Civil Society Groups Applaud US State Department for $5 Million Contribution to ECWSeptember 18, 2020 | | News | GCE-USWashington, D.C., September 18, 2020 – As organizations committed to making a difference in the lives of almost 80 million refugees and forcibly displaced persons around the world, we applaud the US State Department’s Bureau for Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) …

GCE-US Statement on the House FY21 State-Foreign Operations Appropriations BillJuly 2020 | | News | GCE-USJuly 2020 Washington, DC – On July 6, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs recommended that international basic education be funded at $975 million for the coming fiscal year (FY 2021) and an additional $150 million …

GCE Statement Against RacismNews | GCE-USAll human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights The Global Campaign for Education (GCE) promotes and defends Education as a Basic Human Right and strives towards achieving an equitable and quality education for all, with rights and social justice at its core. As a civil society movement, our mission is based …

International Finance Corporation Decides to Move Away from For-Profit Education InvestmentsNews | GCE-USThe World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) has set a new precedent in upholding the right to education in an official commitment to freeze investments in private for-profit pre-primary, primary, and secondary (also called “K-12”) schools. The signatory organisations applaud this landmark decision by the IFC, which …

President Trump’s Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2021 Jeopardizing Education!February 10, 2020 | | News | GCE-USFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 10, 2020 President Trump released his fiscal year (FY) 2021 budget request on February 10. The $4.8 trillion budget provides insight into Trump’s priorities for an election year and a potential second term. The Global Campaign for Education-US (GCE-US) is …

GCE-US Commends House of Foreign Affairs Committee’s Attention to Global Education News | GCE-USThe Global Campaign for Education-US (GCE-US) commends the House Foreign Affairs Committee for unanimously passing the Global Child Thrive Act of 2019 (H.R. 4864) and the Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act (H.R. 4508) out of committee on December 18, 2019. Proper interventions in child development and education are critical …

GCE-US Commends House of Foreign Affairs Committee’s Attention to Global EducationNews | GCE-USThe Global Campaign for Education-US (GCE-US) commends the House Foreign Affairs Committee for unanimously passing the Global Child Thrive Act of 2019 (H.R. 4864) and the Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act (H.R. 4508) out of committee on December 18, 2019. Proper interventions in child development and education are critical …

Statement of Appreciation for Congresswoman Nita Lowey’s LeadershipOctober 10, 2019 | | News | GCE-USWashington, DC | October 10, 2019 – The Global Campaign for Education-US (GCE-US) applauds the career-long accomplishments of Representative Nita Lowey (NY-17), who has consistently championed the universal human right to education. For more than thirty years, Rep. Lowey has recognized education as a force multiplier …

Organizations Applaud U.S. Government for $12 Million Commitment to Education Cannot WaitOctober 1, 2019 | | News | GCE-USWashington, D.C., October 1, 2019 – As world leaders gathered at last week’s United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, the U.S. Government joined other public and private donors to support education programs for children and youth around the world …