International Financing
Gordon Brown and Shakira: G20 leaders agreed to education financing, now comes the harder part (CNN)
From the article: Gordon Brown is the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Shakira Mebarak is an international artist and global education advocate. Both are members of the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity, known as the...
Solberg delte scene med Shakira i Hamburg (Aftenposten)
From the article: Demonstrasjonene i byen førte imidlertid til at den norske delegasjonen måtte vente på arenaen inntil tysk politi kunne skaffe en sikker rute tilbake til hotellet. Solberg la vekt på ungdom og utdanning da hun holdt sin appell på Global Citizen...
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...
One decision at G20 in Hamburg could help 825 million kids (Mirror)
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...
Education, a Building Block for Sustainable Peace (IPSNews)
(Above: Commissioner Ju-Ho Lee speaks with Global Partnership for Education CEO Alice Albright during the opening panel of the High-level SDG Action Event on Education at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on June 28, 2017) From the article: UNITED NATIONS,...
Make or break moment beckons for education at G20 summit (Guardian)
From the article: Campaigners who believe funding for schooling in the world’s poorest countries has hit crisis levels say next month’s G20 meeting will be a “make or break” moment for education. The share of aid funding spent on education has fallen for the past six...
Q&A: Julia Gillard on raising funds for the Global Partnership for Education (Devex)
From the article: Devex caught up with Julia Gillard, chair of the GPE — a partnership and funding platform that aims to strengthen education systems in developing countries — to find out more about the in-country results it has seen, the future of global aid spending...
Social intelligence will revolutionize education. Here’s how (World Economic Forum)
From the article: $39 billion. That’s the additional amount UNESCO estimates we’ll need to spend each year if we’re to reach the fourth Sustainable Development Goal and deliver universal quality education. Unfortunately, education aid is falling. Bold steps are being...