Tag Archives: Education for All

Business leaders at the World Economic Forum must boost finance for education

Posted on 18 January 2013 by

As political and business leaders gather in Davos for another year’s World Economic Forum, the Education for All Global Monitoring Report has released a new policy paper  showing that contributions from corporations and private foundations combined total only $683 million … Continue reading →

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In 2013, let’s keep our education promises – and get ready to make some more

Posted on 7 January 2013 by

By Pauline Rose, director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report With less than three years until the deadline for the Education for All goals, I sincerely hope 2013 is a year of urgent action to accelerate progress – … Continue reading →

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Join our #youthskillswork infographic competition

Posted on 10 December 2012 by

Data are key to telling us how well we are doing in progressing towards Education for All – whether countries are on track or off track, and who is getting left behind in entering school or learning once inside the … Continue reading →

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BRIEFLY: Gordon Brown calls for new global education fund

Posted on 27 January 2012 by

Former British prime minister Gordon Brown, a co-convenor of the High Level Panel on Education, released a report this week calling for the establishment of an independent global fund for education, to raise the $16 billion needed each year to … Continue reading →

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‘The future we want’ post-2015: Sustainable development goals

Posted on 26 January 2012 by

By Pauline Rose, director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report In his speech to the General Assembly this week, the United Nations secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, presented his action agenda for the next five years. His speech highlighted many … Continue reading →

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Britain underlines support for education as “the best route out of poverty”

Posted on 17 March 2010 by

DFID, the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development, has released its new education strategy for 2010-2015, which is closely aligned with the Education for All goals: “In the last decade the number of children out of school has dropped from … Continue reading →

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“Girls’ education may be the single most cost-effective kind of aid work”

Posted on 17 March 2010 by

What’s the best way to help women around the world? To mark the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, the New York Times columnist Nick Kristof outlines his “Three Proven Steps to Advance the World’s Women,” and top of the … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the World Education Blog

Posted on 17 March 2010 by

This blog is hosted by the team working on the Education for All Global Monitoring Report, an independent report published by UNESCO that tracks the world’s progress towards the six education goals to which over 160 countries committed themselves in … Continue reading →

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