Armed conflict main global obstacle: "Armed conflict across the world is the major obstacle to establishing education for all, said Education For All, a global monitoring report of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco), launched yesterday.
Bangladesh holds the tenth position in the report's list of 21 developing countries, which spend more on military budgets than on primary education.
The report also reasoned Chittagong Hill Tracts region lagging behind in education indicators due to armed conflict and being a heavily militarised area.
Primary and Mass Education Minister Afsarul Ameen launched the report at a function organised by Unesco at Islamic Development Bank in the city.
The report, published since 2002, assesses the achievement of different countries regarding ensuring education for all. This year's topic was “The Hidden Crisis: Armed conflict and education”.
Presenting a keynote paper based on the report, Habibur Rahman, director (Education) of Save the Children, USA, said half of the number of Bangladeshi children enrolled in class one reach class five"
Sept 21, 2015 International Day of Peace Celebration at Lyceum University Cavite, Philippines
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