Category Archives: Aid
Aid to education falls slightly in 2017, shifts away from primary education
In 2017, aid to education totaled US$ 13.2 billion, down 2% or US$288 million compared to 2016. The figures analysed by our team show that the level of aid to education continue to stagnate, growing by only 1% per year … Continue reading
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Tagged aid, aid effectiveness, aid to education, Finance, humanitarian aid
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Remittances well exceed aid as the most important external finance source for poor countries: let’s make the most of them
Next month, the GEM Report will release the breakdown of global aid figures for education in its annual policy paper. But the signs do not look good. ‘Poorest countries bear the brunt as aid levels fall for second successive year’ … Continue reading
Aid to pre-primary education: the gap between rhetoric and reality
By Professor Pauline Rose, Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge Many donors increasingly voice their recognition of the importance of pre-primary education in their education policy, but few are matching their public … Continue reading
Over $1.7 billion committed to education at the Global Citizenship Festival
Significant strides were made to #FundEducation at the Global Citizen Festival Mandela 100’ this week, totaling just over US$ 1.7 billion. It is often said that 2019 is the year of education: SDG 4 is going to be reviewed for … Continue reading
Refugee education deserves higher priority in aid – but so do the data on it
Today at the UNICEF headquarters, as part of events marking the United Nations General Assembly week, a high-level meeting on action for refugee education is being co-led by UNHCR and Save the Children. It is giving prominence to the findings … Continue reading
Posted in Aid, data, monitoring, refugees, Refugees and displaced people, sdg, sdgs, Uncategorized
Tagged 2019 gem report, aid to education, data, migration, monitoring, refugee education, refugees, world humanitarian summit
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DFID announces continued support to the GEM Report and the UIS
By Sarah Hennell, Department for International Development (DFID), UK The UK is leading the call for 12 years of quality education for all girls and boys. But is it possible to measure the quality of education for all children? Is … Continue reading
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Tagged aid, data, development, Finance, monitoring
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If education cannot wait, then humanitarian aid needs to increase
The Global Humanitarian Assistance Report 2018 (GHA 2018) was released last week along with UNHCR’s Global Trends Report. Just as there are more people displaced than ever before, levels of humanitarian assistance are also at an all-time high. The GHA … Continue reading
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Tagged aid, aid effectiveness, aid to education, Finance, humanitarian aid
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