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Global Education First Initiative: An Initiative of the United Nations Secretary-General
Place of publication | Year of publication | Collation: 
New York | 2012 | 36p
Corporate author: 
UN Secretary-General, 2007- (Ban, Ki-moon)
Region: 
Global

The United Nations Secretary-General launched the five-year Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) in September 2012 to accelerate progress towards the Education for All goals and the education-related Millennium Development Goals. The Initiative aims to: Rally together a broad spectrum of actors for the final push to 2015; Put quality, relevant and transformative education at the heart of the social, political and development agendas; Generate additional and sufficient funding for education through sustained global advocacy efforts. This initiative outlined the three priority areas; Put every child in school, Improve the quality of learning, and Fostering global citizenship.

Resource Type: 
International normative instruments / policy and advocacy documents
Theme: 
Civic / Citizenship / Democracy
Human rights
Globalisation and social justice / International understanding
Keywords: 
universal education
educational quality
civic education
international education