UN launches the Global Partnership for Girls’ and Women’s Education
Posted on May 26, 2011 by JRF
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris will be the headquarters for the Global Partnership for Girls’ and Women’s Education.
UNESCO estimates that two thirds of illiterate adults are women and that only one third of countries have achieved gender parity in secondary school enrollment.
“The new Global Partnership we are launching today focuses on two key points; secondary education and literacy. Both pay great dividends for individuals and society,” said Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
The theme for this partnership is “Better Life, Better Future,” and uses large corporations like Nokia, Microsoft and Apple to increase access to education.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said, “advancing the rights and opportunities of women and girls is not a marginal concern, but a central challenge of international development.”
JRF is clearly a proponent of women’s education and we look forward to hearing about the work this group is doing. What do you think?
Read the full article here.
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