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Dec 21, 2016 | Updates

African education is 70 years behind Asia, Europe – report

The level of education in developing African countries, especially those in sub-Saharan Africa, is 70 years behind that of developed economies such as Asia and Europe, an international report has said.

Dec 12, 2016 | In the Media

Kailash Satyarthi writes for Firstpost: From India a strong voice for children will rise

On 10-11 December 2016, a new page in the history of child rights is set to unfold. Two powerful constituencies — Nobel Laureates and world leaders — will unite in India for the well-being of children. Why laureates and leaders for children? Because, while these...

Dec 11, 2016 | In the Media

Nobel laureates, leaders gather to push child slavery onto the global agenda (Daily Mail)

By Nita Bhalla From the article: Experts say education is key to ending child labor and slavery, but budgets for education across most of the world are too meager to keep children in school, especially when poverty prevails and families need to send their children to...

Dec 5, 2016 | Updates

Partnerships paramount for ensuring finances for inclusive education for children with disabilities

Right to education for tens of millions of children denied Children with disabilities are, more often than not, excluded from society, forgotten by governments and international aid programs, and – for a long time – denied their right to an education. Their “disabled...

Nov 29, 2016 | Updates

An Education Giving Pledge to achieve the learning generation

The Education Commission’s vision calls for substantially increased resources from all actors to achieve the Learning Generation. The most important financiers of education are domestic governments responsible for funding 97% of the Commission’s projected $3 trillion...

Nov 16, 2016 | In the Media

When it comes to global education, the world needs more Pioneer Countries by Amel Karboul – Medium

I am the product of a very bold leadership decision. The first president of Tunisia, Bourguiba, who came into power in 1956, decided to invest an expanded portion of the country’s GDP into education. Many people protested – after all, what use could schooling be to a...

November 8, 2016 | President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda received high-level Education Commission delegation led by former President of Tanzania Jakaya Kikwete

His Excellency Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, the former President of Tanzania and member of the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity (The Education Commission), has concluded a very successful two-day visit to Uganda on behalf of the Commission....

Nov 2, 2016 | Updates

United Kingdom government welcomes Education Commission report and pledges support

Yesterday, the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity’s (Education Commission) report, “The Learning Generation: Investing in education for a changing world,” was received by a UK Parliamentary Panel. Lord Bates, the Minister of State for...

Oct 31, 2016 | Updates

The United Kingdom is well positioned to build on the growing momentum in global education

By Alice Albright The unmistakable and growing momentum in global education over the last year received an especially big boost in September when the International Commission for Financing Global Education Opportunity (more simply known as the Education Commission)...

October 27, 2016 | Statement from Gordon Brown, UN Special Envoy for Global Education

Speaking to the United Nations Correspondents on 27 October 2016, UN Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown said: “With the latest descent into barbarism – with at least 20, and probably upwards of 30, pupils and teachers dead after a succession of strikes on...

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