Pledge for 2021-2025 replenishment
GBP430,000,000
Total contributions to GPE
US$1,391,903,684
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July 29, 2021
Record commitments secured at Summit put GPE firmly on path of raising at least $5 billion over five years.
June 13, 2021
The G7 communiqué following the summit in Carbis Bay notes strong support for the GPE financing campaign ahead of the July 28-29 Global Education Summit.
June 11, 2021
GPE welcomed a generous pledge of GBP 430 million (US$ 600 million) from the United Kingdom towards its “Raise Your Hand” financing campaign made at the G7 Summit in Cornwall.
Aid to education
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), formed in September 2020, integrates development and diplomacy in a single department. FCDO is among the largest funders of primary education in the OECD-DAC.
Girls' education - ensuring that every girl receives 12 years of quality education - is a key priority for the U.K.'s development cooperation.
“I am delighted that the UK will co-host the replenishment of the Global Partnership for Education in 2021. I urge the global community to come together, dig deep and ensure we fund their vital work to give every child the chance at an education.”
Boris Johnson
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom and GPE
The United Kingdom sits on the Performance, Impact and Learning Committee of the GPE Board.
Last updated August 06, 2021