Seven of the G8 nations cheap out on world education promises
Promises, promises!
At a meeting in Senegal’s capital Dakar in
2000, governments from 164 countries agreed on goals including the provision of
good quality, free primary education for all and a 50 percent improvement in
adult literacy by the middle of next
decade.
Half way to that deadline, the world’s richest nations are failing to live up to pledges to help the poorest and the goals remain elusive…”At current performance rates, close to a billion people won’t receive education in their lifetime, let alone in the next seven years as promised,” said Nelida Cespedes, a GCE board member from Peru…
“The biggest blame has to be laid at the door of the G8. Despite repeated promises, only one — the United Kingdom — is almost living up to its promises,” Lucia Fry, GCE policy adviser, told Reuters…
The United States ranked bottom for giving less than $1 per capita per year in aid spending for basic education, compared to about $15 per person in the United Kingdom, Fry said.
Industrial nations that robbed the rest of the world of resources talk a good game about responsibility. When it comes to funding prior commitments, most of them can’t find their wallets.
Half way to that deadline, the world’s richest nations are failing to live up to pledges to help the poorest and the goals remain elusive…”At current performance rates, close to a billion people won’t receive education in their lifetime, let alone in the next seven years as promised,” said Nelida Cespedes, a GCE board member from Peru…
“The biggest blame has to be laid at the door of the G8. Despite repeated promises, only one — the United Kingdom — is almost living up to its promises,” Lucia Fry, GCE policy adviser, told Reuters…
The United States ranked bottom for giving less than $1 per capita per year in aid spending for basic education, compared to about $15 per person in the United Kingdom, Fry said.
Industrial nations that robbed the rest of the world of resources talk a good game about responsibility. When it comes to funding prior commitments, most of them can’t find their wallets.
Posted: Thu - December 13, 2007 at 06:55 AM