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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.

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.