At a GPE high-level pledging event at UN Headquarters, more than $3 billion in international financing and roughly $471 billion in domestic commitments were announced; attention now turns to converting pledges into programs and measurable learning gains.
Donors and partners announced more than $3 billion in international financing and about $471 billion in domestic commitments for education.
The pledging event was the Global Partnership for Education Multiply Possibility High-Level Pledging Event at UN Headquarters, co-hosted by Nigeria and Italy.
Nigeria’s delegation highlighted Vice President Kashim Shettima’s participation and framed the mobilisation as part of a broader push to expand access and improve learning outcomes under President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
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The Nigerian delegation described the mobilisation as a significant milestone for global education, stressing that the commitments go beyond financial contributions to reaffirm the importance of education to human capital development, economic transformation, social mobility and national prosperity. Nigeria reaffirmed its readiness to collaborate with Italy, the GPE, governments, development partners, the private sector and civil society organisations to turn the commitments into measurable and sustainable progress for the next generation. September 30, 2026 0 The scheduled execution of Christa Pike, a Tennessee woman...
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