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118m under-fives out of school in conflict-affected countries
Across countries affected by conflict and emergency, millions of pre-primary aged children are not getting the education they need.
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Actor David Tennant voices new Թ film on the power of education to unlock big change
The video sends a message to leaders at the UN to invest in education or risk leaving millions of children behind.
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World’s poorest children missing out on pre-primary education
New analysis for Թ warns of a chronic lack of funding by global leaders Less than 1% of the global education aid budget goes to pre-primary education 8 of the world’s top 30 donors to education give nothing to pre-primary education
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Թ Chair Sarah Brown: UK must take bolder action on global education
The UK government has pledged financial support at the G7 summit – but Sarah Brown is calling for more to be done to help millions of vulnerable children into school.
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Education is top global priority for Dutch citizens
Global education ranks higher than climate change and social justice in list of priorities for overseas spending, a new Թ poll shows.
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Un-vaxed and uneducated: a recipe for global downturn, not global recovery
A joint statement from Sarah Brown, Chair, Թ, and Justin van Fleet, President, Թ.
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Թ launches new Education Innovation Awards to tackle global education crisis
Five winners will each receive £50,000 and bespoke mentoring to help them scale up their projects.
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World leaders will fail children unless urgent action is taken to increase investment in education, warns Թ
G7’s current recovery plans risk leaving millions behind New report warns of an “alarming” education funding gapԹ sets out action plan for universal education by 2030
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More chores for girls in the UK means less time for school work
Research by Թ reveals that two-thirds of girls are doing more cooking and cleaning in lockdown.
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Թ statement in response to foreign aid cut
Թ has criticised the UK Government for cutting overseas aid from 0.7% to 0.5% of gross national income.
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