Education & Schools
A quality education can open doors for girls and break the cycle of poverty.
UNICEF is helping some of Venezuela's most vulnerable children and young people get the education and job skills training they need.
As COVID-19 deepens the digital divide, it's time to ensure that every student has access to information, opportunity & choice.
Communities all around the world are facing the daunting task of keeping kids learning and thriving during COVID-19. UNICEF offers guidance.
From the coronavirus pandemic to cultural taboos, period problems can get in the way of a girl’s brighter future. Here’s how UNICEF helps.
A longstanding partnership between MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell and UNICEF is educating and empowering Malawi's next generation.
Despite the dangers, committed teachers are fighting to give the next generation of girls a chance to learn.
UNICEF is helping dedicated teachers make sure their students get an education in Venezuela, where daily life is more difficult than ever.
Learning to read and write is a game changer for children. That's why UNICEF works to provide learning opportunities in 144 countries.
Nearly 2 million children are out of school in West and Central Africa, where armed groups are waging a war against education itself.
Children enrolled in quality early learning programs do better in school, and go on to become more productive adults.
South Sudanese refugees are making their own educational toys with help from UNICEF and the LEGO Foundation.
UNICEF and LEGO have teamed up to help children around the world learn problem-solving, creativity, communication and teamwork.
UNICEF is helping children in 155 countries get the quality education they deserve. Here, a look inside schools around the world.
Malawian high schooler Happiness Ndawu tells MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell: "If I weren't in school I would have been married by now."
UNICEF and Lawrence O'Donnell's K.I.N.D. Fund gave 15-year-old aspiring doctor Joyce Chisale the power — and platform — to change her world.
On World Teachers' Day, UNICEF salutes dedicated and caring teachers around the world.
UNICEF is dedicated to making sure all children learn to read, so they can look forward to a brighter future.
UNICEF and the government of Papua New Guinea team up with partners like ALEX AND ANI to train early childhood educators.
UNICEF is partnering with women's groups like Zonta International and Dining For Women to improve the lives of girls around the world.
Built on small acts of kindness and moments of bravery, these books inspire children to become young humanitarians.
ALEX AND ANI and UNICEF celebrate International Mother Language Day, and their partnership to improve multilingual education in South Asia.
The K.I.N.D. Fund is outfitting Malawi's schools with desks and providing scholarships so thousands of girls can stay in school.
Classrooms are packed with students in West Mosul following years of violent conflict.
On a recent visit to Nigeria with UNICEF, Malala urged the country's leaders to make girls' education a priority.
All kids have big plans for when they grow up. UNICEF is working hard to give them the tools they need to achieve their goals.
UNICEF 's youngest Goodwill Ambassador, Syrian education activist Muzoon Almellehan, has a message for girls everywhere: Stay in school.
When a Haitian community and UNICEF work together to build a new school, the sky's the limit.
A backpack filled with essential learning materials can help brighten the future for some of the world's most vulnerable children.
UNICEF's efforts in education help millions of kids around the world get back to school.
UNICEF USA video production manager Grant Berger gets a first-hand look at how UNICEF is helping keep kids in school.
The high-wattage human rights activist couple is helping displaced Syrian kids get back to school.
In Malawi, UNICEF USA's Chloe Kay saw how Kids In Need of Desks (K.I.N.D.) scholarships change girls' lives.
UNICEF Afghanistan's Denise Shepherd-Johnson talks about the challenges girls face getting into and staying in school.
What it takes to make sure every child gets quality education.
The joy of high-altitude soccer in Bhutan, where UNICEF is working to make sports accessible to every child.
In the Philippines and Syria, children need places to learn and play.
Mozambique is one of the poorest countries in the world, ranking 185 out of 187 on the Human Development Index.
Lawrence O’Donnell, Host of MSNBC’s The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell, as the feature presenter in our Saving Children: A Speaker’s Series.