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UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fores Remarks at the UNICEF Executive Board As prepared for delivery NEW YORK, 9 February 2021 –  "Thank you, Ambassador Plepytė, for your inspiring words. "And congratulations, once again, on your election as President of the Executive Board for 2021. "We welcome you back to the UNICEF family in your new role and look forward to working with you in the year ahead. "I would also like to recognize the Vice-Presidents, members of the Board, an...

Education Cannot Wait approves US$1 million emergency response allocation for displaced children and youth in Mozambique [EN/PT] Format New funding will provide children and youth displaced by violence in Cabo Delgado and doubly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic with safe and protective learning environments 4 February 2021, New York -- In response to the escalating humanitarian crisis in Mozambique, Education Cannot Wait (ECW) today announced a US$1 million first emergency response allocation ...

English By Henry Wilkins Share on Facebook Print this page Sorry, but your browser cannot support embedded video of this type, you can download this video to view it offline. Download File BOUDA, BURKINA FASO - In Burkina Faso, many children who left school following threats by Islamic militants are working in the country’s informal gold mines, where they risk being harmed by accidents. Here in Bouda, a dusty, noisy gold mine in ...

GENEVA, Jan 25 2021 - Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the Global Education Cluster (GEC), the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE), Switzerland, UNICEF, the University of Geneva, UNESCO and UNHCR are delighted to announce the launch of the Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies. The Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies is an ambitious commitmen...

OLYMPIA, Washington — Approximately 90% of countries still have at least one law that discriminates against women. #SheIsEqual was a powerful campaign that Global Citizen ran through 2018 and 2019, calling world leaders to implement new infrastructures and policies that address gender inequality. In addition, there have been several other important campaigns for gender equality. Global Citizen’s #SheIsEqual Campaign Leticia Pfeffer, director of the Global Policy & Private Sector Lead at Glo...

Launch of the Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies – a Catalyst for Change Format 25 January 2021, Geneva – Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the Global Education Cluster (GEC), the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE), Switzerland, UNICEF, the University of Geneva, UNESCO and UNHCR are delighted to announce the launch of the Geneva Global Hub for Ed...

Arabic News and Press Release on Sudan about Contributions and Education; published on 22 Jan 2021 by Education Cannot Wait

Looking back upon 2020, we all bear the scars of a devastating year; none so much as girls and boys around the world. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted education for over 1.6 billion children and youth

IPS Correspondent Jamila Akweley Okertchiri speaks to Education Cannot Wait (ECW) Director YASMINE SHERIF about the new multi-year programme that aims to provide education to over 800,000 children and adolescents in crisis-affected areas in Burkina Faso Education Cannot Wait (ECW) Director Yasmine Sherif speaks to crisis-affected children in Burkina Faso. ECW has launched a multi-year programme in the country, providing $11 million in funding, but a further $48 million is needed. Courtesy: Edu...

Tweet World Leaders — Help Vulnerable Children Return To Learn Over 75M kids living through conflict and crisis, like COVID-19, are at risk of missing out on education. What to know: Potential budget cuts to education, and COVID-19 school closures threaten the most marginalized children’s future The worlds first and only global fund for education in emergencies — Education Cannot Wait (ECW) — can help! Tweet world leaders to support funding for ECW that helps educate the most vulnerable...