Five things you need to know this week about global education (May 07, 2021)
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Theirworld: G7 countries failing the next generation
Theirworld has accused the G7 countries of failing to support efforts to get vulnerable children back into school in the wake of the pandemic.
A joint statement from Theirworld President Justin van Fleet and Chair Sarah Brown said world leaders were poised to miss a once-in-a-century opportunity to invest in the next generation .
Foreign and development ministers met in London this week ahead of the UK-hosted G7 summit next month. They committed to support a target of getting 40 million more girls into school and 20 million more girls reading at age of 10 in low and lower middle-income countries by 2026.
Italy supports WFP school meals programme in Lebanon
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BEIRUT – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) received a generous €1 million contribution from the Italian Cooperation in support of its school meals program. As schools remain closed in Lebanon, WFP is providing monthly assistance in the form of food parcels for nearly 133,000 vulnerable people.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, schools in Lebanon have been closed since 29 February 2020. Upon consultation with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MEHE), WFP adjusted its school meals programme to providing monthly family food parcels. This replaces traditional daily in-school snacks and ensures that children and their families continue to get access to food which frees up families’ limited income so they can afford necessities.
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NNA - Lebanon is currently affected by multiple crises which are deteriorating the social fabric amid rising poverty, hyperinflation, loss of jobs, rising food insecurity, and communal tensions. The Italian Cooperation has increased funding for social assistance interventions to alleviate the impact of the crises in affected communities through cash transfer programs.
The financial contribution of 2,875,000 euros to WFP makes possible the provision of cash for food to vulnerable Lebanese beneficiaries of the government-led National Poverty Targeting Programme (NPTP). WFP will support more than 19.000 vulnerable Lebanese for a period of 6 months through food e-cards that can be used in 470 shops throughout Lebanon. Lebanon s economic crisis is pushing more fami