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UN envoy calls for doubling funding for kids in emergencies (APNews)
From the article: UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for global education is calling for a doubling of funding for education for youngsters who are refugees and caught in humanitarian emergencies. Gordon Brown said at a news conference Wednesday that the...
5 reasons to be optimistic about global education
Education unlocks human potential, enabling children to become healthy, productive adults. It is the key to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals – from ending poverty to promoting peace. That’s why it’s more important than ever to ensure that all children have...
Replenishing the Global Partnership for Education: A goal we must all stand behind
By Commission Directors Liesbet Steer and Justin van Fleet. This blog was originally published on the GPE Education for All blog. Nelson Mandela once said: “There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” Society...
The Moral Imperative of Quality Education (Project Syndicate)
From the article: Poor countries like Malawi are doing what they can to improve educational quality and access. But there is only so much that a country with modest means can achieve, which is why global leaders, when they meet in Senegal early next year, must...
New UK report calls for increase in global education financing
The UK House of Commons’ International Development Committee has just published its report ‘DFID’s work on education: Leaving no one behind?’ The report assesses the Department for International Development’s (DFID) work in global education and its...
2017 Progress Report: Reflecting on a year’s work
Approximately one ago we launched the breakthrough Learning Generation report. Now we are proud to share an update highlighting our progress. The 2017 Progress Report brings the Commission’s Four Transformations – improve performance, unlock innovation, ensure...
Commissioner Baela Raza Jamil: “A call to action I cannot refuse”
Serving as a Commissioner on the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity is a privilege. In the short time since the Commission launched in 2015, we have created the Learning Generation vision – an achievable plan to ensure that all children...
Outliers prove the Learning Generation is within reach
Last year, the Education Commission made an incredible discovery. While countries across the globe, as a whole, were headed down a concerning path – one where in 2030 more than half of young people worldwide will not have the skills needed for a job – others were...