Guterres: Education is in a global 'deep crisis'

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres opened the Transforming Education Summit at the United Nations on Monday. The summit aims to in respond to a global crisis in education-one of equity and inclusion, quality and relevance.  

António Guterres, UN Secretary-General said "Every single person in this room knows education transforms lives, economies and societies. But we also know we must transform education because education is in a deep crisis. Instead of being the great enablers. Education is fast becoming a great divider." "The rich have access to the best resources, schools and universities leading to the best jobs, while the poor, especially girls, face huge obstacles to getting the qualifications that could change their lives."

Guterres pointed to the denial of secondary education for women and girls in Afghanistan as an example of the inequality in the global education system and called on authorities there to lift all restrictions on girls access to secondary education immediately.