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ECW in a statement asked the Taliban authorities in Kabul to revoke their decision to suspend the university education of Afghan women. Education Cannot Wait (ECW) is the United Nations global, the billion-dollar fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises.

Kabul [Afghanistan], December 24 : After the Taliban ordered an indefinite ban on university education for Afghan girls, several humanitarian organizations, including Education Cannot Wait (ECW), a United Nations global, billion-dollar fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises called the Taliban authorities in Kabul to revoke their decision to suspend the university education of Afghan women.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, December 23, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Education Cannot Wait (ECW) announced today US$40 million in additional funding to extend its Multi-Year Resilience Programme in the Central Africa Republic.

The four-year programme will be delivered by UNICEF, the Norwegian Refugee Council and Plan International, and will reach more than 92,000 crisis-impacted girls and boys every year. Total cumulative ECW funding in the Central African Republic now tops US$67 million.

ECW Funding in Syria Totals US$50 Million

Grant will be delivered by Save the Children and strategic partners to address cholera outbreaks that threaten to push even more children out of school.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA, December 23, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- There are more than 2.4 million children out of school in Syria. Conflict, COVID-19, the climate crisis and now new outbreaks of cholera threaten to push even more girls and boys out of school.

To mitigate the impacts of the cholera outbreak on learning outcomes, Education Cannot Wait (ECW) announced today US$1.5 million in First Emergency Response grant funding. The 12-month grant will be delivered by Save the Children, with implementing partners the Norwegian Refugee Council, War Child Holland and People in Need.

In response to a devastating drought that has impacted 1.6 million children, taken lives and pushed millions into hunger, Education Cannot Wait (ECW) announced today a US$5 million grant that will provide more than 85,000 children and adolescents with access to quality, inclusive and safe learning opportunities.

Kabul [Afghanistan], December 24 (ANI): After the Taliban ordered an indefinite ban on university education for Afghan girls, several humanitarian organizations, including Education Cannot Wait (ECW), a United Nations global, billion-dollar fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises called the Taliban authorities in Kabul to revoke their decision to suspend the university education of Afghan women.

After the Taliban ordered an indefinite ban on university education for Afghan girls, several humanitarian organizations, including Education Cannot Wait (ECW), a United Nations global, billion-dollar fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises called the Taliban authorities in Kabul to revoke their decision.

40 millions d'enfants privés d'éducation chaque année à cause de la crise climatique : derrière cette statistique rappelée par Yasmine Sherif, Directrice du fonds mondial des Nations Unies pour l’éducation dans les situations d’urgence dans un communiqué, il y a en réalité des destins brisés.

To mitigate the impacts of the cholera outbreak on learning outcomes, Education Cannot Wait (ECW) announced today US$1.5 million in First Emergency Response grant funding. The 12-month grant will be delivered by Save the Children, with implementing partners the Norwegian Refugee Council, War Child Holland and People in Need.

ADDIS ABABA, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia is experiencing one of the largest education crises globally, mainly due to internal conflict and the effects of climate change, a senior UN official has said.

"More than 3.6 million children across Ethiopia are out of school directly as a result of conflict and climate-induced disasters," said Graham Lang, chief of education at Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises established at the World Humanitarian Summit.

Le fonds mondial des Nations Unies pour l’éducation dans les situations d’urgence et de crises prolongées, "Education Cannot Wait" (L’éducation ne peut attendre), a donc annoncé une subvention de deux millions de dollars américains. S'étalant sur une durée d'un an, "la première subvention (...) permettra d’atteindre 39.000 filles et garçons qui ont besoin d’un soutien urgent", affirme l'institution. Objectif : fournir un accès à l’eau potable dans les écoles, garantir la protection des enfants, leur offrir des fournitures scolaires, et accompagner également les enseignants.