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In Focus - SMS Literacy Program

Mobilink, UNESCO to use mobile phones to increase access to literacy
A World First in Pakistan

Islamabad, May 21, 2009: Mobilink, Pakistan's market leader in cellular services and part of Orascom Telecom Holding, today signed an innovative Partnership Agreement with United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for provision of literacy to adolescent girls using mobile phones. The use of mobile phones to facilitate literacy in Pakistan will be the first such use anywhere in the world. More

Highlights

Education in Emergencies and Disaster Risk Management Unit EEDRMU  
Open Educational Resources
 
Fresco Painting
 
Conservation of Shalamar Garden

News

 
13-08-2009 UNESCO, PNCA join hands to preserve heritage. More
 
10-07-2009 Prime Minister announced 2010 as Literacy Year in Pakistan. More

One UN Program in Pakistan

The One Program is the central pillar in piloting UN Reform in Pakistan, with "Delivering as One" being the motto and ultimate objective of the Pilot. The pilot experiment is a reflection of the Government of Pakistan's effort at the highest level towards reforming for improved coherent development delivery. More

Education for All - Global Monitoring Report 2010

Reaching the marginalized
Education systems in many of the world's poorest countries are now experiencing the aftershock of the global economic downturn.

The 2010 Education for All Global Monitoring Report, released on 19 January, argues that the crisis could create a lost generation of children whose life chances will have been irreparably damaged by a failure to protect their right to education.
The Report examines who these children are and why they are being left behind, and shows that the cost of providing Education for All is much higher than previously estimated.

The report looks at concrete solutions for making sure that no children are excluded from schooling.
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Full list of GMR 2010 resources

Every Child Needs a Teacher

To create awareness and mobilize resources as well as the political will, the EFA Week is being celebrated throughout the world every year since 2001. During the Week a specific theme is focused upon. For the current year the theme is "Every Child Needs a Teacher". More
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  • Press Freedom Award Ceremony

    Press Freedom Award Ceremony by Pakistan Press Foundation to commemorate the World Press Freedom Day was held on May 3, 2009.


  • Feedback to Teacher Standards The Ministry of Education, with the cooperation of UNESCO and the financial support of USAID, has developed National Professional Standards for Teachers in Pakistan. These standards frame a vision of the qualifications Pakistan expects of its teachers.