Morocco celebrates Youth Day every August 21 to honor its young people, who make up nearly one-third of the population. Moroccan youth are skilled, connected, and full of energy, involved in innovative farming, tech startups, and cultural projects. However, youth unemployment is very high, 36.7% for ages 15–24 and over 61% for university graduates. Many [...]
Eritrea’s education system is plagued by inadequate investment, corruption, and systemic barriers that hinder progress. Despite constitutional commitments to education, the country’s education expenditure remains well below the African average, stagnating at under 2% of GDP. This low spending, compounded by high corruption levels, severely limits resources for improving the quality of education. Key challenges [...]
Education in Niger faces severe disruption due to ongoing insecurity, particularly in the Tillabéri region, where nearly 1,000 schools remain closed. Armed violence and persistent instability have forced hundreds of thousands of students out of classrooms, with over 444,000 children requiring emergency education support. Girls are especially affected, making up more than half of those [...]
Children in Syria face a dire situation after 14 years of civil war. Over 75% of the 10.5 million Syrian children were born during the conflict, growing up amid violence, displacement, and hardship. Millions suffer from malnutrition, with over 500,000 under five facing life-threatening conditions. Many children are out of school, and educational facilities remain [...]
A UN official warned that the ongoing crisis in Yemen has severely impacted women and girls, with 9.6 million in urgent need of humanitarian aid. Yemen has the highest maternal mortality rate in the Middle East, and many women and girls face hunger, abuse, and exploitation. Over 1.5 million girls are out of school, and [...]
A UN official warned that the ongoing crisis in Yemen has severely impacted women and girls, with 9.6 million in urgent need of humanitarian aid. Yemen has the highest maternal mortality rate in the Middle East, and many women and girls face hunger, abuse, and exploitation. Over 1.5 million girls are out of school, and [...]