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An Opening in the Fight to Educate Afghan Girls
… It has now been over two years since the United States military ended its decades-long war in …
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… with governments, like the European Union and its members, United Kingdom, Canada, USA, UN agencies, like UNICEF, UNESCO, …
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… Cannot Wait Executive Director Yasmine Sherif at the United Nations in New York. During the launch, Lisovyi and … education in emergencies and protracted crises within the United Nations. This is the largest humanitarian crisis …
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… 2017 after working for 25 years as a senior leader in the United Nations. Minister Kaag went to university in Utrecht, … the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs before joining the United Nations in 1994. A well-informed leader, Minister Kaag …
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… trapped in emergencies and crises Gordon Brown, the United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education, speaking at the United Nation headquarters in New York said: “I am here today …
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… the NGOs state that ahead of the COP28 meetings in the United Arab Emirates, an Australian investment in ECW would …
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… education in emergencies and protracted crises within the United Nations, is launching the second phase of its … several leading Afghan women activists. “The world must unite behind Afghan girls. The denial of the right to a …
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… of tomorrow. So many are being left behind. We must unite in our efforts to ensure girls everywhere can access …
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… or sisters can help them learn and develop. As the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and …
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… Yasmine Sherif, Director of Education Cannot Wait, the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and …
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Press release
… Yasmine Sherif, Director of Education Cannot Wait, the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and …
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Director's corner
… of education – their inherent human right. As the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and …
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… community must urgently step-up direct funding through United Nations agencies and NGOs to provide Afghan girls & … on the table. During my mission to Afghanistan, I met with United Nations (UN) agencies and international and national …
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… Yasmine Sherif, Director of Education Cannot Wait, the United Nations’ global fund for education in emergencies. …
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… denied the fundamental right to education.” The world must unite behind the girls of Afghanistan. Share …
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… (GCPEA) . The report is launched ahead of the first ever United Nations International Day to Protect Education from …
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… Yasmine Sherif, Director of Education Cannot Wait – the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and …
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… this World Teachers’ Day, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and …
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