Press Releases Archives | the Education Commission

September 26, 2018 | World Leaders Support Biggest Single Investment in Education History

NEW YORK, September 26, 2018 – On Monday, as the United Nations General Assembly started, world leaders pledged strong support for the establishment of the single largest investment in education history – the International Finance Facility for Education...

May 11, 2018 | More than 1.5 Million Youth Call for Urgent Breakthrough in Education Funding

Youth activists deliver petition with more than 1.5 million signatures to United Nations calling for the biggest education investment in history United Nations Secretary-General, World Bank, and regional development banks advancing proposal for the International...

May 7, 2018 | South Asia Leaders Meet In Nepal To Radically Improve Education In The Region

30 million children at the age of 5-14 are currently left out of school KATHMANDU, May 7, 2018 – Facing an urgent need to tackle the learning crisis across South Asia, Ministers of Education, senior officials from finance and planning, international education...

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March 18, 2018 | Cutting-Edge Initiative Launched to Rethink the Education Workforce

UK Department for International Development and Education Commission partner to strengthen and diversify teaching, leadership, and education support roles for the future DUBAI/ NEW YORK, March 18, 2018/ — The International Commission on Financing Global...

July 9, 2017 | These Are The Five Lines In The G20 Leaders’ Declaration That Will Change The Future Of Global Education

NEW YORK, July 9, 2017/ — The G20, an annual meeting bringing together the leaders of the world’s 19 wealthiest countries and the European Union, acknowledged the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity’s (the Education...

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...

February 21, 2017 | President Beji Caid Essebsi of Tunisia receives high-level Education Commission delegation led by former President of Tanzania Jakaya Kikwete

PRESIDENT BEJI CAID ESSEBSI OF TUNISIA RECEIVES HIGH-LEVEL EDUCATION COMMISSION DELEGATION LED BY FORMER PRESIDENT OF TANZANIA JAKAYA KIKWETE President Essebsi expresses support for “The Learning Generation” agenda and an International Financing Facility...

January 26, 2017 | One Million Refugee Children Lose Out on Any Education Because of a Broken $1Billion Promise

NO CLASS! ONE MILLION REFUGEE CHILDREN LOSE OUT ON ANY EDUCATION BECAUSE OF A BROKEN $1BILLION PROMISE *GORDON BROWN REVEALS SCANDAL OF REFUGEE AND DISPLACED GIRLS AND BOYS, MANY OF WHOM WILL NEVER ENTER A SCHOOL CLASSROOM *PLEDGES MADE YEAR AGO AT SYRIA CONFERENCE IN...

December 22, 2016 | UN General Assembly welcomes Education Commission findings and encourages action on education

** UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY WELCOMES EDUCATION COMMISSION FINDINGS AND ENCOURAGES ACTION ON EDUCATION The United Nations General Assembly this week adopted two resolutions welcoming the Education Commission’s report and encouraging states to consider its...

December 16, 2016 | End the war on children, says Brown, as he calls for 2017 children’s new deal

*END THE WAR ON CHILDREN, SAYS BROWN, AS HE CALLS FOR 2017 CHILDREN’S NEW DEAL: GUARANTEED SAFE SCHOOLS, A NEW INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT FOR ATROCITIES AGAINST CHILDREN AND EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS PROSECUTION OF SCHOOL BOMBINGS *THERE MUST BE NO HIDING...