Afghan girls access to education: Int’l Day of Education – Press Conference (24 January 2023)

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The fifth International Day of Education is celebrated under the theme “to invest in people, prioritize education”. UNESCO is dedicating this year’s International Day to girls and women in Afghanistan who have been deprived of their right to education.

Speaking to journalists in New York today (24 Jan), Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director General for Education of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said, “Currently, all Afghan girls and women above the age of 12 are denied access to secondary schools and, more recently, to universities following the decisions of the de facto authorities.”

Giannini added, “A basic human right is at risk and adjust the listening to the voices of these girls and women.”

She repeated the message coming from Afghan young women “please work on the ground, work for people there, especially women and girls and weak people there.”

According to Giannini, “With higher education, we have to think and move more creatively and also involve the international community.”

She also said about an alliance of universities as a collective afford to host Afghan girls and women in the coming months.

Asked about other solutions, Giannini said, “I mentioned the radio channel as the most effective tool to reach out from Kabul, at least because as far as you know, connectivity is not a common good for all the rural zones.”

She continued, “I think that courses, lessons in classrooms online cannot be a solution for the entire country.”

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