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The Prime Minister set out early his intention to ensure that girls’ education was at the heart of the UK’s G7 Presidency. With more than 130 million girls out of school before the pandemic and up to 20 million girls at risk of not returning to school once they reopen after COVID-19, this focus was not only welcome but urgently needed.

In the summer of 2020, just a few months after the COVID-19 pandemic had spread around an under-prepared world, a group of girls’ education activists, researchers and practitioners came together to review the situation and share their initial responses to school closures in South Asia.

“Where are the girls?” It’s a question that is asked too much when stepping into classrooms around the world. And the further up the school years we go, the more the question bounces around an echo chamber.

We are collectively experiencing the worst education crisis in our generation. For many vulnerable children, the likelihood of  their return to learning is questionable without targeted and intentional support at community, state and  national levels.  
 

While today -- on World Teachers’ Day -- the international community celebrates the incredible work of teachers, we must also reflect on the challenges they face and recognize our collective responsibility to provide teachers with the support they deserve. 

A joint initial reaction to the 29 September 2021 report by the High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement. The report recognises education as a key pillar for durable solutions, but it misses the opportunity to include specific recommendations on education for member states and donors.

This call to action, endorsed by 51 civil society organizations urges the governments of the G20 to commission the relevant UN agencies to develop, fund, and implement a plan to protect and promote education for Afghan children, especially girls and people with disabilities, both in Afghanistan and those who have fled their country seeking protection.

It is time to update the INEE Minimum Standards. And we are pleased to invite you to take part in this process!

Today, on the International Day to Protect Education from Attack, The Alliance and INEE are calling for increased global attention and action to prevent deliberate attacks on education and to ensure schools are safe and protective environments where all children and young people can learn and thrive without fear.

With heavy hearts, we are hearing every day from INEE members about tragic events that threaten lives, livelihoods, and the fundamental human right to education. More than ever, we stand with those whose rights are threatened and denied.