Julia Gillard on CNN: "Education is key to growth"

GPE media coverage - July 05, 2017 | Source: CNN International

Julia Gillard during the interview with CNN International's Christiane Amanpour. Credit: GPE/Maike Bildhauer

Before the start of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Julia Gillard was interviewed by CNN's Christiane Amanpour to discuss the crucial role that education can play to ensure long-term and sustainable development around the world. Gillard is asking world leaders to add education to the G20 agenda. Education financing is down, compared to an overall increase in total aid, but only by adequately financing education, especially for girls, will the world be more peaceful and more secure.

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Watch @cnni @camanpour interview with @JuliaGillardGPE about why #G20 leaders need to #FundEducation https://t.co/JodGjLhc6O
— Global Partnership (@GPforEducation) July 6, 2017

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