On 26 September 2012, the UN Secretary-General launched a five-year global initiative on education. Follow us for the latest updates on the Initiative.

Joined August 2012
#SDG4.9 (4.b) - Create equal opportunities thru more scholarships for #HigherEducation #TVET #STEMed #ICT. #LearningTree #UNGA71
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SDG4.3- affordable quality technical vocational & tertiary ED 4 all women & men! #LearningTree #Agenda2030 #UNGA71
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#SDG4.2 Give all children a head start in life w/ early childhood care & learning #LearningTree #Agenda2030 #UNGA71
Lack of adequate finance was among the most significant obstacles to achieving the #Education for All goals bit.ly/1RRkbJY
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According to 2012 data only 15 countries allocated recommended 20% or more of nat’l budget to education #WhatIsSDG4
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The Fund for #EducationInEmergency goal is to reach 75 million children by 2030 #educationcannotwait.
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More boys and girls have been uprooted by crisis than at any time since 1945 -Gordon Brown #EducationCannotWait prosyn.org/dPyzjRe
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Time for youth advocates 2 provide concrete recommendations 2 achieve #GCED within #SDG agenda. @GlobalEduFirst
Discussing global citizenship education with some amazing young people @GEFI_Youth @GlobalEduFirst xitter.cf/UNDPINGO/status/725717…
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Completion rates in low income countries. Girls are still lagging behind. We should do more to help girls succeed! xitter.cf/WorldBank/status/72023…
Primary completion rates: Worldwide average: 92% Low-income boys: 70% Low-income girls: 63% ow.ly/10C8CM
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Now at @BrookingsGlobal. Discussion on role of technology in scaling quality education. #Millions Learning. LIVE: youtu.be/bqLzql37-oc
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One way of measuring #gender equality in education is to analyze how the notion is covered in authorized #textbooks bit.ly/1ShXYrl
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UN GEFI retweeted
Girls are twice as likely as boys to remain excluded from education - @UNESCOstat on.unesco.org/1L5d5CZ
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UN GEFI retweeted
.@GEMReport WIDE database: Learning gaps depending on lang. of assessment Bit.ly/MLD2016 #MotherLanguageDay
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VIDEO: Why is #education important in conflict-affected areas in Mali? ow.ly/Web1T #EveryChildCounts
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What specific recommendations does our youth #calltoaction have? Here's one. Read more: globaleducationfirst.org/556… . :)
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We were pleased to have UN Youth Envoy @AhmadAlhendawi at the closing of the youth advocacy wkshop #GCED4Peace
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