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International Parliamentary Network for Education
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Mobilising political leadership to deliver inclusive and equitable quality education and learning opportunities for all. #SDG4

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Just over a year ago, @ungeneva.bsky.social agreed the Pact for the Future—a new commitment for countries to work together. We need multilateralism to make quality education for all a reality.

📢 go.ipned.org/b297pj

#PoliticalLeadershipForEducation #SDG4 #EducationDay
We are here to bring multilateralism back from the brink and renew international cooperation and commitment to achieving sustainable development. Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General.
January 23, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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Read David Miliband, CEO of @rescue.org, on why aid and international cooperation remain vital to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

🎤 go.ipned.org/hefr2m

#SDG4 #CooperationForEducation #FundEducation #IDE2026 #EducationDay #PoliticalLeadershipForEducation
"Aid saves lives, but it takes politics to make development possible." David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, Former UK Foreign Secretary.
January 22, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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International cooperation is still vital to solving global challenges.

Our MP-led statement aims to build political support for renewed co-operation and solidarity for education.

Find out more, and if you’re an MP, sign up 👉 go.ipned.org/5adyzd

#CooperationForEducation #FundEducation #IDE2026
January 19, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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“Just 2.5 days’ worth of annual military spending equals the amount going on aid to education per year.”

Read @gemreport.bsky.social Chair Jutta Urpilainen's call to fund education

👉 moderndiplomacy.eu/2025/07/01/a...

#CooperationForEducation #FundEducation #IDE2026 #EducationDay
The question is not whether we can afford to properly fund education globally. It is whether we can afford not to. Jutta Urpilainen, Chair of the GEM Report Advisory Board and former EU Commissioner
January 16, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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In some low-income countries, external funding makes up 20-40% of the entire education system. But this funding is at risk.

Find out more from @wwhglobaled.bsky.social on the need to protect #FinancingForLearning

👉 go.ipned.org/jhbu5v

#FundEducation #PoliticalLeadershipForEducation
Global aid for basic education could fall 33% by 2026 - What Works Hub for Global Education
January 15, 2026 at 11:13 AM
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Writing in @unesco.org @gemreport.bsky.social, Harry Kamboni MP explains how Zambia's #FoundationalLearning inquiry will improve learning, and calls on MPs everywhere to ensure #EveryChildLearns

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#BornToLearn #LearningChangesEverything
Our inquiry into the state of foundational learning will be crucial to developing a shared understanding of the problem and ensuring cross-party support for a national effort to improve learning outcomes, says Harry Kamboni MP, Chair of the Committee on Education, Science & Technology, National Assembly of Zambia
January 14, 2026 at 11:35 AM
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The global challenge of quality education for all requires cooperation and solidarity.

Join us on January 22 to mark @ungeneva.bsky.social #EducationDay and the launch of our campaign to renew international #CooperationForEducation.

👉 go.ipned.org/ide-event

#FundEducation #IDE2026
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January 12, 2026 at 10:52 AM
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📢NEW MEMBER

We are delighted to announce that Dr. Sudhakar Keshavreddy, Member of Parliament of India, has joined
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Thank you for your #PoliticalLeadershipForEducation and welcome to the Network!
December 19, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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📢NEW MEMBER
We are delighted to announce that Hon Dick Oyugi Maungu, Member of the National Assembly of Kenya, has joined
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Thank you for your #PoliticalLeadershipForEducation and welcome to the Network!
December 15, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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📢NEW MEMBER
We are delighted to announce that Bartoo Phylis Jepkemoi, Member of the National Assembly of Kenya, has joined
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Thank you for your #PoliticalLeadershipForEducation and welcome to the Network!
December 12, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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📢NEW MEMBER
We are delighted to announce that Mary Emaase Otucho, Member of the National Assembly of Kenya, has joined
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Thank you for your #PoliticalLeadershipForEducation and welcome to the Network!
December 4, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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📢NEW MEMBER
We are delighted to announce that Makame Hasnuu Abdulla, Member of the East African Legislative Assembly has joined International Parliamentary Network for Education.

Thank you for your #PoliticalLeadershipForEducation and welcome to the Network!
November 17, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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📢NEW MEMBER
We are delighted to announce that Hesha Withanage, Member of Parliament of Sri Lanka, has joined @ipned.bsky.social.

Thank you for your #PoliticalLeadershipForEducation and welcome to the Network!
November 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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MPs warn UK education aid cuts threaten global stability. Debate highlights 83% drop in education ODA since 2016, risking classrooms & futures worldwide. APPG calls this a “false choice” vs defence & diplomacy.

Read more👉https://go.ipned.org/8af4xx
#PoliticalLeadershipForEducation
November 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Political commitment to foundational learning is rising across Africa, but lasting progress needs broad societal support. IPNEd’s panel at ADEA Triennale, Ghana showcased how parliamentarians, CSOs & grassroots initiatives drive change.

Read more 👉https://go.ipned.org/8af4xx
#FoundationalLearning
November 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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📢NEW MEMBER

We are delighted to announce that Alex Antonio Paredes Gonzales of the National Congress of the Republic of Peru, has joined @ipned.bsky.social .

¡Gracias por su #LiderazgoPolíticoParaLaEducación y bienvenidos a la Red!
November 3, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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📢NEW MEMBER
We are delighted to announce that Istvan Hiller of the National Assembly of Hungary, has joined @ipned.bsky.social.

Thank you for your #PoliticalLeadershipForEducation and welcome to the Network!
November 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Writing from the @ipuparliament.bsky.social Assembly in #Geneva, @folketinget.dk member Kris Skriver calls for renewed global solidarity in response to humanitarian crises & more support to ensure that children in emergencies receive an education. 👉 go.ipned.org/n718s5
#IP151 #EiE #SDG4
October 24, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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We implore our governments to do everything in their power to help the people of Afghanistan who have already endured decades of warfare, poverty, hardship, as well as extreme discrimination and threats.

#LetAfghanGirlsLearn #EducationForAll
@unamanews.bsky.social
August 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Despite enormous challenges, NGOs have gone to great lengths to keep hope alive and provide learning opportunities for girls in their homes.

These efforts should be sustained & supported to grow their reach & quality.
#LetAfghanGirlsLearn #EducationForAll
@unicef.org @streetchilduk.bsky.social
August 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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We urge donor governments and development banks to refresh their support for Afghanistan’s education sector, including the work of @UNICEFAfg & @EduCannotWait & their implementing partners.

#LetAfghanGirlsLearn #EducationForAll
@savechildrenuk.bsky.social @akf-global.bsky.social
August 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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We support efforts by Afghan women to have the institutionalized regime of systematic oppression acknowledged as gender apartheid.

#LetAfghanGirlsLearn #EndGenderApartheid
@egacampaign.bsky.social
August 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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We urge the international community to use every available tool to ensure accountability for human rights violations conducted in Afghanistan by the de facto authorities.

#LetAfghanGirlsLearn #EndImpunity
@hrw.org @amnesty.org
August 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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4 years after the Taliban took power in Afghanistan, it is the only place in the world where women & adolescent girls are banned from education.

IPNEd calls for renewed action in four areas to protect rights, including to education in Afghanistan.
👉http://go.ipned.org/abw5bs
#LetAfghanGirlsLearn
August 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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The Taliban’s ban on female education includes medical training. With restrictions on the treatment of women by male doctors, this adversely impacts women’s health.

Read about a female student’s plea to return to nursing school.
👉 go.ipned.org/0rh9s5
@who.int @hrw.org

#LetAfghanGirlsLearn
August 15, 2025 at 10:36 AM