World Pen Day

International Pen Day is the celebration of the humble yet mighty pen—an instrument that has shaped human history, communication, and creativity.

[UNICEF Education @UNICEFEducation]

📢 Call for proposals!

UNICEF is seeking long-term service providers for consultancy services in education.

Apply by 8 May 2026: https://t.co/L3jW4xu5fP

[UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 @UNESCO]

Inadequate sanitation can disrupt education, work and daily life for adolescent girls.

The 2026 UN #WorldWaterReport, coordinated by UNESCO on behalf of @UN_Water, highlights the importance of equitable access.

🔎 https://t.co/xXR9F0rA5O

[UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 @UNESCO]

Higher education enrolment has more than doubled since 2000. But the global completion rate rose only from 17% to 27%.

Closing this gap is essential to ensure that expanded access leads to meaningful qualifications.

More in the 2026 UNESCO @GEMReport: https://t.co/svdtFSTDA7 #YourStoryCounts

[World Pen Day @WorldPenDay]

Peace for all.

#WorldPenDay

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

"Peace must be made real and tangible in the daily existence of every individual in need. Peace must be sought, above all, because it is the condition for every member of the human family to live a life of dignity and security."

- Kofi Annan in his #NobelPeacePrize lecture

[World Pen Day @WorldPenDay]

Universities, schools and any social institutions and infrastructures must be kept out of their ugly war.

#WorldPenDay

[UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 @UNESCO]

#HigherEducation in Gaza has been severely affected.

A 2025 assessment by UNESCO and @PalestineMoE found:

🔴95% of university campuses damaged or destroyed
🔴88,000 students unable to attend university
🔴Two academic years of disruption
🔴22% of the workforce, were killed, detained, or injured

Through the #Gaza Virtual Campus and Temporary Learning Spaces, we are helping thousands of students in the #StateOfPalestine continue their studies.

ℹ️https://t.co/FP8hsBpeyQ #ForThePeople

[World Pen Day @WorldPenDay]

@UNGeneva @antonioguterres Choose ugliest peace over war. #WarIsEvil.

[World Pen Day @WorldPenDay]

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[United Nations Geneva @UNGeneva]

"Conflicts do not end on their own.

They end when leaders choose dialogue over destruction.

That choice still exists.

And it must be made -- now."

- @antonioguterres

[World Pen Day @WorldPenDay]

Peace 🕊️

#WordPenDay #PenForPeace

[UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 @UNESCO]

Access to education is stagnating.

In 2024, 273 million children and youth were #OutOfSchool worldwide.

Population growth, conflict and shrinking education budgets are slowing progress.

Explore the new UNESCO @GEMReport on access & equity: https://t.co/svdtFSTDA7

#YourStoryCounts @‌UNESCOstat

[World Pen Day @WorldPenDay]

#Afghanistan left behind since 2021.

[UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 @UNESCO]

Since 2000, global enrolment in primary and secondary education has increased by 30%, reaching 1.4 billion learners in 2024.

It has also increased by 45% in pre-primary and by 161% in post-secondary education.

More in the 2026 UNESCO @GEMReport: https://t.co/svdtFSTDA7 #YourStoryCounts

[UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 @UNESCO]

1 in 6 children worldwide are #OutOfSchool.

After major gains between 2000 and 2015, progress has slowed as systems face population growth, crises and tightening budgets.

More data in the new UNESCO @GEMReport on access and equity: https://t.co/Rs6v9G0zMs #YourStoryCounts

[UNICEF USA @UNICEFUSA]

For several years, @FaruqiSomaya broke through barriers as captain of the Afghan Girls Robotics Team. Today, she continues to inspire as she works with @EduCannotWait and UNICEF to protect every girl's right to learn. #AfghanGirlsVoices https://t.co/gfD4W1ANUu

[World Pen Day @WorldPenDay]

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[UN Girls' Education Initiative @UNGEI]

What role can men and boys play in breaking down patriarchal barriers—especially in crisis settings? 🤔 INEE's new brief, Transforming Patriarchy, shows how they can become powerful agents of change.

Learn more here 👉 https://t.co/x3FJPJ8I2q

[UN Girls' Education Initiative @UNGEI]

Join @UNESCO & @UNGEI to learn how educators, schools, media & policymakers can prevent and respond to tech-facilitated gender-based violence and create safer digital learning spaces.

📅 22 October 2025
🔗 https://t.co/ahVdtsWxMy

#StopBullying #LearnAndThrive

[World Pen Day @WorldPenDay]

@Starlink @elonmusk @UN

[World of Statistics @stats_feed]

Literacy rate:

🇹🇩 Chad: 27%
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso: 34%
🇲🇱 Mali: 31%
🇸🇸 South Sudan: 35%
🇦🇫 Afghanistan: 37%
🇨🇫 CAR: 37%
🇳🇪 Niger: 38%
🇬🇳 Guinea: 45%
🇪🇹 Ethiopia: 52%
🇵🇰 Pakistan: 58%
🇳🇬 Nigeria: 62%
🇳🇵 Nepal: 71%
🇪🇬 Egypt: 75%
🇧🇩 Bangladesh: 75%
🇮🇳 India: 76%
🇩🇿 Algeria: 81%
🇰🇪 Kenya: 83%
🇮🇶 Iraq: 86%
🇸🇾 Syria: 86%
🇮🇷 Iran: 89%
🇿🇦 South Africa: 90%
🇮🇱 Israel: 92%
🇧🇷 Brazil: 95%
🇲🇽 Mexico: 95%
🇮🇩 Indonesia: 96%
🇵🇭 Philippines: 96%
🇹🇷 Turkey: 97%
🇨🇳 China: 97%
🇦🇷 Argentina: 97%
🇴🇲 Oman: 97%
🇸🇦Saudi Arabia: 98%
🇦🇪 UAE: 98%
🇶🇦 Qatar: 98%
🇰🇷 South Korea: 99%
🇷🇸 Serbia: 99%
🇪🇸 Spain: 99%
🇮🇹 Italy: 99%
🇷🇺 Russia: 100%
🇺🇦 Ukraine: 100%
🇵🇱 Poland: 100%
🇰🇵 North Korea: 100%

Note: The share of adults aged 15 and older who can both read and write. Figures are rounded.

According to World Bank (2023)

[UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 @UNESCO]

🔴 Girls’ #RightToEducation is non-negotiable.

Today, Afghanistan is the only country in the world where girls over 12 are forbidden to learn. 1.5 million girls are deliberately denied secondary education. If the ban continues until 2030, over 4 million girls will be affected.

On #InternationalWomensDay, join UNESCO’s call to #LetAfghanGirlsLearn!

[World Pen Day @WorldPenDay]

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[World Pen Day @WorldPenDay]

#WorldPenDay2024 anniversary in Afghanistan, the only country where girls are banned from attending secondary and higher education in the country.

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