The Leaders of the G7, recognizing that gender equality is fundamental for the fulfillment of human rights, commit to:

• Close the gap in access to education during conflict and crisis, and for refugees and the internally displaced, both inside and outside camps by working to reduce the time that conflict and crisis situations keep children and youth, especially girls, out of school
• Improve coordination between humanitarian assistance and development cooperation by partnering with key humanitarian and development organizations such as the Global Partnership for Education and Education Cannot Wait to ensure commitment to gender equality

They will also continue to strengthen efforts to dismantle the barriers to girls’ and women’s education in developing countries with investments that will support global actions to:

• Prepare women for the jobs of the future
• Improve sex- and age-disaggregated data and accountability
• Encourage governments to ensure continuity of education for all 
• Support innovative education delivery
• Increase access to at least 12 years of safe and quality education that promotes gender equality 
• Remove barriers to gender equality and to quality primary and secondary education

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