International Financing
Q&A: Julia Gillard on raising funds for the Global Partnership for Education (Devex)
From the article: Devex caught up with Julia Gillard, chair of the GPE — a partnership and funding platform that aims to strengthen education systems in developing countries — to find out more about the in-country results it has seen, the future of global aid spending...
Social intelligence will revolutionize education. Here’s how (World Economic Forum)
From the article: $39 billion. That’s the additional amount UNESCO estimates we’ll need to spend each year if we’re to reach the fourth Sustainable Development Goal and deliver universal quality education. Unfortunately, education aid is falling. Bold steps are being...
“100 million” African children out of school: former Tanzania President (United Nations Radio)
There are around 100 million African children out of school which is endangering the global push towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). That’s according to the former President of Tanzania, Jakaya Kikwete, who is leading The Education...
Time for G20 leaders to back education
Last week, I presented Christos Stylianides, EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, with a letter signed by NGOs from around the world calling on global leaders to back an innovate finance facility for education capable of ensuring Sustainable...
On Women’s Day, take the next step for girls’ education (CNN)
From the article: As noted in a recent report by our Commission, a one-year increase in schooling for girls is associated with reduction in mortality of 4.2% for children under the age of five. Furthermore, a child that begins preschool education in 2017 will see...
Commission Presents Learning Generation Vision to UN Permanent Missions
The Commission’s Learning Generation vision – and the action needed to achieve it – was the focus of a panel discussion held last week for the Permanent Missions to the United Nations. Hosted by the Missions of Lebanon and Norway at the UN Headquarters in New...
The Power of Education (ReliefWeb)
Speech given by Save the Children International CEO Helle Thorning-Schmidt at the Education World Forum on 23 January 2017 Education is the most empowering force in the world. It creates knowledge, builds confidence, and breaks down barriers to opportunity. For...
Early years champion Shakira tells world leaders: ‘Today’s babies will drive tomorrow’s business’ (TheirWorld)
Pop star Shakira has made an impassioned plea to world leaders to look after the development of our youngest children. “Today’s babies will drive tomorrow’s business,” she said at the opening ceremony of the World Economic Forum in Davos. “Children’s capacity to...