On 19 and 20 February 2025, the first World Youth Forum of Associations and Clubs for Unesco was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan. This event brought together young representatives from all over the world to discuss and promote Unesco values in the fields of education, culture, science and communication. A key outcome of the forum was the...

Save the Children has published a new guide entitled “Educare al digitale tra i 5 e gli 8 anni: tracce educative per docenti e genitori” (Digital Education for Children Between 5 and 8: Guidelines for Teachers and Parents) to support teachers and families in guiding younger children towards a responsible use of the internet and digital...

In collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Merit, Indire has launched the Library of Innovation, an online platform for documenting and sharing innovative ideas aimed at renewing the traditional school model. This virtual space offers managers, teachers and school staff the opportunity to access videos...

“Our Voice Counts” is the title of the new Unicef report that collects and analyses data from surveys conducted in 2024 through U-Report on The Move, the listening and participation platform designed to give a voice to adolescents and young migrants and refugees in Italy. The report highlights the main challenges these...

11 February is Safer Internet Day (SID), the World Day for Internet Safety established by the European Commission to make young people think not only about the conscious use of the web but also about the active and responsible role of each individual in making the Internet a positive and safe place. The slogan that has long accompanied it, ...

The International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), which falls on 6 February, aims to spread greater awareness about this human-rights abusive practice affecting millions of girls, young women and women around the world, with very serious consequences on their physical and psychological health. The theme of the 2025 edition of the...

Advocacy per i diritti dell’infanzia e dell’adolescenza (Advocacy for the Rights of Children and Adolescents) is the title of the new Officine Unicef "Special Edition" cycle. It is a programme of seven online training events that kicked off on 31 January and will continue until 11 July 2025. The special edition of the new cycle that began on 31...

In 2024, at least 242 million students in 85 countries experienced educational disruptions because of extreme weather events, including heat waves, tropical cyclones, storms, floods and droughts. “Learning interrupted: Global snapshot of climate-related school disruptions in 2024” is a Unicef study that examines climate-related hazards that...

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, which falls today, 27 January, all countries around the world are promoting initiatives to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust and to invite reflection and remembrance. In Italy, the anniversary was established by Law no. 211/2000, in order not to forget the extermination and persecution of Jewish people...

“2025 Global Outlook. Prospects for Children: Building Resilient Systems for Children's Futures”, the new Unicef report, is online. The publication assesses the risks that children may face in the New Year and suggests some strategies to limit potential damage. “The world” - reads the Unicef website - “is facing a new and intensifying era of...

The Italian Ministry of Education and Merit and the Ministry of the Interior have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding to promote initiatives in schools aimed at disseminating the values of legality and respect for rules, civil participation, and sharing the principles contained in the Italian Constitution. The initiatives mentioned in the...

“Così lontani, così vicini. Gli atteggiamenti di adolescenti e giovani nei confronti dei loro pari con background migratorio in Italia” (So Far, So Close. The Attitudes of Adolescents and Young People Towards Their Peers with a Migrant Background in Italy) is the title of the new report compiled by Lattanzio Kibs and Ipsos in collaboration with...