This week, on 24th January, we celebrate the International Day of Education. Education is a basic human right, a public good and a public responsibility. Inclusive and equitable quality education is critical in achieving gender equality, breaking a generational cycle of poverty, and attaining economic empowerment, especially among young girls. While the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development recognises education being instrumental in achieving all the 17 goals, Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) particularly aims to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all” by 2030. In similar vein, Article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights declaration calls for free and compulsory elementary education, with countries adopting specific measures to ensure universal access to higher education as per the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
International Day of Education is an annual international observance day held on January 24 and is dedicated to education.[1] On December 3, 2018, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution proclaiming January 24 as International Day of Education, in celebration of the role of education for bringing global peace and sustainable development.
Currently 222 million are out of school. many countries are affected by recurring crisis while out of school children and youth are increasing, we need action to manage the learning crisis including teaching crisis and funding crisis.
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