Afghanistan

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Monday launched a program to provide literacy education in southwestern Afghan provinces.

UNESCO officials said that 28 districts will be covered by the new program. The duration of each course will be nine months.

&28 districts in Kandahar, Helmand, Nimroz,...

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has stressed that a peaceful, stable and prosperous Afghanistan is a priority for Pakistan.

Talking to the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West, Zardari emphasized the importance of continuing international engagement with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) for lasting peace and...

Activists implored world leaders Monday to prioritize school systems and restore educational budgets slashed when the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

The summit on transforming education, held at the UN General Assembly, ahead of the annual leaders& meeting, called on the world&s nations to ensure that children everywhere from sub-Saharan Africa...

Ugandan health authorities on Tuesday reported that a man who died a day earlier had tested positive for the virus that causes Ebola.

They said it&s still unknown how the man became infected with Ebola. He lived in the central Ugandan district of Mubende, about 150 kilometers west of the capital, Kampala, AP reported.

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