United Nations Secretary-General Calls on Countries to Increase Investment in Education 5:10, July 19
United Nations Secretary-General Guterres will speak on the anniversary of the birth of former President Nelson Mandela, who worked hard to abolish the racial segregation policy in South Africa. He called on countries to increase investment in education, saying they needed to be able to get it.
The United Nations has designated July 18th, the day of the birth of former President Mandela, as "Nelson Mandela International Day", which was attended online by Secretary-General Guterres in South Africa.
Guterres gave a speech entitled "Confronting the Spread of Injustice," stating that "the injustice that Mandela has fought has now reached a crisis in the world" Showed the recognition that it is spreading.
Specifically, 27% of the world's income increase accumulated over the 37 years up to 2016 was occupied by the top 1% of the wealthy people, and last year's survey showed that the Internet penetration rate Said that it was only 19% in the least developed countries, compared to 87% in developed countries.
Guterres quoted Mandela as saying, "Education is the strongest weapon to change the world," and said, "Education and digital technology have the effect of inequality. Priority should be given to fair access to everyone," he called on countries to increase investment in education.