Skolegang til verdens børn

Verdens ledere mødes i disse dage for at sætte fokus på børns ret til uddannelse. Det globale topmøde foregår i Verdensbankens hovedkvarter i Washington DC.

Blandt deltagerne er FNs generalsekretær Ban Ki Moon, Verdensbankens præsident, Jim Yong Kim, Danmarks udviklingsminister, Christian Friis Bach, og ledere fra forskellige udviklingslande.

Alle er de samlet for at rette verdens opmærksomhed mod de millioner af børn verden over, der ikke går i skole. 

Håbet er, at lederne bliver enige om en handlingsplan, der kan føre til større fremskridt i forhold til FNs 2015 mål om, at alle børn sikres en grundskoleuddannelse.

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Plan International USA Acquires the Centre for Development and Population Activities

Plan International USA and the Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA) have entered into a formal asset acquisition agreement. In this innovative transaction, CEDPA will join talents and projects with Plan to strengthen existing programs and more effectively protect and promote the rights of women and children around the world.

CEDPA, an international NGO based in Washington, D.C., was one of the first organizations to focus specifically on issues relating to the development and advancement of women. For more than 37 years, CEDPA has transformed the lives of millions of women and girls, making them successful partners in the development of their countries by giving them the tools to improve their lives, and the lives of their family and community members. Program focus includes girls’ education and youth development, increasing access to lifesaving reproductive health and HIV/AIDS services, and strengthening women’s leadership.

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