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GIRLS' EDUCATION - UN SPECIAL ENVOY
ON EDUCATION
October 23, 2012 By Mike
Kelleher
Gordon
Brown, the UN Special Envoy for Global Education, today posted
his plans to
promote girls’ education, in the wake of the tragic shooting of Malala
Yousafzai, a school girl in Pakistan. We excerpt the post below and have
linked to the whole article.
The
Global Partnership for Education (GPE) is strongly committed to making sure
that every girl (and boy) can get a good quality education. GPE is
collaborating with Gordon Brown’s office, UNICEF, UNESCO and others to help
promote the UN Secretary General’s Education
First initiative,
which aims to help every girl and boy get a quality education.
In
addition, as outlined in GPE partners’ 3-year Strategic
Plan, we are
actively working toward the goal of having “All girls in GPE-endorsed countries
successfully complete primary school and go to secondary school in a safe,
supportive learning environment.”
Please
read our Strategic Plan and get
involved in
our efforts to help girls and boys learn and grow.
Gordon
Brown: Stand With Malala on November 10th
Posted in the Huffington Post
“The world
is encouraged as Malala Yousafzai continues her fight since being shot in the
head by the Taliban simply because she wanted to go to school. This weekend
when she stood up for the first time since being laid low by the dreadful
attack, the world witnessed her standing up for 32 million girls around the
world who are denied daily their right to go to a classroom and learn.
That is why
we are declaring November 10th a global day of action for Malala and 32 million
girls more. On that day, one month following the assassination attempt, as UN
Special Envoy for Global Education, I will travel to Pakistan to deliver to
President Zardari our million-plus petition to make education
a reality for all Pakistani children. We will let the world know that we will
no longer accept keeping girls out of school. You can find out more and sign
the petition by visiting www.iammalala.org.”