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1 de cada 2 migrantes y refugiados venezolanos tienen dificultades para acceder a servicios educativos, lo que representa a más de un millón de niños, niñas y adolescentes menores de 15 años.

La campaña “Educación sin límites: aprendo aquí o allá” busca visibilizar la crisis educativa que viven los niños, niñas y adolescentes en situación de movilidad en América Latina y el Caribe.

Panamá, 29 de marzo de 2023. Como consecuencia de la pobreza y los altos índices de violencia en América Latina y el Caribe, alrededor de 3.7 millones de niñas, niños y adolescentes se encuentran en procesos de migración y desplazamiento con la esperanza de encontrar una mejor oportunidad de vida y acceso a servicios básicos. En esta búsqueda, quienes migran se ven obligados a interrumpir sus estudios, así como enfrentar múltiples barreras para acceder a la educación y continuar con su formación, ya sea en los países de tránsito o acogida.

En marge de la 56è session de la Commission de la Population et du Développement des Nations Unies, le Gouvernement du Cameroun, en collaboration avec l'UNFPA, l'UNESCO et l'UNICEF, organise une session satellite sur le thème "Maintenir les filles à l'école dans le contexte de la fragilité climatique : défis et impact sur le développement durable".

Cet événement parallèle se tiendra le vendredi 14 avril 2023, de 8h15 à 9h40 (EST) dans la salle CR5 du siège des Nations Unies à New York et simultanément de 13h15 à 14h40 (heure de Yaoundé), dans la salle de conférence du bureau pays de l'UNFPA au Cameroun situé au Rond-Point Bastos, Yaoundé.

Apr 13 2023 -  
Mr. Khalifa Jassim Al-Kuwari is the Director General of the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), managing the State of Qatar’s foreign aid and international development activities. Since 2014, he led the establishment, strategy-setting, operationalization, partnerships and funding programmes of the Qatar Fund for Development in various developing countries.

Previously, Mr. Al-Kuwari was the Chief Operating Officer of the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), where he oversaw the entire business support infrastructure and led several initiatives to improve the performance of support functions. Prior to that, Mr. Al-Kuwari was the QIA Executive Director of Joint Venture and International Business, where he managed investment joint ventures and government-to-government relations.

Mr. Chairman, the United States is pleased to participate in this Fifty-sixth Session of the Commission on Population and Development. We welcome the Commission’s focus on equitable access to education and accelerated progress to achieve Sustainable Development Goals 3, 4, and 5.

Quality education lifts up communities, grows economies, and empowers individuals everywhere to realize their dreams. That includes young people with disabilities, the indigenous child, LGBTQI+ youth, children in conflict settings, and beyond. We must continue to work together to increase access to quality education, ensure our students feel safe and supported, and dismantle barriers where they exist.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, speaks at the Education Cannot Wait (ECW) High-Level Financing Conference in February 2023 in Geneva. The event mobilized a record US$826 million for ECW and the global challenge to support the education of the 222 million girls and boys living in crises, positioning education in emergencies as a top priority on the international agenda.

Giovedì 13 aprile si terrà “Educazione è salute“, Conferenza della Campagna Globale per l’Educazione in Italia; alle ore 11:00, presso la Sede AICS Roma (via Cantalupo in Sabina 29, Roma). L’evento sarà a ingresso libero su prenotazione.

La Conferenza analizzerà la profonda connessione esistente tra salute ed educazione e sarà, inoltre, l’occasione per presentare l’Atlante WeCare, con la partecipazione di professionisti ed esperti di settore.

OTTAWA — International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan says his government might boost foreign aid spending if the Canadian economy rebounds after criticism over a drop in development funding that has the sector preparing to cut programs.

“The stronger our economy, the more we can do around the world,” Sajjan said in an interview Thursday in his first public comments since last month’s budget called for a 15 per cent drop in aid funding.

OTTAWA - International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan says his government might boost foreign aid spending if the Canadian economy rebounds after criticism over a drop in development funding that has the sector preparing to cut programs.

"The stronger our economy, the more we can do around the world," Sajjan said in an interview Thursday in his first public comments since last month's budget called for a 15 per cent drop in aid funding.

International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan says his government might boost foreign aid spending if the Canadian economy rebounds after criticism over a drop in development funding that has the sector preparing to cut programs.

“The stronger our economy, the more we can do around the world,” Mr. Sajjan said in an interview Thursday in his first public comments since last month’s budget called for a 15 per cent drop in aid funding.

Parliamentarians from across the world have united to urge G7 leaders to commit to protecting, prioritizing, and increasing official development assistance (ODA) to education.

The statement comes after G7 parliamentarians joined together in a virtual exchange hosted by the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), in collaboration with Education Cannot Wait (ECW), International Parliamentary Network for Education (IPNED) and the Global Campaign for Education (GCE), at which they heard from Ministers of Education from Haiti and Ethiopia as to the depth and scale of the enduring education crisis.

The UK Minister for Development and Africa, Rt. Hon. Andrew Mitchell MP, has reaffirmed UK support to Cameroonian trade and infrastructure and discussed the devastating impacts of Cameroon’s conflicts including the human rights situation during a two-day visit. The Minister saw the impacts of British investment in Cameroon, visiting a major road in the commercial capital, Douala, which is receiving £113 million in funding from UK Export Finance to support its expansion. Due to this important UK support, the critical transportation corridor between Douala and Yaounde, and on into central Africa, is being greatly improved, bringing more and quicker trade to more people.

In 1991, Ukraine inherited a science, technology, and innovation (ST&I) ecosystem that mainly supported the Soviet Union’s military industrial complex, space exploration, and propaganda machine. 

The system has deeply rooted challenges such as inefficiencies, underfunding, and opacity in processes. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought a new host of additional challenges including displacement of students and educators, damage and destruction of educational facilities, and power outages affecting online learning options.