Canada is investing in immediate and sustainable programs to ensure access to quality education for children and youth in emergency and crisis situations so that no child is left behind. Canada has announced a pledge of $87.5 million over 4 years (2023 to 2026) to Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises. Click here to read more.
18, 01, 2024
“Having an inclusive policy environment is one of the first steps to ensuring refugees have access to the same learning opportunities as host country
nationals.” –... Read more
16, 02, 2023
Canada is investing in immediate and sustainable programs to ensure access to quality education for children and youth in emergency and crisis situations so that no child is left behind. Canada... Read more
22, 03, 2022
Learn about the 3rd African Girls’ Summit where more than 100 young adolescent girls and stakeholders gathered for frank discussions around the theme: Culture, Human Rights and... Read more
23, 01, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a global impact on education. The regions most affected are those with a less robust education system. This is an opportunity for governments in sub-... Read more
02, 08, 2021
Congratulations to the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) on a successful replenishment at the Global Education Summit last week. US$4 billion was pledged, putting the GPE firmly on the path... Read more
14, 06, 2021
During the recent G7 summit, Canada announced a commitment of $300 million to the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), far short of the $500 million that GRAN and other civil society... Read more
11, 03, 2021
Education is fundamental to our ability to build back a better world. The COVID-19 pandemic... Read more
07, 02, 2021
This year’s theme for Canada's International Development Week (Feb 7th-13... Read more
25, 01, 2018
Good news! Canada will double its pledge to the Global Partnership for Education to $180 million over the next three years (2018-2020). Prime Minister Trudeau announced Canada’s pledge... Read more
17, 01, 2018
The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Financing Conference is coming up in just two weeks. 43 civil society organisations, among them GRAN, have written an open letter to Prime... Read more
28, 04, 2017
64 million more children are attending primary school in 2014 compared to 2002, only one of the many ways the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) is making a difference. This week the GPE... Read more
21, 02, 2017
Canada plays a very active and important role in the work of the Global Partnership for Education (GPE). Julia Gillard, Board Chair of the GPE, reflects on her recent visit to Canada in... Read more
11, 02, 2017
GRAN Co-Chair, Hillary Elliot, joined with other Canadian CSO representatives in Ottawa this past Wednesday to meet with Julia Gillard, Chair of the Global Partnership for ... Read more
18, 11, 2015
Teachers Play a Crucial Role in Peacebuilding
Sustainable Development Goal 4 states that inclusive and equitable quality education is needed to ensure the learning of all students. Although... Read more
04, 08, 2015
This summer has been a very busy time for global education. Several high level meetings have taken place to set goals for the new sustainable development goal four of achieving inclusive,... Read more
18, 06, 2015
GRAN is keeping an eye on a critical global meeting taking place on July 13-16th. The UN Conference on Financing for Development in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia will bring... Read more
10, 06, 2015
GRAN is keeping an eye on a critical global meeting taking place on July 13-16th. The UN Conference on Financing for Development in Addis... Read more
20, 04, 2015
Apr 12, 2024
“Canada’s ongoing support for gender equality, the empowerment of women and girls, a greener economy and economic resilience in Africa is unwavering. My recent visit to Benin and the Democratic... Read more
Apr 10, 2024
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday in favour of a group of more than 2000 older women from Switzerland who had argued that their government's inadequate efforts to combat... Read more
Mar 21, 2024
Tremendous politicized hype and disinformation have been hitting the airwaves and social media lately around Canada's climate policies and, in particular, carbon pricing. Climate policies have... Read more