UN reset target date to get world’s children into school

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The United Nations admitted its goal of getting all of the world’s children into schools has suffered a set-back.

The agency that oversees education, UNESCO, said previous target dates may have been too ambitious, especially in poor and conflict-ridden countries.

CCTV’s Roee Ruttenberg reports.


Jasmin Saidi-Kuehnert on access to education

Despite progress, the United Nations said its goals for achieving universal primary education are likely too lofty.

For more about why there is such a divide between rich and poor nations, CCTV America’s Mike Walter interviewed Academic Credentials Evaluation Institute President and CEO, Jasmin Saidi-Kuehnert.