[RED DEMOCRATICA] Malala highlights key role of education in post-2015 goals, UN adviser says

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | UN works to mitigate climate change impact on oceans, food security Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   July 19, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Malala highlights key role of education in post-2015 goals, UN adviser says The post-2015 development goals need to address the continuing "global education emergency" as well as gender equality, says Amina Mohammed, special adviser on post-2015 development planning to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. A lack of education dooms young people to incomplete societal participation, Mohammed says. "We cannot afford the cost of a lost generation," she argues. 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"We believe that mobile technology needs to be leveraged more to achieve better healthcare, specifically family planning and reproductive health," says foundation President Arundhati Char. Devex.com (free registration) (7/18) Share:      Peacekeeping and Security UN's Pillay asks Egypt for answers on Morsi's detention Egypt has not replied to United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay, 10 days after she asked for information on ousted President Mohammed Morsi and others. Pro-Morsi backers planned to hold demonstrations today. 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