UNESCO: "The challenge of getting all children and youth into school is immense"

Kimberley Evans

With 263 million children and youth out of school, there is still a long road ahead to meet the new global education goal, SDG 4, that pledges to ‘ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes’.

Bracco Foundation helps talents to make their dreams come true

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Scholarships and training programs will help young students to strengthen the link between their academic background and professional drive. This year the Foundation granted 5 scholarships to young refugees, particularly women, for degree courses in Medicine and Nursing.

Getting refugees to work is a win-win

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Allowing refugees and asylum seekers to work in their host countries not only helps to restore their human dignity, but also reduces strain on public budgets by turning them into taxpayers, says a non-binding resolution voted this Tuesday at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

The EU agenda behind the Migration Partnership Framework

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Bob van Dillen, a migration and development expert, exposes the weaknesses of the European Commission's Migration Partnership Framework and questions its capacity to really serve the purpose of helping people in need.

Lend a hand to an Italian. Nove Onlus project for disadvantaged people

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The project conceives both emergency assistance and support targeting social integration as well as the achievement of economic autonomy. It focuses especially on those people who fall into the ‘new poor’ category and do not rely on “welfare dependency”.

Impact Journalism Day, 100 stories that change the world

Cristina Barbetta

Every year more than 50 leading newspapers from around the world publish on the same day a special edition dedicated to 100 positive and innovative solutions to global issues. Organised by Sparknews, Impact Journalism Day is held on the 25th of June, and will reach 120 million readers, impacting their lives.

Cash transfer programs might disrupt the system of humanitarian aid

Monica Straniero

According to studies, in many contexts cash is a better way to help people and stimulate markets, and represents value for money compared to in-kind alternatives.

Malnutrition Becoming the “New Normal” Across the Globe

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Malnutrition is on the rise in every country in the world and is a leading global driver of disease. Published today, the 2016 Global Nutrition Report shows that 44% of countries now experience very serious levels of both undernutrition and adult overweight & obesity, and that, despite good progress in some countries, the world is off track to reduce and reverse this trend

NGOs online: 78% agree that social media is effective for online fundraising

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Today the Global NGO Online Technology Report was published, with 2,780 NGOs sharing how they use websites, blogs, email, & social media.

70mn Europeans have poor literacy: EU targets building skills in new agenda

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Today in Brussels, the European Commission adopted a new and comprehensive Skills Agenda for Europe. The aim is to ensure that people develop a broad set of skills from early on in life and to make the most of Europe’s human capital, which will ultimately boost employability, competitiveness and growth in Europe.