Author: educommission
Gordon Brown and Shakira: G20 leaders agreed to education financing, now comes the harder part (CNN)
From the article: Gordon Brown is the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Shakira Mebarak is an international artist and global education advocate. Both are members of the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity, known as the...
“La educación es una lucha por la libertad, una lucha por la liberación” (Clarin)
From the article: La pasión y la política son sinónimos para el escocés Gordon Brown, ex primer ministro laborista británico, ex chancellor de las finanzas y quien salvó a Gran Bretaña en la crisis financiera pero lo pagó con su cargo. Hoy la educación es su nueva...
The G20 and the Inequality Crisis (Project Syndicate)
From the article: LONDON – Almost a decade ago, facing a near-collapse of the financial system and the risk of a depression, the world needed a new form of leadership to navigate and restore confidence in the global economy. That’s why, in 2009, at his first global...
Solberg delte scene med Shakira i Hamburg (Aftenposten)
From the article: Demonstrasjonene i byen førte imidlertid til at den norske delegasjonen måtte vente på arenaen inntil tysk politi kunne skaffe en sikker rute tilbake til hotellet. Solberg la vekt på ungdom og utdanning da hun holdt sin appell på Global Citizen...
Shakira: “Buscamos que en el 2030 toda la población infantil tenga educación” (CNN en Español)
La cantante colombiana Shakira y el primer ministro británico Gordon Brown trabajan en una iniciativa global que busca el apoyo de los países industrializados y emergentes para lograr oportunidades de educación para niños en el mundo, especialmente por aquellos que...
On the eve of the G20 Summit, Education Commission members call on world leaders to fund global education
NEW YORK, July 6, 2017/ — Addressing an energized audience of tens of thousands at the Global Citizen Festival in Hamburg, Education Commission Chair Gordon Brown and Commissioner Shakira Mebarak made an urgent appeal for world leaders to put education on the...July 6, 2017 | On The Eve Of The G20 Summit, Education Commission Members Call On World Leaders To Fund Global Education
NEW YORK, July 6, 2017/ — Addressing an energized audience of tens of thousands at the Global Citizen Festival in Hamburg, Education Commission Chair Gordon Brown and Commissioner Shakira Mebarak made an urgent appeal for world leaders to put education on the...
One decision at G20 in Hamburg could help 825 million kids (Mirror)
From the article: If it is possible for a raised hand or a nod of the head to alter the course of history – and it is – then this weekend could be momentous. Two days to make good on a promise. Forty eight hours that can change the lives of 825 MILLION...