Category Archives: Donors

Education for All: Three New Year’s wishes

Posted on 5 January 2012 by Pauline Rose

By Pauline Rose, director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report As the 2015 deadline for the Education for All goals fast approaches – and the global economic crisis threatens to slow progress – here are the three things … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid, Basic education, Donors, Economic growth, Employment, Equality, Equity, Governance, Group of 20, Innovative financing, Literacy, Marginalization, Millennium Development Goals, Out-of-school children, Skills, Youth | 7 Comments

Education in the spotlight in 2011

Posted on 23 December 2011 by Pauline Rose

By Pauline Rose, director of the Education for all Global Monitoring Report The Arab Spring, South Sudan’s long-awaited independence and the world’s 7 billionth baby featured in our top 10 blog posts for 2011, which highlighted key messages of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Aid, Arab States, Asia, Basic education, Conflict, Developed countries, Developing countries, Donors, Equality, Equity, Governance, Marginalization, Millennium Development Goals, Refugees and displaced people, Skills, Training, Youth | 1 Comment

Beyond Busan 3: What management, for which results?

Posted on 29 November 2011 by Manos Antoninis

By Manos Antoninis, senior policy analyst, Education for All Global Monitoring Report The inclusion of “managing for results” as one of the pillars of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness signalled strongly the need to turn a page in development … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid, Developing countries, Donors, Finance, Governance | 5 Comments

Beyond Busan 2: Should imputed student costs and scholarships be counted as aid?

Posted on 28 November 2011 by Elise Legault

By Elise Legault, research officer, Education for All Global Monitoring Report team Aid analyses by the Education for All Global Monitoring Report tend to put greater emphasis on basic education than on the whole sector. One reason is that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid, Basic education, Developing countries, Donors, Finance, Governance, Millennium Development Goals, Post-secondary education, Secondary school | Tagged | 3 Comments

Beyond Busan 1: Will “new partnerships” with BRICs and the private sector help get all children into school?

Posted on 26 November 2011 by Pauline Rose

By Pauline Rose, director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report The 2,000 aid policy makers gathering at the 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, South Korea, could offer renewed hope for the 67 million children … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid, Basic education, Developing countries, Donors, Group of 20, Innovative financing, Marginalization, Millennium Development Goals, Out-of-school children | 5 Comments

G20 leaders need to speak out for education and skills

Posted on 14 November 2011 by Pauline Rose

By Pauline Rose, director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report With the deadline for the Millennium Development Goals and the Education for All goals just four years away, some questions about the future of global development efforts are … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid, Developing countries, Donors, Economic growth, Employment, Finance, Governance, Group of 20, Innovative financing, Millennium Development Goals, Skills, Training, Youth | 5 Comments

More money needed to get all children into school by 2015

Posted on 4 November 2011 by Pauline Rose

A major event in Copenhagen next week could make a crucial difference for the 67 million children around the world who are still not enrolled at school. Representatives of developing country governments, bilateral and multilateral agencies, civil society organizations and … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Aid, Asia, Basic education, Developing countries, Donors, Finance, Innovative financing, Out-of-school children | 13 Comments

What’s in a name? Rebranding the EFA Fast Track Initiative

Posted on 28 September 2011 by Pauline Rose

Français | Español By Pauline Rose, director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report While world leaders were gathering at the United Nations General Assembly in New York last week, an event on the sidelines signalled a change that … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Aid, Basic education, Conflict, Developing countries, Donors, Finance, Governance, Innovative financing, Millennium Development Goals, Out-of-school children | 2 Comments

Education in Somalia needs help urgently, agencies say

Posted on 19 August 2011 by Andrew Johnston

A group of 14 agencies and non-government organizations led by UNICEF and Save the Children has exposed the devastating effect of conflict, drought and famine on education in Somalia. Urgent action and funding is needed to prevent the situation worsening … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Aid, Basic education, Conflict, Donors, Famine, Human rights, Out-of-school children, Refugees and displaced people | 6 Comments

When we talk about youth, we need to talk about skills

Posted on 3 August 2011 by Andrew Johnston

Français | Español When the United Nations kicked off a year celebrating youth empowerment 12 months ago, no one could have predicted that young people would soon rise up across the Arab world, overthrowing leaders in Tunisia and Egypt. The leaders of … Continue reading →

Posted in Arab States, Developed countries, Developing countries, Donors, Economic growth, Employment, Skills, Training, Youth | Tagged | 7 Comments