Education and Skills
World leaders: We need to save COVID-19's 'lost generation' of children
Former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and dozens of world leaders urge for 4 immediate actions to ensure every child receives an education.
Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2010, Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1997 to 2007 and as a Member of Parliament in his home county of Fife, Scotland, from 1983 to 2015.
He is the United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education and is a passionate advocate for the rights of children and believes every girl and boy deserves the opportunity of an education, learning and skills for the future. Since September 2021, he also serves as WHO Ambassador for Global Health Financing.
Gordon is Chair of the High-Level Steering Group of Education Cannot Wait, the education in emergencies fund; Chair of the Inquiry on Protecting Children in Conflict; and serves as Chair of the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity.
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Health and Healthcare Systems
Salvemos a la generación COVID
Los cierres y el distanciamiento social obligaron a las escuelas de todo el mundo a cerrar sus puertas, lo que afectó a casi 1.600 millones de niños.
Education and Skills
Saving Generation COVID
Lockdowns and social distancing forced schools all over the world to shut their doors, affecting nearly 1.6 billion children.
Education and Skills
Sauver la génération COVID
La crise d'éducation sans précédent causée par la pandémie touche à présent de plein fouet les enfants les plus pauvres.
Health and Healthcare Systems
¿Cómo podemos proteger a los pobres del mundo del coronavirus y sus efectos económicos?
Es vital que los órganos de gobierno y los bancos mundiales trabajen juntos para apoyar a los países que no pueden mantenerse a sí mismos, escriben dos antiguos líderes mundiales y dos ec...
Economic Growth
How can we protect the world’s poor from coronavirus and its economic effects?
It's vital that governing bodies and world banks work together to support the countries than are unable to support themselves, write two former world leaders and two economists.
Education and Skills
Why wait 100 years? Bridging the gap in global education
Former British PM Gordon Brown on how to close the global education gap.
Education and Skills
Too many children are unable to achieve their full potential. Here's how we can change that
Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown discusses the need for the global community to prioritize quality education.
Geographies in Depth
Why education is the key to helping refugees build new lives
Gordon Brown, former UK Prime Minister, looks at the challenges facing refugees in just one camp in Greece.
Youth Perspectives
The global youth movement is gaining momentum
Former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown discusses the power of young people in an interconnected world.
Education and Skills
How education can unlock hope for child refugees
When children are displaced, school is one of the first things to go. What can we do to provide refugees with the hope that comes from a good education?
Business
社会改革听着不像个好投资点，却能获得实实在在的回报
好的创意总是不多也总是很难达到。进步通常一点一点地累积。但是有时候一个伟大的想法，即使是非常审慎地提出的，也能彻底改变我们对可能的认识。
Business
Social reform might not sound like an exciting investment, but it can pay off - literally
A small social experiment conceived ten years ago to help 2,000 young delinquents in Peterborough, in eastern England, has paid off, explains former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
Education and Skills
Gordon Brown: we're failing to give refugee children an education
Displaced children are failing to recieve an education when they relocate, argues Gordon Brown, former UK Prime Minister.
Education and Skills
Gordon Brown: How we can build a bridge to universal education
Gordon Brown puts forward his vision for making universal education a possibility.