Agencies2026-05-152026-05-152017-09-30https://bdears.busitema.ac.ug/handle/123456789/2663Newspaper ArticleSix out of 10 children and teenagers in the world are failing to reach basic levels of proficiency in learning, warns a hard-hitting report from the United Nations. The UN describes the findings as "staggering" and representing a "learning crisis". Much of the focus of international aid in education has been on the lack of access to schools, particularly in poorer countries in sub-Saharan Africa or in conflict zones.enArticle