GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR EDUCATION: From the ministry to the classroom, positive leadership behaviors set the tone for countries' education transformation strategies, rallying partners behind the national vision, sparking reforms, shifting the organizational culture and leading by example in the classroom to support more equitable learning.

While 250 million girls and boys are currently excluded from access to education across the globe, a new UNESCO report analyzes for the first time the economic and societal cost of educational deficiencies. Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, calls on the Organization's Member States to break the "vicious circle" of school drop-outs as quickly as possible.

National human rights institutions (NHRIs) from across the globe will redouble their efforts to promote and protect human rights in relation to the activities of business, with a particular focus on pressing issues such as climate change and threats to online civic space.

Each year on 20 June, the world celebrates World Refugee Day, the international day to honour people who have been forced to flee.