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Apr 29, 2020 | Updates

Build Back Better: Six considerations for national education responses to COVID-19

The COVID-19 crisis is forcing education decision-makers to address urgent implementation challenges rapidly and leverage their systems in new ways. In some cases, this means quickly identifying the most effective solutions for…

Apr 24, 2020 | Updates

Responding to COVID-19: Harness the education workforce

As of April 24, 2020, schools in over 190 countries around the world have closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, impacting over 91 percent of enrolled learners and 63 million teachers worldwide. Although schools are closed, learning must not stop. The world’s teachers...

Apr 17, 2020 | Updates

IFFEd: An opportunity to mitigate COVID-19’s impact on learning

The world is in the midst of an unprecedented global catastrophe with devastating impacts that will be felt for generations. We cannot neglect education when taking steps to address the impacts of this crisis. More than 1.5 billion children and youth – over 90 percent...

Mar 31, 2020 | Updates

Brown urges G20 to co-operate on delivery of coronavirus medical essentials to avoid profiteering

Gordon Brown has issued a stark warning about “profiteering” over vital medical supplies after Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty spoke of a global bottleneck in securing testing kits and equipment. The former PM said to avoid “dog-eat-dog bidding wars” the G20 should...

Feb 26, 2020 | Updates

DeliverEd: Gathering evidence to deliver real results

A decade left for delivery As we entered 2020, the UN Secretary-General called on the global community to commit to a decade of delivery. Indeed, we are just 10 years away from the 2030 deadline to meet the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 4 of ensuring...

Jan 24, 2020 | Updates

2020 Update: the International Finance Facility for Education (IFFEd)

There is no better investment in our future than education. In today’s global economy and society, investments in human capital are essential and smart. Quality education is absolutely vital to lift people out of poverty, ensure healthier families, unlock job...

Apr 22, 2019 | Updates

Delivering results: The Commission & progress towards SDG 4

The International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity has inspired action and delivered results on the promise of Sustainable Development Goal 4 – inclusive and equitable quality education for all.

Apr 12, 2019 | Press Releases, Updates

April 12, 2019 | World leaders support establishment of one of the largest investments in global education

Recognizing the urgent need to tackle the learning crisis, world leaders expressed strong support for the establishment of the International Finance Facility for Education (IFFEd) at the World Bank spring meeting this year. The IFFEd proposal has the potential to be a...

Jan 8, 2019 | In the Media

Combining high-touch and high-tech to personalize learning for every child

photo: STARS/Kristian Buus From the article: “The Education Commission Learning Generation report delivered a stark warning: if nothing changes, by 2030, 825 million young people – roughly half of the young generation today – would reach adulthood without the...

Dec 4, 2018 | In the Media

Throwing open the schoolhouse doors, once and for all (The New York Times)

Credit: GPE/ Kelley Lynch From the article: “In 1848, republican revolts against European monarchies ended in failure and repression. The year was said to be a turning point at which history failed to turn. Almost certainly 2018 will mark a similar turning...

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