Sustainable Development Goals
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...
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...
L’éducation, “moteur fondamental” de développement, selon Ban Ki-moon (Xinhuanet.com)
NEW YORK (Nations Unies), 18 septembre (Xinhua) — Le secrétaire général des Nations Unies, Ban Ki-moon, a salué dimanche le lancement du plus grand projet à ce jour de développement d’opportunités d’éducation, voyant en cette dernière...
Norway’s main priorities for the UN general assembly (The Nordic Page)
World leaders are meeting in New York for the 71st session of the UN General Assembly, which will open with a week of high-level meetings beginning on 19 September. – The UN General Assembly is a unique arena. I look forward to promoting international...
Jokowi pushes for aggressive education inclusion (Jakarta Informer)
The Education Commission (or the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity) has submitted its first budget proposal to jump-start the push on global education equity for 2030. The latest report from the International Commission on Financing...
No shortcuts or substitutes for teachers – Educational International
Together, EI and the Education Commission have highlighted the following seven key areas where the report supports and addresses the needs of teachers:
The education breakthrough that matters, by Julia Gillard – Medium Bright
Bitter conflict, increasing radicalization, the mass movement of people, growing inequality, climate change, sluggish global economic growth. In a world beset by seemingly insurmountable problems, it can be hard to know where to start to bring about change for the better.
Creating a #LearningGeneration, by Felipe Calderón (Project Syndicate)
Over the last 15 years, the number of students worldwide has increased by some 243 million, a reflection of governments’ commitment to expanding access to education.
The human right that keeps on giving, by Kailash Satyarthi (Project Syndicate)
In Côte d’Ivoire, I once met a boy working on a cocoa farm whose only dream was someday to taste the rich brown chocolate he helped produce. And in Pakistan, I once rescued a boy who sewed footballs and wished only to play with the product of his work.