In a personal capacity, the Danish Finance Minister will
initiate global dialogues to mobilize political leadership,
activate the private sector and create new financing mechanisms to
deliver education in emergencies and protracted crises.
WASHINGTON, April 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- At this
week's Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and International
Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C., Senior Danish politician
Nicolai Wammen announced that he
would join Education Cannot Wait (ECW), as a Global Champion. Mr.
Wammen will provide invaluable support in advancing global
conversations on mobilizing political leadership and promoting new
and innovative sources of financing particularly with the private
sector.
Mr. Wammen is the Finance Minister of Denmark and will serve in his personal
capacity as Global Champion for Education Cannot Wait (ECW). His
two-year engagement with Education Cannot Wait will focus on
increasing global investments for education in emergencies and
protracted crises. By lending his personal voice and vast
wealth of political experience, Mr. Wammen's advocacy will
specifically focus on activating new partnerships across a broad
range of strategic private sector partners and identifying
promising and viable global financing mechanisms to increase
the volume and impact of financing for education. Mr. Wammen will
not receive any salary for his new role.
"I am honoured to join the important work of Education Cannot
Wait (ECW) as a Global Champion, and I look forward to supporting
the global efforts to ensure that no child or young person is left
behind. Too many children in developing countries are not
enrolled in school and have no access to education. We must
give all children the opportunity to transform their lives and
communities, by giving them the quality education they deserve,"
said Nicolai Wammen, Global
Champion for Education Cannot Wait (ECW) and Finance Minister
of Denmark.
"We believe that Nicolai Wammen's
political experience, recognition and convening power will make him
a strong Global Champion to support ECW's strategic plan
to mobilize US$1.5 billion over the
next two years to reach 20 million crisis-affected
children. Worldwide, more than 224 million children impacted
by armed conflict, forced displacement, climate change and other
protracted crises are in urgent need of education support. In his
capacity as a Global Champion, Mr. Wammen will help us to bring
together more resources to deliver on the Sustainable Development
Goals, including our commitment to provide education for all by
2030," said The Rt. Hon. Gordon
Brown, UN Special Envoy for Global Education and Chair of
the ECW High-Level Steering Group.
"The number of crisis-impacted children worldwide has grown from
around 75 million when ECW first started operations in 2017, to
more than 224 million today. With the tireless advocacy of global
leaders like Nicolai Wammen, we can
unlock further private sector funding and provide these girls and
boys with safe places to learn, grow and thrive. This is our
investment in sustainable economic growth, global security and
universal human rights," said Yasmine
Sherif, Executive Director of Education Cannot
Wait.
Without safe learning environments, children face grave risks of
forced recruitment into armed groups, abuse, gender-based violence,
child marriage and other human rights violations. The United
Nations indicates that without additional support, 85 million
children will be out of school in 2030, and around 300 million will
lack basic numeracy and literacy skills – more than the total
populations of Germany,
France, Italy and the United
Kingdom combined.
While overall funding for education has increased, low and
middle-income countries face a US$100
billion annual financing gap to reach their education
targets, according to the United Nations. Education Cannot Wait
(ECW), as the global fund for education in emergencies and
protracted crises within the United Nations, has already reached 9
million girls and boys with quality holistic education.
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