International Day of Education

30/1/2022 2 Comments

International Day of Education

The International Day of Education is observed by the United Nations on 24 January.

According to Article 26(1) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, "[e]ducation shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. [Furthermore] [e]lementary education shall be compulsory."

Although education is a human right, we should remember the following and take steps to ensure that children in our communities have access to free education:

"Education offers children a ladder out of poverty and a path to a promising future. But about 258 million children and adolescents around the world do not have the opportunity to enter or complete school; 617 million children and adolescents cannot read and do basic math; ..." - (The United Nations. (n.d.). International Day of Education. United Nations. Retrieved January 30, 2022, from https://www.un.org/en/observances/education-day)

Dr. Anthony Hamilton

31/1/2022 01:19:32 am

People are the most important assets and investments of all nations and it demands that children are valued as the future of all nations. Therefore, education is a most critical tool for the people to be best prepared to make quality contributions to all societies. The engagement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in conjunction with national leaders decision making process, will ensure that the best results in the interest of both the citizenry and residents of each nation and in particular the student population must be a national priority.

Kean Smith link

4/2/2022 02:19:02 am

Yes Dr. Hamilton, I agree. The connection between our children and the future of all nations are clear and we will do very well to treat children's development as a national priority.

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