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World leaders announced US$826 million to Education Cannot Wait (ECW) and the global challenge to support the education of 222 million crisis-affected girls and boys. These ground-breaking announcements were made at the ECW High-Level Financing Conference on 16-17 February in Geneva, Switzerland.

World leaders announced US$826 million to Education Cannot Wait (ECW) and the global challenge to support the education of 222 million crisis-affected girls and boys. These ground-breaking announcements were made at the ECW High-Level Financing Conference on 16-17 February in Geneva, Switzerland.

World leaders announced US$826 million to Education Cannot Wait (ECW) and the global challenge to support the education of 222 million crisis-affected girls and boys. These ground-breaking announcements were made at the ECW High-Level Financing Conference on 16-17 February in Geneva, Switzerland.

World leaders announced US$826 million to Education Cannot Wait (ECW) and the global challenge to support the education of 222 million crisis-affected girls and boys. These ground-breaking announcements were made at the ECW High-Level Financing Conference on 16-17 February in Geneva, Switzerland.

World leaders announced US$826 million to Education Cannot Wait (ECW) and the global challenge to support the education of 222 million crisis-affected girls and boys. These ground-breaking announcements were made at the ECW High-Level Financing Conference on 16-17 February in Geneva, Switzerland.

World leaders announced US$826 million to Education Cannot Wait (ECW) and the global challenge to support the education of 222 million crisis-affected girls and boys. These ground-breaking announcements were made at the ECW High-Level Financing Conference on 16-17 February in Geneva, Switzerland.

World leaders announced US$826 million to Education Cannot Wait (ECW) and the global challenge to support the education of 222 million crisis-affected girls and boys. These ground-breaking announcements were made at the ECW High-Level Financing Conference on 16-17 February in Geneva, Switzerland.

At a High Level Financing Conference in Geneva, Italy announced today a 2 million Euros pledge for 2023 to Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the UN global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises. “Education is a lifeline investment in our future”, said the the Italian Permanent Representative to the International Organizations, Ambassador Vincenzo Grassi.

The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, today announced Canada’s pledge of $87.5 million over 4 years (2023 to 2026) to Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises.

In support of this week’s Education Cannot Wait conference in Geneva and its call for learning support in emergencies, Somaya has been speaking to UN News’s Daniel Johnson. She strongly believes education can help change discriminatory views about girls, women and their place in society.

I risultati ottenuti dalla conferenza di alto livello di Ginevra per il rifinanziamento del Fondo Education Cannot Wait, non soddisfano i bambini e le bambine: questo perchè è stato raccolto poco più della metà dell'obiettivo di 1,5 miliardi di dollari per promuovere l'istruzione nelle emergenze e nelle peggiori crisi umanitarie del mondo. I minori presenti alla conferenza ci hanno riferito che i leader devono ascoltare le bambine e i bambini nelle aree di crisi e dare priorità ai finanziamenti per garantire a tutti l'accesso a un'istruzione sicura e di qualità. 

Ireland is now committed to providing €4.5 million annually to support the work of Education Cannot Wait, the global fund to support education for emergencies. This support will amount to €18 million in the period to 2026.