22 January 2010

After a decade of progress in education, the report launched on the 19th January shows that achieving education for all is in threat due to governments’ failed commitments.  In light of the latest Global Monitoring Report 2010, the Global Campaign for Education (GCE) is demanding urgent political attention to education to make sure that we get all children to school.  Kailash Satyarthi, President of the Global Campaign for Education, joined UN Secretary General in presenting at the launch of the GMR in the UN Headquaters, New York.  “This report shows that it’s the world’s poorest children who are suffering the most from the global financial crisis.  These girls and boys, are working in factories, living in rural areas, are disabled, and disaster areas – they played no part in creating the economic crisis – it is a scandal that their futures now receive the biggest threat”, said GCE’s President Kailash Satyarthi. 

Since its establishment in 1999 the GCE has brought together national associations from over 100 countries campaigning for governments to keep education promises of free, quality, public education to all individuals.  In 2010 GCE is joining footballers, the football world and FIFA in the 1GOAL: Education for All campaign  “Government leaders must prioritise education – with the right political will, resources, and efficient funding mechanism we could see every child starting school in the next five years.”

GCE welcomes the new critical information on education, highlighting the plight of the most marginalised and giving an updated costing for the necessary to aid to education.  GCE calls on all donor countries to meet their fair share of the $16 billion needed to support the world’s poorest countries build classrooms, train and recruit teachers to provide every child with an education.