Jul 6, 2017 | In the Media
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...
Jun 15, 2017 | Updates
Today’s forum featured Commissioner Theo Sowa (CEO, African Women’s Development Fund) alongside Commission Director Justin W. van Fleet in a conversation moderated by Edith Asibey, the Commission’s Senior Advisor – Communication. In all, approximately two hundred...
Jun 7, 2017 | Updates
Arua, Northern Uganda — We are on Uganda’s northern border with South Sudan. A beautiful area with rolling green hills scattered with small villages comprised of mud huts, mango trees and compact cotton and tobacco fields. As Chief Adviser to the Education Commission,...
Apr 27, 2017 | In the Media
There are around 100 million African children out of school which is endangering the global push towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). That’s according to the former President of Tanzania, Jakaya Kikwete, who is leading The Education...
Apr 27, 2017 | Updates
The main take-away from the Education Commission’s participation in the 2017 World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings: new and actionable solutions for the financing of the Learning Generation are gaining momentum and support. The message was loud and clear, coming from...
Apr 21, 2017 | Updates
New York City, April 19 Promises made to children are sacred. Gordon Brown, United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education, in a speech in the historic ECOSOC chamber at the UN, reminds us of the words of Nelson Mandela. The theme of Brown’s speech is global...
Mar 28, 2017
Explore The Learning Generation Report › Creating the Learning Generation: Explore › Report › Research & Background Papers › Empowering leaders to deliver results Governments worldwide are striving to provide inclusive, equitable, quality education for all...
Mar 21, 2017
Explore The Learning Generation Report › Creating the Learning Generation: Explore › Report › Research & Background Papers › Mobilizing more and better education investments The Commission is collaborating with countries, multilateral development banks, and...
Mar 7, 2017 | Updates
Immediately upon arrival in Bangladesh, I sensed the 2017 E-9 ministerial meeting would be one defined by cooperation, action and progress. From February 5-7, a ministerial meeting of E-9 countries – representing 53% of the world’s population – met in Dhaka,...
Feb 8, 2017 | Updates
The Commission’s Learning Generation vision – and the action needed to achieve it – was the focus of a panel discussion held last week for the Permanent Missions to the United Nations. Hosted by the Missions of Lebanon and Norway at the UN Headquarters in New...
