UNESCO warns millions of kids left behind on education
By DW
11 July 2019 |
12:37 pm
Without urgent action, one in six children worldwide will be out of school by 2030, a new UNESCO report warns. Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark told DW the world is walking towards "an enormous failure."
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