International Parliamentary Network for Education

A new #GEMReport & @GlobalNamati paper shows how education can strengthen trust, reduce crime and support peacebuilding. Explore the latest #WorldEducationBlog: bit.ly/3RCu1tb #LearnForJustice #PowerofLearning

This afternoon I began my engagements at the @TheEWF , the largest gathering of Education Ministers in the world. I participated in the Cambridge University Ministerial Dialogue on “The Leadership Effect: Forging Talent for Africa’s Growth”. I shared South Africa’s focus on building Strong Foundations for Strong Futures to unlock opportunity, skills and prosperity for every child. 🇿🇦📚

Foreign Office unit tracking Israel’s potential breaches of international law closed. This is a dark day for justice, and I fear will have considerable repercussions @CommonsIDC theguardian.com/politics/2026/…

Today, on World Book and Copyright Day, we celebrate the power of books to connect generations, cultures and widen one’s imagination. Reading is the foundation of all learning. When we strengthen literacy from the earliest years, we give children the tools to think critically, imagine boldly and succeed in school and in life. Books open minds, widen horizons and unlock possibility. That is why building a nation of readers must start early, and it must involve all of us; parents, caregivers, teachers and communities alike. Let us continue to place books in the hands of children and nurture a love of reading, one book, one child and one story at a time. #WorldBookandCopyrightDay

@GPECEO @mof_sl @ConradOSackey @JuliusMaadaBio @GPforEducation Sierra Leone shows how much political leadership for education can achieve! Thank you for all your work.

Great to see @mof_sl Minister Bangura and @ConradOSackey for the first time since President @JuliusMaadaBio became @GPforEducation Champion for Sustainable Finance. Sierra Leone's leadership and concrete action for education and children is an inspiration. #MultiplyPossibility

Kenya’s primary completion rate rose to 87% in 2023. Progress is real, but reaching the last mile is essential. The new Spotlight country report by @EduMinKenya, @KEMI_KENYA & #GEMReport outlines key actions to strengthen instructional leadership in Kenya: bit.ly/2025spotlight-…

This week, world leaders are in Washington to talk finance and international development. We have one message for them: Work together to fund education. Join MPs around the world calling for international cooperation for education: go.ipned.org/5adyzd #SpringMeetings #IMF

Fewer than 5 years remain to reach 2030. Yet 273 million children and youth are still out of school. Time is running out. But the idea that progress is not possible no longer holds. Across the world, countries are already showing that access can expand at scale, when equity is prioritized and policies are sustained over time. Their stories remind us: progress only counts if it reaches those still left behind. Because every education story matters. #YourStoryCounts. Join @EliudKipchoge, @pledis_17 #SEVENTEEN and Claire Danes in sharing yours! 🔗 Explore what works in the 2026 @GEMReport: unesco.org/gem-report/en/… #GEMReport

Our email subscribers have just received a special edition on #FoundationalLearning. Here's what you missed: - Africa's first foundational learning conference - the evidence on foundational skills - why numeracy matters Subscribe here: eepurl.com/hd7WAj

📣 It's not too late to submit your evidence and findings to the What Works Hub for Global Education Conference 2026! Our Call for Submissions closes at 11:59pm BST today, 8 April. ➡️ Submit your findings: buff.ly/fLJymJ0

Cutting corners won’t fix a learning crisis. Countries need more and better‑used education money and to invest it in approaches that reliably improve reading and basic skills. Learn how: wrld.bg/jsKU50YflcO

#ECW Mission to #Lebanon In🇱🇧, schools are no longer just places of learning – many are now shelters. ECW's @MaysaJalbout reaffirmed ECW’s commitment, announcing emergency funding & calling for support – 🆕funding will help 150K children resume learning & protect their future.

This week, @IPNEducation's @J_NhanOreilly opened an education session at @sadcpf with a presentation on foundational learning. Read more about how he asked MPs from 16 countries to make changes for education: go.ipned.org/ep1774 #FoundationalLearning

The IPNEd monthly education newsletter has just gone out to subscribers. In this edition: - ending child marriage in Tanzania - gender apartheid in Afghanistan - digital violence in the Philippines - MPs protest aid cuts in the UK Subscribe here: eepurl.com/hd7WAj

Since 2000, global enrolment increased by 30% in primary and secondary education, reaching 1.4 billion learners in 2024. It also grew by 45% in pre-primary and 161% in post-secondary education. More in the 2026 @UNESCO #GEMReport: bit.ly/gemreport2026 #YourStoryCounts

Imagine the shock of learning your classmates have altered your photos to create explicit content. MP and @IPNEducation member @sarahelago writes about how digital violence is damaging girls’ access to education: go.ipned.org/3y4enl @Diplomat_APAC #InternationalWomensDay

El Salvador is transforming education with a $12M GPE Multiplier grant, leveraging $160M from @the_IDB to improve learning for 850,000 students. 👉 Expanding early education, training 30,000 teachers and helping children with disabilities. #FundEducation #MultiplyPossibility

Aid cuts aren't just numbers on a spreadsheet. They change lives and cancel opportunities. Read about the impact of global education cuts, in the words of the teachers and students who feel them most 👇 eiehub.org/news/policy-br…

Pleased to be @UNESCO for the launch of the 2026 @GEMReport on access and equity, the first of three as we #CountdownTo2030. The key message of the report is that we have made remarkable progress in expanding educational access, but progress is slowing.

🔴 WE ARE LIVE! Join the launch of @UNESCO’s 2026 @GEMReport — Access and Equity. Tune in as experts and ministers discuss how to make #Education truly accessible for all. #YourStoryCounts #GEMReport Watch here👇 twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…