The Government of Germany announced today €50 million (approximately US$59 million) in new funding for Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises.
The new funding brings Germany’s total contributions to approximately US$137.7 million. With this new announcement, Germany becomes the second largest donor to the ECW global trust fund.
“We must not accept a global education crisis. We need to act now, because we know that in times of crisis, education can offer stability, protection and prospects for the future. And it can also have a positive impact in terms of integration and can help promote democracy and peace,” said Dr. Maria Flachsbarth, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany. “We support and endorse the multi-year resilience programmes via which ECW is strengthening the resilience of education systems worldwide. This is why ECW will also continue to be Germany’s key partner for promoting education in emergency situations and persistent crisis in the future.”
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