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In this podcast episode, we're joined by Yasmine Sherif, the Director of Education Cannot Wait (ECW), as she discussed the importance of quality education in crisis situations.

As a human rights lawyer with extensive field experience, Yasmine highlights the challenges of delivering education to the 222 million children lacking access today. Yasmine highlighted ECW's holistic approach to addressing this crisis, their hands-on experiences in places like Democratic Republic of Congo and Cox's Bazar, and the triumphs seen from strategic partnerships and programme investment, like in Colombia and Uganda.

Paris, New York | May 23, 2023 - Today Global Citizen, the world’s leading international advocacy organization on a mission to end extreme poverty NOW, announced its return to the iconic Champ de Mars in Paris on Thursday, June 22 with ‘Power Our Planet: Live in Paris’. A free, ticketed event, ‘Power Our Planet: Live in Paris’ will feature performances from Lenny Kravitz, Billie Eilish, H.E.R., Jon Batiste and special guests Ben Harper, FINNEAS, and Mosimann to drive commitments from world leaders and the private sector to confront the climate crisis head on. 

Under the high patronage of Mr. Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, ‘Power Our Planet: Live in Paris’ will rally global leaders attending the New Financial Pact Summit, chaired by President Macron. The Power Our Planet campaign, which is co-chaired by Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados, is calling for a seismic shift in the way the world’s financial systems work to give the world’s poor and developing nations access to the financing they urgently need to quicken their transition to clean energy, strengthen their resilience against natural disasters, and address their most urgent needs.

As unprecedentedly fierce armed battles play out on the streets of Khartoum, more than 600 people are dead, thousands injured, and over 1 million displaced.

The fighting, which broke out suddenly on April 15, 2023, between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and Sundanese Armed Forces, is Sudan’s third internal war – and has exacerbated the humanitarian crisis the region was already facing.

NAIROBI & NEW YORK, May 22 2023 – As unprecedentedly fierce armed battles play out on the streets of Khartoum, more than 600 people are dead, thousands injured, and over 1 million displaced. 

The fighting, which broke out suddenly on April 15, 2023, between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and Sundanese Armed Forces, is Sudan’s third internal war – and has exacerbated the humanitarian crisis the region was already facing.

NAIROBI & NEW YORK, May 22 (IPS) – As unprecedentedly fierce armed battles play out on the streets of Khartoum, more than 600 people are dead, thousands injured, and over 1 million displaced.

The fighting, which broke out suddenly on April 15, 2023, between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and Sundanese Armed Forces, is Sudan’s third internal war – and has exacerbated the humanitarian crisis the region was already facing.

The United Nations Children’s Fund recently said Sudan’s war has displaced at least 450,000 children from their homes, with tens of thousands fleeing into neighboring countries. Aid groups say these refugee children are being deprived of education, without which they are at higher risk for exploitation, child marriage and recruitment into armed groups. Henry Wilkins has more on the story from Borota, Chad, near the border with Sudan.

The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) welcomes G7 leaders' renewed commitment to prioritize education as a driver of growth, recovery and stability and acknowledges Japan and Transforming Education Champion Prime Minister Kishida's leadership to ensure education remained on the political agenda of the G7 this year.

The G7 leaders' communique calls for "ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education, including vocational education, and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all to build resilient, just and prospering societies."

Under the ‘strengthening institutional education information systems for data driven Education in Emergencies (EIE) and resilience to crises project’, funded by Education Cannot Wait (ECW), UNESCO Juba office supported the Ministry of General Education and Instruction (MOGEI) in strengthening their data systems and progress towards a more capable integrated platform through facilitating a study visit (peer to peer learning visit) to Rwanda Ministry of Education at the end of March, 2023.

日本の21の教育分野の国際協力NGOで構成する教育協力NGOネットワーク（JNNE）は、G7広島首脳宣言を以下の５点に関して歓迎します。
【1】最近の危機が、特に女子や最も脆弱な状況に置かれている子どもと若者の教育へのアクセスを減少させ、学習危機を助長していることに言及し、レジリエントで、公正かつ繁栄した社会を構築するために、すべての人の包摂的かつ衡平な質の高い教育の保障、生涯学習機会の促進を進展させることにコミットしたこと。

Education Cannot Wait (ECW) has announced a $4.1 million (Shs 15.3 billion) grant in response to Uganda’s evolving and escalating influx of refugees. The 12-month grant will be delivered by UNHCR and Save the Children and reach out to over130,000 children and adolescents in the areas of Uganda that have been most affected by recent influxes of refugees, including Nakivale, Rwamwanja, Palabek and Rhino Camp.The new investment aligns closely with the Government of Uganda’s Education Response Plan for Refugees and Host Communities. 

Au cours de l'année écoulée, marquée par une série de bouleversements liés à la COVID-19, le visage de l'éducation mondiale a considérablement changé. 

Au lieu d'apprendre de nouvelles choses, de socialiser avec leurs pairs et de préparer leur avenir, les enfants ont dû faire face à l'impact de la COVID-19 sur l'éducation. Parmi ces effets, citons la baisse de la fréquentation des établissements scolaires, l'augmentation des taux de décrochage scolaire et la diminution du financement mondial. L'éducation telle que nous l'avons connue a été bouleversée par la pandémie de coronavirus.

Les guerres, les conflits et les crises confrontent les femmes et les filles à une crainte bien réelle : celle que leur sécurité et leurs droits fondamentaux soient la dernière des priorités au milieu de la violence. On s'attend à ce que la guerre actuelle en Ukraine nuise aux femmes et aux filles bien plus qu'à toute autre population, tant à court qu'à long terme.