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UN envoy: No jobs for millions without new education funds (Associated Press)
From the article: UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. special envoy for education warned Wednesday that years of neglect have left 260 million children out of school and another 400 million functionally illiterate — and if a better way isn’t found to finance education more than...
INTERVIEW: ‘Act now,’ or by 2030, millions could be graduating from schools without even basic education, warns UN envoy (UN News Centre)
From the article: 20 April 2017 – The ground-breaking, United Nations-backed International Finance Facility for Education is vital to ensure that half of the world’s children don’t miss out on the basic schooling needed to meet the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals...
“I want to be an engineer. I want to go back to rebuild my country.”
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...
A Bridge to Universal Education by Gordon Brown (Project Syndicate)
From the article: LONDON – In a confrontational world where protectionism is on the rise, multilateralism has become an easy target for criticism. But those who doubt its value must have short memories. They seem to have forgotten that the Marshall Plan rebuilt Europe...
The Path to Universal Education (Project Syndicate)
From the article: DAR ES SALAAM – It may be true that every journey begins with a single step. But when it comes to education, especially in low- and middle-income countries, we have a long way to go. Fortunately, many efforts are now underway to help these countries...