Vitamin D plays an important role in health. How to properly combine it with other vitamins and minerals for maximum effect? Interactions of vitamin D supplements with other substances Moderate multivitamins and mineral supplements are not enough to provoke negative interactions. But if you are going to take supplements in high enough doses, it makes sense to consult a doctor.
Vitamin D Supplements
Vitamin D works by analogy with a hormone and can be produced by the body – provided there is enough sunlight and no difficulty in converting vitamin. D in its active form. This activation takes place in 3 stages: in the skin, then in the liver and finally in the kidneys. The most common supplements that people take are: Vitamin D, Fish Oil, Magnesium (Mg), Curcumin, Multivitamins, Probiotics, Vitamins C, B and Calcium (Ca). It is important to consider the relationship of vitamin D with: calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin K. There are certain interactions between vitamin D and Ca, and vitamin D is more important to increase calcium than simply adding Ca. The benefits of the “vitamin D + Calcium” combination are not limited to bone health. Co-administration of calcium and vitamin D improves glycemic status and lipid profile in patients with diabetes. Vitamin K may be another component that enhances this synergistic relationship between calcium and vitamin K and vitamin K. Both are critical for calcium homeostasis, vascular calcification, and bone health. Therefore, a reduction in vitamin K and D increases the likelihood of femoral fractures in the elderly, arterial stiffness, and hypertension. There are benefits to taking a combination of vitamin D, K and calcium for bone health. As a result, there is an increase in bone mineral density and bone mineral content.
The benefits of vitamin K are manifested when taken by women diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome. As a result, markers of triglycerides, VLDL cholesterol, and insulin metabolism are improved. Mg and vitamin D Sufficient content of vitamin D increases the absorption of minerals Ca, Mg, Zn, Cu, Fe. Mg acts as a cofactor of vitamin D during the synthesis, transport and activation of vitamin hormone. Therefore, to optimize the content of vitamin D requires a sufficient volume of Mg. Magnesium also interacts with calcium. As a rule, their ratios are not balanced due to the active consumption of Ca without the corresponding consumption of Mg. Plus, today’s diets are low in Mg due to the presence of processed foods.
Combined intake of Ca, Mg, Zn and Vit. D in women with hormonal imbalance leads to improved hormonal markers and markers of inflammation and oxidative stress. Vitamins A and D are antagonists Increased consumption of vitamins. A (retinol) in people with low vitamin D levels may increase the likelihood of fractures, especially in postmenopausal women. It interferes with vitamin D, which affects calcium homeostasis and bone health. Thus, excessive intake of vitamin A can affect vit. D.
Experts describe the phenomenon as “compassionate stress”
Stress, like yawning, can be contagious, DPA reported, citing the results of a German study.
Its authors from the Institute for Cognitive and Brain Science in Leipzig and their colleagues from the Dresden Institute of Technology have found that when a person observes another in a stressful situation, his body releases the stress hormone cortisol.
Experts describe the phenomenon as “compassionate stress”.
For the study, researchers subjected 151 people to stressors – various environmental factors that cause stress to the body, such as complex mental calculations or job interviews.
The test subjects were combined in pairs, either with a loved one or a stranger of the opposite sex, who watched them in “real life” through a one-way mirror or through a live video broadcast.
Overall, 26 percent of observers reported a “significant increase” in cortisol levels.
In particular, the increase was 40 percent when the test subject was a loved one compared to 10 percent for a stranger, and 30 percent in “real” observation versus 24 percent in “virtual” observation.
“This means that even television programs that show us other people’s suffering transmit this stress to us,” said Veronica Engert of the research team.
A team of British archaeologists led by Professor Robert Carter has found that Bahrain’s Al Sayyah Island was made by man about 1,200 years ago, reported The Daily Tribune from Bahrain.
Previously, researchers believed that the island appeared naturally as a result of some natural phenomenon, but the authors of the new work found that Al-Sayyah may be one of the oldest examples of the practice of creating artificial islands.
Archaeologists have determined that in order to build the island, people first created a cistern, in other words, a reservoir to collect fresh water that comes out of the seabed. It was a source of fresh water that people wanted to preserve. Next, they built a circular wall all around to create a small island. It is a little less than 20 m wide. People built another curved wall and the island turned out to be about 40 m wide.
Further, straight walls were erected on the southern and eastern sides of the island, they intersected at right angles, forming a pier. As a result, the length and width of the island were 60 m and 40 m, respectively.
Even on the island, old shells of pearl mollusks and ceramics of the 7th-8th centuries of our era were found. Also near the source of fresh water there was a special structure that helped to collect liquid. Perhaps the island was built in order to supply fresh water to divers.
The researchers noted that now Bahrain includes 51 natural and 33 artificial islands, which means that the status of Al-Sayah will have to be changed.
German archaeologists discovered in Bavaria a rich burial of a boy of the 7th century AD, at whose feet lay the remains of a dog. Inside the tomb were perfectly preserved gold and silver jewelry, a sword, the remains of leather and fabric products. To safely deliver the finds to the laboratory, the scientists had to freeze the contents of the chamber with liquid nitrogen. The results of the work are reported in a press release from the Office for the Protection of Monuments of Bavaria.
After the fall of the Western Roman Empire in AD 476, the Bavar tribe began to form in and around southern Germany. Presumably, it was formed from the remnants of the Celts, local Romans, part of the Frankish and Alemannic population and other Germans. Although the first mention of the Bavars by the Gothic historian Jordan dates back only to 551, around 555 they organized a tribal duchy dependent on the Franks. In the 7th-8th centuries, the Bavars adopted Christianity, which led to a change in funeral traditions. People were increasingly buried without equipment, and burial complexes became smaller.
Field conservation takes an important place in the work of archaeologists. It is a series of temporary measures aimed at preserving the integrity of the finds immediately after their discovery. This can include clearing in the excavation site, fortifying material, removing artifacts from the ground, or packaging. In some cases, it is necessary to transport entire burials if time or weather does not allow for proper work on site.
Archaeologists from the Office for the Protection of Monuments of Bavaria have discovered in the Mattzis area a well-preserved children’s grave from the 7th century AD. It contained the remains of a boy from a wealthy family, as indicated by the grave goods – a sword and a belt with gold ornaments. Densely made stone walls and ceilings practically did not let precipitation into the chamber. This allowed the finds to be preserved very well, including the remains of cloth and leather – from a scabbard, a weapon belt, clothing and, possibly, a shroud.
Scientists noted that often in the early Middle Ages, objects with Christian symbols are present in burials. Thus, gold leaf crosses were found in the child’s grave. In addition, the burial chamber contained silver bracelets, spurs, and a bronze bowl. The remains of a dog lay at the boy’s feet. It is too early to talk about the child’s age, according to archaeologists. However, milk teeth suggested that he was no more than 10 years old.
Mathias Pfeil, chief conservator of the Bavarian Monuments Office, noted that not many scraps of medieval fabric have survived today. New finds, he said, will allow a new look at the fashion world of that era.
However, retrieving the grave and transporting it to the laboratory proved to be problems for the scientists. There were no stabilizing deposits inside it, so it could easily get damaged on the road. The researchers resorted to shock freezing – they wetted the contents of the chamber with water layer by layer and froze it with liquid nitrogen at a temperature of -196 degrees Celsius. The procedure lasted 14 hours, after which the burial was removed with a crane and delivered for restoration work to the laboratory in the city of Bamberg.
Russian journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov was attacked on a train by a person who attacked him with red paint, according to his newspaper Novaya Gazeta.
“An unknown assailant attacked the editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta and the winner of the Nobel Prize in a train car,” the independent newspaper Telegram reported. “He threw red oil-based paint mixed with acetone into the cabin. He shouted, ‘Muratov, this is for our boys,'” the newspaper quoted Muratov as saying.
“My eyes are burning terribly. I will try to wash them,” Muratov said after the attack on a train traveling from Moscow to the southeastern city of Samara. The report is accompanied by two photos of Muratov – one shows that he is in the toilet of the train, and his head, torso and arms are covered with red substance. The second photo shows the wagon flooded with a significant amount of red liquid.
“Muratov received first aid and got on the train to see his mother … We are looking for the criminal who did it,” Kiril Martinov, Muratov’s former deputy, wrote on Twitter.
Martinov added that the attack could have seriously damaged Muratov’s eyesight. Last month, Novaya Gazeta said it was suspending paper and online publishing in Russia until the conflict in Ukraine ended.
Following the February 24 invasion of Ukraine, Moscow significantly tightened its control over the independent media and passed legislation providing harsh sentences for anyone who criticized military intervention. The newspaper’s foreign-based reporters said they were launching a new edition on their own initiative, Novaya Gazeta. Evropa, in several languages, edited by Martinov.
The management of the capital’s rotunda “St. George” in Sofia demonstratively placed two Russian flags at the entrance of the ancient church, along with the Bulgarian and Samara flags. Pictures were published in the media and when asked by journalists what was the reason for this, a man from the temple answered: “Should we put up the American flag?”.
After an inquiry by dveri.bg it became clear that the trustee of the church Fr. Ioan Kukov has no blessing from the Sofia Metropolitanate of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church for this action. The diocesan leadership stated that this was an initiative of the priest and gave an order to remove the flags, which has already been done.
His Holiness the Bulgarian Patriarch Neophyte as well as some diocesan metropolitans condemned the war in Ukraine and took steps in support of Ukrainian refugees in our country. In the context of military events, the raising of the Russian flag over one of the oldest temples in our capital has a clear demonstrative character and sends a message of support for Russian aggression against its neighbor.
The action in the Rotunda is not an accidental event. On December 31, 2021, the Russian Ambassador E. Mitrofanova personally presented the church with a statuette of St. George. Despite the canonical prohibitions on the consecration of statues and the liturgical non-functionality of the statue, the gift was solemnly consecrated to create a festive event for embassy staff and sponsors.
In the church circles in our country the ideology, which today became the basis of the actions of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, is welcomed. According to this ideology, sinfulness today has a clear geographical origin. Europe is the source of evil and corruption, and Russia is the standard of Orthodox piety. Her wars are in fact metaphysical and aim to spread piety and deter the antichrist. Thus, the Orthodox proved to be easy to politically manipulate. Anti-European circles are forming behind the screen of pious endeavors and causes, which gladly serve the political interests of the regime in Russia. Among such worshipers, expansion in Ukraine can more easily be described as a war of liberation. The demonstration with the flags in front of the rotunda is an expression of these underwater church currents.
The theme of this year’s Faith and Word festival is “The Church in a Changing World: Challenges and Lessons from Digitalization”. What did more than 400 delegates from dioceses from all over Russia and from abroad, who gathered together, talk about?
New quasi-religion
At the panel discussion “Immortality: Cell and Number” that opened the festival, Igor Ashmanov, President of Kribrum companies, member of the Presidential Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights, noted that, on the one hand, alarmist sentiments regarding the same artificial intelligence now in many respects are injected. Even the recent past has debunked more than one such sensation (like blockchain or cryptocurrency). But, on the other hand, he warned that some of the adherents of digitalization are elevating digitalization itself to the status of a new quasi-religion:
“They are trying to impose a“ god of technology ”who supposedly will give everything that Christianity has promised, only not in the next century, but here and now. This is another claim to build a “heaven on earth”, which, as always, will turn out to be hell. “
Moreover, everything promises from happiness, health and abundance, despite the fact that it will not be necessary to work (since robots will do everything) to immortality due to biotechnology and the generation of a digital copy of consciousness. Such experiments, even blasphemous, are already being carried out: the same sensational case of the sale in Japan of a day of communication with a deceased daughter, or rather with her digital clone.
Death is incorruptible. Like the High Judge
Archpriest Alexander Abramov, secretary of the Synodal Commission on Bioethics, called all this “an aggressive attack of totalitarian transhumanism on ordinary patriarchal human society”:
“Syndrome of God” is the fear of any mention of the Creator, as an alleged withdrawal into an unscientific discourse
“Transhumanists are simply self-deluded, believing that everything in the world can be solved with the help of technology. Their “syndrome of God” is known – the fear of anyone even just mentioning the Creator, as a supposed withdrawal into an unscientific discourse ”.
Transhumanism dates back to the late 1950s, and their utopias, Fr. Alexander assured, in solidarity with the previous speaker, are not justified. Just as all the participants in the discussion agreed that all these searches for immortality are in fact nothing more than the expectation of avoiding the Court – to come up with a way to be forever stuck in a pre-trial detention center and be glad that you will not go to court.
The very category of sin is also, of course, rejected by atheists. During the discussion, it was noted that the WHO even included aging in the list of diseases (despite the fact that sodomy and schizophrenia were excluded from it). But, as a professional biologist, candidate of biological sciences and a member of the Synodal Commission on Bioethics, priest Vladimir Dukhovich, argued in his report, technologies, no matter how much oligarchic capital is invested in their development, cannot heal aging, nor can they bribe death:
“The duration of human life is set by God Himself, and sickness and death, as we know from Scripture, are the consequences of the Fall,” he recalled.
The higher the level of technology development,
the more rigidly the social world is hierarchically organized
The apology of impunity, which is behind all these efforts to achieve non-aging of the flesh and prolongation of life to satisfy passions, turns, according to father Alexander Abramov, into what is described by the theory “High tech. Low life ”- the higher the level of technology development, the more rigidly the social world is hierarchically organized.
When technology is at the forefront, there is someone behind it. Because technology has no interest of its own, and all the proclamations that it will greatly facilitate life turn into an ever-increasing segregation of the planet’s population. The majority is thus deprived of freedom of choice (if robots are already writing a “digital biography” for schoolchildren [1]), opportunities for repentance (the effect of the same social ratings introduced in China is already known to drag on to the social bottom), the joys of direct personal communication – which of us haven’t experienced it yourself?
Neurophysiologists have proven how gadgets are stupid: certain parts of the brain simply do not have time to get into work and stop acting when a person is constantly hanging on the network. And this makes the masses more and more manageable.
Humanity in a digitized society shrinks like pebbled skin. Now, for example, it has become impossible to either find or order a normal human translation. The quality of translation dropped sharply as soon as translators appeared in the same search engines Google and Yandex. Even the most expensive translation bureaus now first let the machine translate the text, and then simply finalize the result. But artificial intelligence only imitates individual cognitive abilities of a person, and all these absurdities of machine considerations already cover our life like a mudflow.
And what will happen if personal communication between teachers and students is also minimized and eliminated during the digitalization of education? ..
Trust in the omnipotence of the Internet
Many already do not even know the history of their country: why study it, if at any moment you can look at Wikipedia?
If machine translation is already a priority, then new generations of those who do not bother too much about learning languages are also growing. So, many already do not know the history of their country: why study it, if at any moment you can look at Wikipedia? We will not dwell now on the quality of knowledge that this resource condenses, but the very principle of such reliance on the omnipotence of the Internet has already been commented on this year at the Army-2021 military forum: such a generation can be instantly left “headless” by just pulling the switch. An elementary power outage is enough. There is a well-known joke:
– I know everything, – said the Internet.
– I can do everything, – the household appliances assented.
“Ha ha ha,” echoed the electricity.
But here another turn of the topic is also possible. America, as discussed at the festival as part of the panel discussion “Censorship in the Media and the Sovereign Internet,” we can shut down the network in just a couple of days. Not to mention blocking an unwanted channel (as happened with the YouTube version of the Tsargrad TV channel) or an account, just say that you are against the same same-sex marriages. The virtual space of our country is largely controlled today from across the ocean.
Every second teenager in Russia exposed to destructive effects on social media
From there, from the West, all sorts of groups of death, shock content, sexual perversion, and school shooting (shootings in schools) are purposefully conducted [2]. Almost every second teenager in Russia, 45% of the total number of minors, is actively destructive in social networks [3]. And this is real suicide, bullying (including cyberbullying), drug distribution, propaganda of debauchery, and so on. Plus gambling and internet addiction, which, as experts say, are even stronger than sexual desire [4].
There is nothing better than the Internet, a scout embedded in our apartments, offices, hospitals, classrooms, offices
It is on the Internet that all kinds of sects, including pseudo-Orthodox sects, are spreading especially smartly, acting on behalf of the Church when replacing Orthodox doctrine with symbiosis under the external church attributes of occult ideas, Islamic practices, and so on. “Their superstitions are reborn into fancies,” commented Roman Silantyev, head of the Human Rights Center of the ARNS, Deputy Chairman of the Expert Council for State Religious Expertise under the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation. Within the framework of the event, examples of the activities of the defrocked Vladimir Golovin, sects from Chikhachev, etc. were examined. revelations, many of them do not stop their activities.
It is clear that in this situation of external vulnerability, for the time being, it is unprofitable to turn off the Internet for us. In addition, there is no better intelligence agent than the Internet, embedded in our apartments, offices, hospitals, classrooms, offices.
War of values
In the US cyber strategy adopted in November 2019, Russia is declared America’s # 1 enemy [5]. Just like just three weeks ago, at a meeting between the current and former presidents of America Joe Biden and Donald Trump, it was openly declared: “Our Anglo-Saxon values will defeat the values of Russia and China.” “This is a declaration of a war of values on us,” commented Alexander Shchipkov, First Deputy Chairman of the Synodal Department for Church Relations with Society and the Media, Deputy Head of the ARNS, at the Church, Propaganda and National Security of Russia meeting. But at the same time he remarked: “America was chasing two birds with one stone. In their view, our and Chinese values are “red” values, and this is a false message. “
It is known that before the next discussion in the Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights (HRC) under the President of the Russian Federation, a survey was initiated and conducted by VTsIOM: how do Russians feel about the introduction of social ratings? Most Russians have a negative attitude. The results of the study were sent to the members of the HRC, but the evening before the event there was a call from VTsIOM: these data cannot be published. “It means that one of the digitalizers caught on and took the trouble,” summed up Igor Ashmanov, who told the story.
Two months ago, in August, they handed over the “Digital Code of Human Rights” prepared on behalf of the President of the Russian Federation:
“Digitalization should not outpace the introduction of laws in this area, if so, it should be stopped. Otherwise, it is fraught with an increase in the vulnerability of both an individual, including children, and society as a whole from this onslaught of digital depersonalization, criminality, corruption, “the developer of the Code is sure.
“Grand Inquisitor” in action
Social ratings already introduced in China are one of the technologies of “digital totalitarianism”
Social ratings, already implemented in China, are one of the technologies of “digital totalitarianism”. But in our country today there are forces promoting such. These are the very same adherents of the modern “reincarnation” of communism with its messages of building a “paradise on earth” with strict control and lack of freedom. “Grand Inquisitor” in action.
Threats cannot be underestimated. As well as to step on the same rake, invented again in the West. The Internet was invented in America in such a way that it reflects the American view of the world, and the Americans, through the same gadgets, have already been able to impose an algorithmic way of thinking on the whole world. You will see how your teenage children quickly manipulate the smartphone screen with their thumb, this is the algorithmic thinking that has already been assigned to them. Who knows how many musicians, artists, poets, saints we will be missing because of this?
Notes:
[1] Kravtsov told what the “digital biography” of schoolchildren will be // https://rg.ru/2021/01/10/sergej-kravcov-rasskazal-kakoj-budet-cifrovaia-biografiia-shkolnikov.html
[2] Destructive trends in social media and ways to identify them // https://web.archive.org/web/20220126000539/https://docs.edu.gov.ru/document/e9ea7480e392434f996870e8cdf1115b/download/559/
[3] The OP announced the impact of destructive content on users of social networks // https://ria.ru/20201119/sotsseti-1585316528.html
[4] Nicholas (Hadzhinikolau), Metropolitan of Mesogeia and Laureotic. Attraction to the Internet and devices is stronger than sexual attraction // https://pravoslavie.ru/114967.html
[5] Smirnov Anatoly. Latest US Cyber Strategies – Preamble to War? // International processes, Volume 16, No 4 (55). P. 181–192 //
A man entered during the morning service, left a suspicious package and fled
French police have evacuated the Toulouse Cathedral of Saint-Etienne after a man who entered during the morning service left a suspicious package, the Associated Press reported, quoting Interior Minister Gerald Darmanen.
The package is believed to have contained an improvised explosive device, without a detonator, which did not explode, the minister said in a statement. The device has been neutralized.
The initially issued warning to citizens to avoid the center of Toulouse has been revoked, Darmanen said on Twitter. No arrests were reported.
The archpriest of the cathedral, Simon D’Artig, told the local newspaper “Depeche” that the man escaped after leaving a package on the steps of the altar. A priest who tried unsuccessfully to stop him told the newspaper that he initially thought of him as a courier.
Extremists have already attacked churches in France, reminds AP. In 2020, three believers were killed in a cold steel attack on the Basilica of Nice by a recently arrived Tunisian. In 2016, an 84-year-old priest was killed in front of a church altar in a town in Normandy, with the Islamic State claiming responsibility for the attack.
The country is expected to receive American Patriot complexes
Slovakia has donated its S-300 anti-aircraft system to Ukraine to help Kyiv defend itself against the Russian invasion, Prime Minister Eduard Heger said in Kyiv, reports RFE/RL.
Ukraine has called on Western countries to provide it with anti-aircraft military equipment to help repel fierce Russian attacks, which have been going on for two months.
“I can confirm that Slovakia has donated the S-300 anti-aircraft system to Ukraine on the basis of its request for self-defense assistance against the armed aggression of the Russian Federation,” Heger wrote in an e-mail statement, Reuters reported.
The prime minister added that Slovakia’s own defense has been secured. The country is expected to receive US Patriot complexes, which are comparable to the S-300 but newer and compatible with NATO systems.
NATO member Slovakia has one battery of S-300 anti-aircraft systems, which it inherited after the break-up of Czechoslovakia in 1993.
According to local media, the complexes are already in Ukraine, after they were delivered in strict secrecy two days ago.
Bulgaria also has S-300s delivered in 1988-1989, but the government has decided to provide 2,000 helmets and 2,000 body armor free of charge to Ukraine to help protect its citizens, Bulgarian Cabinet spokeswoman Lena said on April 7th. Бориславова. They will be allocated from the available quantities with the assistance of the Ministry of Defense. “In the last few weeks, information has been gathered on what exactly the Bulgarian army has and how to provide these funds for individual protection of Ukrainian citizens so that Bulgaria can help the population in this extremely difficult time,” Borislavova explained. She clarified that the means of protection upgrade our humanitarian aid.
Although girls have more difficulty accessing education and make up most out-of-school children at the primary level, challenges facing boys are increasing at later stages, according to a report published on Wednesday by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
The report highlights a global phenomenon: Harsh discipline, corporal punishment, and other forms of violence at school; gendered norms and expectations; and other factors, are preventing boys from achieving academically, while increasing absenteeism and dropouts.
“To make education a universal right, we need to ensure that all youth have the educational opportunities to successfully shape their lives and futures,” UNESCO chief Audrey Azoulay said in the foreword.
“As this report underlines, we need to take decisive steps to keep boys in school and support them throughout their education”.
UNESCO data reveals that for every 100 women globally, only 88 men are enrolled in tertiary education; and in 73 countries, fewer boys than girls are registered in upper-secondary schools, while the opposite is the case in a further 48 countries.
Moreover, in all regions except sub-Saharan Africa, teenagers are underrepresented in higher education – particularly in North America, Western Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, where 81 young men for every 100 young women are in fulltime learning.
In East Asia and the Pacific, the figure is 87, while in the Arab States and Central and Eastern Europe region, it is 91 per 100.
Barriers to boys’ education
Of the 160 million children engaged in labour activity in 2020, the report reveals that 97 million were boys and cites a lack of a “protective legal framework” as one of the main reasons for their exclusion.
Of 146 countries with data, only 55 have a minimum age of employment aligned with the end of the countries’ stipulated years of compulsory education and above the age of 15, while 31 per cent have a minimum age for employment below the age of 15 or do not clearly define a minimum age.
“Poverty and child labour can lead boys to drop out,”said Ms. Azoulay, adding that to prevent this, States must urgently “align the minimum age of employment with the end of the compulsory education.
Warning signs
In some countries, signs of boys already falling behind educationally appear at the end of the first level, according to Leave no child behind.
In 57 countries which have produced data, 10-year-old boys performed worse than girls in reading – a trend that continued at the secondary level.
This is seen across East Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Arab States, which show some of the highest risk of boys dropping out of school.
“Fulfilling this promise of equality not only benefits boys and men; it is a step forward for all humankind,” said Ms. Azoulay adding that “inclusive and equitable education is everyone’s business”.
Action points to boys in school
The UNESCO report also reveals that only a few programmes and initiatives address the phenomenon of boys’ disengagement from education.
To prevent them from dropping out and reverse the downward spiral, it provides a set of concrete recommendations that encompass making learning safe and inclusive; investing in better data and evidence; building and financing equitable education systems; and promoting integrated and coordinated approaches to improve education for all learners.
“When everyone has equal rights and opportunities, we all stand to gain,” the UNESCO chief said.
