Even amid a humanitarian crisis, education cannot wait

GPE media coverage - May 27, 2016 | Source: Government News

Ecole Nationale Charles Belair (public school) in Fond Verrette. Credit: GPE/Chantal Rigaud

The U.S. government supports the recently launched Education Cannot Wait fund. The fund is championed by the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Education Gordon Brown, Chair of the GPE Board, Julia Gillard, UNICEF's Executive Director Anthony Lake, the U.S. Government and other donors.

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Focus areas: Education in crisis situations

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