INCHEON, South Korea, May 18, 2015 (World Bank): On the eve of the landmark World Education Forum 2015, the World Bank Group announced that it will double results-based financing for education to five billion US dollar (ca. 30 milliarder DKK) over the next five years.
The new financing is part of the Bank Group’s commitment to end extreme poverty in the world by 2030 by improving both the quality and equity (lighed) of education, so that all children are learning the skills they need to lead more prosperous lives.
More than 160 countries are meeting in South Korea this week to discuss on a new goal and framework for action on education for the next 15 years.
This will be part of the Sustainable Development Goals (dagsorden 2030) to be adopted by the United Nations in September, which will replace the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs = 2015 Målene)) coming to an end this year.
121 millioner børn går ikke i skole
Despite much progress, 121 million children around the world remain out of primary and lower secondary school.
Most of these kids are the hardest to reach, due to poverty, gender barriers, remoteness, and disability.
The new global goal for 2030 is not only to get all the remaining children in school but also make sure they are learning the literacy, math, and non-cognitive skills they need to escape extreme poverty, share in the benefits of economic growth, and drive innovation and job creation.
“The truth is that most education systems are not serving the poorest children well”, said Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group.
Og 250 millioner kan hverken læse eller skrive
“An estimated 250 million children cannot read or write – even though many have attended school for years. This is a tragedy and has serious consequences for ending extreme poverty“, Jim Yong Kim noted, adding:
“With nearly a billion people remaining trapped in extreme poverty today, sustained efforts to improve learning for children will unlock huge amounts of human potential for years to come. Better results in classrooms will help end extreme poverty.”
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