Press release
Latin American and Caribbean governments and international cooperation urge more investment in education
NEW YORK, 25 September 2024 – On the sidelines of the 79 th session of the United Nations General Assembly and the Summit of the Future, the governments of the Dominican Republic and Chile, together with multilateral organizations, made an urgent call to increase financing for education in Latin America and the Ca...
Appeal
Call to action
Children, young people and adults – we all have the right to education. In educational spaces, we develop basic skills, both cognitive and socio-emotional, that prepare us for life and work and to be citizens in our communities and in the world. When people have access to inclusive, equitable and quality education...
News note
Ministries of Education of Latin America and the Caribbean commit to increase efforts to reactivate, recover and transform educational systems
Authorities, gathered in Chile for the Santiago 2024 Education Ministerial at the end of January, agreed to work to recover what was lost during the pandemic and to transform educational systems. They emphasized the importance of sustainable funding, innovative policies, and inclusive and resilient strategies to m...
Press release
The Ministerial of Education begins in Santiago with an urgent call to recover and reactivate the educational systems of Latin America and the Caribbean
On Thursday, January 25, 2024, the "Ministerial Meeting of Education, Santiago 2024" began, which aims to design an agenda of actions to overcome the educational crisis caused by the pandemic. This meeting of ministers of Education and of Finance from Latin America and the Caribbean is organized by the UNESCO Regi...
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Open letter from young people: Towards transformative education
Dear Ministers of Education of Latin America and the Caribbean,, We, the young people of the region, are reaching out to you because we know that the current educational crisis is jeopardizing the future and right to education of children, adolescents and young people. However, being here at this Education Ministe...
Report
Teaching at the Right Level
In the last two decades, many efforts were made by the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean to expand access to preschool and primary education. However, evaluations on educational quality, such as PISA 2018 and ERCE 2019, show a significant decline in learning at the regional level. The above shows that ...
Document
Landscape Analysis for the Accessible Digital Textbooks Implementation.
This document was developed within the framework of the UNICEF Accessible Digital Textbooks for All (ADT) initiative, with the aim of providing an overview of the main contextual aspects affecting the implementation of this new learning tool in Jamaica. This country profile presents an analysis of the inclusive an...
Article
Learning Passport Jamaica
Learning Passport Jamaica is a digital and mobile educational platform that effectively operates in both online and offline formats, enabling/facilitating accessible learning for all. This innovative platform provides a gateway to high-quality school content in alignment with the national curriculum, fostering fl...
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Commitment to Action on Foundational Learning
Webinar - Facing learning crisis LAC Webinar: Facing the learning crisis: progress and challenges with education policies Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean countries See recording here: English Español Français Português See here the report " Advances, Results and Lessons Learned on Foundational Learni...
Campaign
Leaders for education
The Latin America and the Caribbean region is at a pivotal moment to build a prosperous future for the next generations, though this heavily depends on ensuring access to education for every child. UNICEF is seeking ambitious partners who, like us, understand that there is a rare opportunity to build on the moment...
Press release
Latin America and the Caribbean reiterate their commitment to strengthening and recovering basic learning
Bogota, Colombia March 22, 2023 - Education ministers and government representatives from Latin America and the Caribbean reaffirmed today their commitment to promote urgent educational recovery in the region after the losses recorded during the pandemic and to guarantee basic learning for all children. Under the ...
News note
Haiti: Armed violence against schools increases nine-fold in one year - UNICEF
PORT-AU-PRINCE/PANAMA CITY/NEW YORK, 9 FEBRUARY 2023 – Acts of armed violence against schools in Haiti, including shooting, ransacking, looting and kidnappings have increased nine-fold in one year, as rising insecurity and widespread unrest begin to cripple the country’s education system, UNICEF warned today. In...