Facing the biggest education crisis in a century, commitments to improve must become a reality urgently if children are to gain the future they deserve in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Carlos Felipe Jaramillo |

In Latin America and the Caribbean, there is a "reverse gender gap" in enrollment and graduation. Boys and young men are at higher risk of dropping out of secondary and tertiary…

Paola Buitrago-Hernandez, Victoria Levin, Carlos Rodríguez Castelán |

Debt relief is needed now to stop the pandemic denying more children a basic education, with girls most at risk.

David Malpass |

New Zealand’s success story is often told in terms of its lamb, wool, kiwifruit and agricultural exports. But our country’s greatest asset has always been our people who have been equipped to do…

Annette Dixon |

The issue Data compiled over the past two decades has found that all four major non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Tonga are on the rise – diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and…

Sutayut Osornprasop |

In 2015, the world committed to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.” More than an…

Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo, Christopher Thomas |

© Jaron Johns / U.S. Dept. of State in cooperation with University of Tennessee Center for Sport, Peace, & Society [[tweetable]]For Leroy Phillips, perseverance is second nature. Born into…

James Dooley Sullivan, Brian Gabriel Canever |

Among the 29 countries and economies of the East Asia and Pacific region, one finds some of the world’s most successful education systems. Seven out of the top 10 highest average scorers on…

Michael Crawford |

“I refuse to be seen in the lesser light of society and aim to be a trail-blazer.” From left-right: Leroy Philips, Yaa Oppong and Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo (Photo: Brandon Payne / World Bank) Last…

M. Yaa Oppong, Leroy Phillips |