The present report is submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to Human Rights Council resolutions 8/4 and 44/3. In the report, the Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Koumbou Boly Barry, considers early childhood care and education (ECCE) from a human rights-based perspective, reflecting the multisectoral needs of children and their caregivers

Summary In accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 39/3 , the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) prepared a draft plan of action for the fourth phase (2020...

President Vicherat Dean Arantxa González Laya Distinguished members of the faculty, Dear students and family members Dear friends, To be honest, It is an honor to be speaking at this happy occasion...

Excellences, Colleagues, It is a pleasure to join you today. I thank the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Morocco and the Office of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide for convening...

Greetings. It is my pleasure to address you today. Youth activism has been pushing the world forward. It is inspiring to see young people challenging discrimination, injustice and inequalities. From...

In this report, the Special Rapporteur on the right to education addresses the risks and opportunities of the digitalization of education for the right to education.

GENEVA (24 March 2022) – UN human rights experts* today condemned the decision by the de facto authorities in Afghanistan to postpone the resumption of schooling for girls above grade six, saying the...

I share the profound frustration and disappointment of Afghan high school girls and women, who after six months of anticipation were prevented from returning to school today. The de facto authorities’...