Inclusion
On Women’s Day, take the next step for girls’ education (CNN)
From the article: As noted in a recent report by our Commission, a one-year increase in schooling for girls is associated with reduction in mortality of 4.2% for children under the age of five. Furthermore, a child that begins preschool education in 2017 will see...
Essebsi receives delegation from International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity
Education Commission Delegation Arrives in Republic of Tunisia (TAP) – President of the Republic, Béji Caid Essebsi, received a delegation from the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity led by Jakaya Kikwete, Commission member and...
Commission Presents Learning Generation Vision to UN Permanent Missions
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...
The Power of Education (ReliefWeb)
Speech given by Save the Children International CEO Helle Thorning-Schmidt at the Education World Forum on 23 January 2017 Education is the most empowering force in the world. It creates knowledge, builds confidence, and breaks down barriers to opportunity. For...
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...
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...
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...
Who learns and who does not? Examining choices for including the excluded
The discussions in Pakistan around who is in and who is out – who learns and who does not – are getting louder. And so they should, as we now have a mounting burden of unmet milestones that are piling high. Almost six years have passed since education was declared a...