Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Somalia Join the Global Partnership for Education

Announcements - July 10, 2012

Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Somalia have been welcomed as the newest members of the Global Partnership for Education, bringing the number of GPE developing country partners to 49.

Sudan will join the Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Central Asia Board of Director constituency, DRC will join the Africa 2 constituency, and Somalia will join the Africa 1 constituency.

Somalia is the first country to join the Global Partnership as a result of the federal states decision taken in Berlin last month.

Focus areas: Basic education, Financing

Regions and countries: Sub-Saharan Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo, Federal Republic of Somalia, Sudan

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