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Education Cannot Wait (ECW) announced today US$40 million in additional funding to extend its Multi-Year Resilience Programme in the Central Africa Republic.

NEW YORK, Dec 23 2022 - Education Cannot Wait stands in solidarity with every girl and woman in Afghanistan. Each one has an inherent human right to education. We also stand in solidarity with every Afghan father, brother, husband and son, suffering the pain of seeing their daughter, sister, wife and mother brutally denied their right to an education.

1.5 million children are at risk of being out of school due to drought in Kenya. This figure comes on top of the 1.9 million children already out of school in arid and semi-arid regions of the country.

This situation is due to the historic drought affecting East Africa, said Wednesday "Education Cannot Wait", the United Nations global fund for education in situations Emergency and Protracted Crises, which announced a grant of two million US dollars.

1,5 millions d’enfants risquent d’être déscolarisés à cause de la sécheresse au Kenya. Ce chiffre vient s’ajouter aux 1,9 million d’enfants déjà déscolarisés dans les régions arides et semi-arides du pays.

Cette situation est due à la sécheresse historique qui touche l’Afrique de l’Est, a indiqué mercredi « Education Cannot Wait » (« L’éducation ne peut attendre »), le fonds mondial des Nations Unies pour l’éducation dans les situations d’urgence et de crises prolongées, qui a annoncé une subvention de deux millions de dollars américain.

Through a program delivered by UNICEF with funding from Education Cannot Wait, a blind teacher is helping refugee kids realize their dreams.

"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.

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.

"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 United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises established at the World Humanitarian Summit.

Education Cannot Wait-funded programmes delivered by UNICEF are improving access to education in Mali and helping displaced children to realize their dreams.

The worst drought in 40 years is putting millions of children at risk in Kenya. To respond to the crisis, Education Cannot Wait (ECW) announced today a new US$2 million First Emergency Response grant.

"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 UN's global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises established at the World Humanitarian Summit.

MUMBAI, India, Dec. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Harmony Foundation awarded Education Cannot Wait – the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies – with its prestigious Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice at its Annual Awards Ceremony today in Mumbai, India.