17 March 2025

What are green skills?

The climate crisis is one of the most pressing challenges of our time – and it isn’t going to resolve on its own. One of the most important ways to prepare children, and to ensure a sustainable future for all, is to ensure that they are educated and trained in green skills. Green skills describe the knowledge that...
14 March 2025

Why early childhood education and care matter

Decades of evidence show that the first few years of a child's life are critical in supporting their physical, mental, and emotional development long-term. Because of how quickly children's brains and bodies are growing – particularly in the first three years of life – the experiences they have can have lifelong e...
25 November 2024

Youth career choices through job exploration

Podgorica, 25 November 2024, - The “Prilike” (Opportunities) programme has offered, Mia Brajuskovic, and, Lazar Mikulic, a unique chance to gain practical experience and discover what awaits them in the professional world. Through community work, Mia developed empathy and improved her communication skills, while L...
05 October 2024

Support teachers for quality education

PODGORICA, 5 OCTOBER 2024, – On World Teachers’ Day, celebrated today, UNICEF is calling for teachers to be placed at the heart of education system reform, as they are the key pillars of quality education. “To achieve a high quality of education, it is necessary to have the teaching profession become prestigious s...
28 March 2024

Quality Education for Every Child in Montenegro

PODGORICA,, 25 March 2024, —Today at the Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation, it was emphasized that quality education is vital for ending poverty and fostering Montenegro's development. The occasion marked the beginning of the reform initiative "Quality Education for Every Child in Montenegro", undertak...
20 March 2024

Schools for the 21st century

PODGORICA, 8 March 2024, – For the digital revolution to happen in schools, we need to provide teachers with training in digital pedagogy and equip classrooms with new technologies, which will enable children to acquire digital skills. This was the key message from today's presentation of the "Digital, Inclusive a...
11 March 2024

The “Prilike” programme – a chance for young people to apply their knowledge in practice

PODGORICA, 8 March 2024, – “My family and friends won’t have to visit bank premises anymore, as I can explain loan terms to them and help them with the necessary documentation. My employer has thoroughly explained this whole process to me,”, David Nikcevic, ,, a 17-year-old student at Mirko Vesovic Economics Secon...
02 February 2024

Culture for every child's socio-emotional development

CETINJE, JULY 2 2023 – , For an orchestra to be successful, all its members must learn how to work together, resolve conflicts constructively, and support each other in order to achieve a common goal. Developing these skills is at the heart of the socio-emotional development of every child. This is the key message...
21 December 2023

Digionica makes learning easier for Masa

Tivat, 26 December 2023, – Masa Malisic, a nine-year-old pupil, attends Drago Milovic Primary School in Tivat. Despite being absent from school for two weeks due to illness, Masa did not experience many challenges keeping up with her classmates. In addition to her friends sending her study materials, she studied i...
28 September 2023

Urgent call for an increase in the number of Roma mediators and teaching assistants

PODGORICA, 22 SEPTEMBER 2023, – On the occasion of the beginning of the new school year, UNICEF is calling upon the national and local authorities to urgently increase the number of teaching assistants for children with developmental disabilities and Roma mediators, as well as to provide free transportation to sch...
18 September 2023

Transport to school for children affected by poverty

PODGORICA, 15 SEPTEMBER 2023, – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is calling on the national and local authorities in Montenegro to urgently provide transportation to school for every child who needs it, thereby guaranteeing that all children can access their right to education. “UNICEF is concerned abou...
23 June 2023

Classrooms open to children from foreign countries

PODGORICA, 15 June 2023, - Oleksandra (13) came to Bar last year from war-torn Odessa in Ukraine. Although she immediately took a liking to coastal life and the school she enrolled in, she was concerned about continuing her education in a new environment with classmates whose language she does not speak. Neverthel...