESCO has recorded 827 killings over the past ten years. Of those deaths, 90% remain unresolved; a sign of the impunity that surrounds attacks on the press.

Survey of Cultural Employment

The Survey of Cultural Employment collects data that will be used to better understand the contribution of culture to economic and social development globally. These data will enable the UIS to produce high-quality, cross-nationally comparable data and indicators that support Sustainable Development Goal 8, the promotion of inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all.

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