UNESCO Sounds Alarm on Women's Education Crisis In a stark warning, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has called for the "immediate and unconditional" restoration of women's right to secondary and higher education. The global body has sounded the alarm on a growing crisis that threatens to undermine decades of progress in girls' education. According to UNESCO, millions of girls are being denied access to education due to conflict, poverty, and social norms, with devastating consequences for their futures and the world at large. As the international community grapples with the fallout of the pandemic and ongoing conflicts, UNESCO's urgent appeal highlights the need for concerted action to safeguard the rights of women and girls to education.


UNESCO calls for 'immediate and unconditional' restoration of women's right to secondary and higher education