The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement this Friday evening regarding Denmark's intention to support education efforts in poor countries worldwide, and this is what it said:
The number of children out of school worldwide rose last year from 244 million to 250 million. The lingering effects of COVID-19, conflict, and climate change threaten to erase decades of hard-won progress in education and increase the risk that the most vulnerable children will not complete their education. Therefore, Denmark is supporting the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) with 250 million Danish kroner annually from 2022 to 2025.
The organization works to promote access to quality education for millions of children worldwide in poor and vulnerable countries, many of which are particularly hard hit by climate change. This is a particular focus.
“إن تغير المناخ يمنع الأطفال من الذهاب إلى المدرسة في أجزاء كثيرة من العالم. عندما يضرب الجفاف ويضطر الأطفال إلى مساعدة الأسرة على العمل بدلاً من إكمال التعليم، يمكن أن يتحول الأمر إلى حلقة مفرغة. يمنح التعليمُ الأطفالَ فرصة الخروج من الفقر وخلق مستقبل أفضل لأنفسهم ولأطفالهم. التعليم ضروري للغاية لخلق مجتمعات أكثر مساواة واستدامة، ولهذا السبب يجب علينا أن نستثمر في الوصول إلى التعليم الجيد”، بحسب دان يورجنسن وزير التعاون الإنمائي وسياسة المناخ العالمية.
Half of the low-income countries have seen their education budgets cut by an average of 141 TP3T since 2020. The vast majority of the world’s children who are either completely out of school or unable to read or do arithmetic despite attending school live in these countries. Additional resources are urgently needed to ensure that all children have access to a quality education. It is precisely for this reason that Denmark is supporting the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) with 250 million Danish kroner annually from 2022 to 2025, subject to the approval of the annual financial laws by the donor authorities.
About the Global Campaign for Education
The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) aims to address the global education crisis. The organization mobilizes partners and funding to help low-income countries reform their education systems, and its fund is the largest of its kind. GPE currently supports up to 90 partner countries, among other things, ensuring teacher training, integrating refugees and other marginalized groups into the school system, and investing in new and innovative teaching methods. The goal is for all children to receive at least 12 years of quality education.
The statement has ended.
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