Rahmatullah, 10, poses in a classroom at Shahid Niamatullah Primary School in Panjwayi district, formerly occupied by ISAF and the Afghan National Police. Having lost his father to the war, he says he continues to hear the sounds of bullets at night. All photos by Stefanie Glinski
Rahmatullah, 10, poses in a classroom at Shahid Niamatullah Primary School in Panjwayi district, formerly occupied by ISAF and the Afghan National Police. Having lost his father to the war, he says he continues to hear the sounds of bullets at night. All photos by Stefanie Glinski
Students sit in their classroom at Assad Suri Primary School in Kandahar's Zhari District. Many of the buildings have been destroyed in airstrikes and by blasts, leaving classrooms exposed and bullet riddled. Part of the school continues to be occupied by the local police.
Students sit in their classroom at Assad Suri Primary School in Kandahar's Zhari District. Many of the buildings have been destroyed in airstrikes and by blasts, leaving classrooms exposed and bullet riddled. Part of the school continues to be occupied by the local police.
Aisha, 9, (L) sits with her friend Rapia, 10, at Assad Suri Primary School. The girls are one of the few attending the school, hoping to become teachers themselves one day to teach other girls.
Aisha, 9, (L) sits with her friend Rapia, 10, at Assad Suri Primary School. The girls are one of the few attending the school, hoping to become teachers themselves one day to teach other girls.
Students sit in their classroom at Assad Suri Primary School in Kandahar's Zhari District.
Students sit in their classroom at Assad Suri Primary School in Kandahar's Zhari District.
Students sit in their classroom at Assad Suri Primary School in Kandahar's Zhari District.
Students sit in their classroom at Assad Suri Primary School in Kandahar's Zhari District.
Once a classroom, now the police dormitory at Assad Suri Primary School in Kandahar's Zhari District. Many of the buildings have been destroyed in airstrikes and by blasts.
Once a classroom, now the police dormitory at Assad Suri Primary School in Kandahar's Zhari District. Many of the buildings have been destroyed in airstrikes and by blasts.
Students sit in their classroom at Assad Suri Primary School in Kandahar's Zhari District.
Students sit in their classroom at Assad Suri Primary School in Kandahar's Zhari District.
Students sit in their classroom at Assad Suri Primary School in Kandahar's Zhari District. Many of the buildings have been destroyed in airstrikes and by blasts, leaving classrooms exposed and bullet riddled. Part of the school continues to be occupied by the local police.
Students sit in their classroom at Assad Suri Primary School in Kandahar's Zhari District. Many of the buildings have been destroyed in airstrikes and by blasts, leaving classrooms exposed and bullet riddled. Part of the school continues to be occupied by the local police.
Boys make their way home after school as Assad Suri Primary School.
Boys make their way home after school as Assad Suri Primary School.
Children peak through a classroom window at Shahid Niamatullah Primary School in Panjwayi district, formerly occupied by ISAF and the Afghan National Police.
Children peak through a classroom window at Shahid Niamatullah Primary School in Panjwayi district, formerly occupied by ISAF and the Afghan National Police.
Boys make their way home after school as Assad Suri Primary School.
Boys make their way home after school as Assad Suri Primary School.
Aisha, 9, says she is not afraid to attend Assad Suri Primary Schools, as many girls aren't able to receive an education at all and this is her only option.
Aisha, 9, says she is not afraid to attend Assad Suri Primary Schools, as many girls aren't able to receive an education at all and this is her only option.
Children sit in a classroom at Shahid Niamatullah Primary School in Panjwayi district, formerly occupied by ISAF and the Afghan National Police.
Children sit in a classroom at Shahid Niamatullah Primary School in Panjwayi district, formerly occupied by ISAF and the Afghan National Police.

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Annual $59bn funding gap could leave millions of children without basic skills

Children’s charity Theirworld urges world leaders to commit to innovative financing solutions

Jamie Prentis
Jamie Prentis
London

April 05, 2021

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A $59 billion annual funding gap means more than half of the world’s children could lack the basic skills needed for employment by the end of the decade, education leaders say.

Governments were urged to step up and give priority to young people in Covid-19 recovery efforts.

Global children’s charity Theirworld calculated $75bn a year is needed in aid if the UN’s sustainable development goal of inclusive, equitable quality primary and secondary education by 2030 is to be met.

In 2019, only $16bn was given – a figure likely to fall after the pandemic savaged the global economy, and indications that governments are likely to cut aid programmes.

“Already underfunded, global education now needs additional resources for catch-up programmes, digital inclusion and the safe return to school,” said Gordon Brown, the UN’s special envoy for global education and former UK prime minister.

“To meet the sustainable development goal commitments between now and 2030, we must pressure governments not to cut their education budgets but to increase them, and call on the international community to reverse current plans for cuts in aid budgets for education."

Nigerian security forces are searching for gunmen who abducted more than 300 pupils from a government girls junior secondary school in Jangebe, northern Nigeria, on Friday. AP photo
Nigerian security forces are searching for gunmen who abducted more than 300 pupils from a government girls junior secondary school in Jangebe, northern Nigeria, on Friday. AP photo
Students who escaped from gunmen wait outside the school premises for their parents after 317 girls were taken at gunpoint from their school in Zamfara state, Nigeria. EPA
Students who escaped from gunmen wait outside the school premises for their parents after 317 girls were taken at gunpoint from their school in Zamfara state, Nigeria. EPA
Parents of kidnapped pupils of wait at Jangebe Government Girls Junior Secondary School wait for information about their children from Zamfara state police. AP
Parents of kidnapped pupils of wait at Jangebe Government Girls Junior Secondary School wait for information about their children from Zamfara state police. AP
Parents arrive at the school compound in search of children kidnapped by gunmen in Jangede, Zamfara state in northern Nigeria. AFP
Parents arrive at the school compound in search of children kidnapped by gunmen in Jangede, Zamfara state in northern Nigeria. AFP
Nigerian President Muhammad Buhari said the people who took pupils from the government girls junior secondary school in Jangebe were "bandits, kidnappers and terrorists". AP
Nigerian President Muhammad Buhari said the people who took pupils from the government girls junior secondary school in Jangebe were "bandits, kidnappers and terrorists". AP
Empty classroom of the government girls junior secondary school following an attack by gunmen in Jangebe, Nigeria. AP
Empty classroom of the government girls junior secondary school following an attack by gunmen in Jangebe, Nigeria. AP
A ransacked dormitory at the school in Jangede, northern Nigeria, after more than 300 pupils were taken at gunpoint. EPA
A ransacked dormitory at the school in Jangede, northern Nigeria, after more than 300 pupils were taken at gunpoint. EPA
A broken window of a dormitory at Jangebe Government Girls Secondary School in Zamfara state, Nigeria. EPA
A broken window of a dormitory at Jangebe Government Girls Secondary School in Zamfara state, Nigeria. EPA
An empty classroom of at the government girls junior secondary school following an attack by gunmen in Jangebe, Nigeria. AP
An empty classroom of at the government girls junior secondary school following an attack by gunmen in Jangebe, Nigeria. AP

Justin van Fleet, president of Theirworld, said leaving the next generation without basic skills would have a knock-on effect on global issues such as climate change, security and economic growth.

Before the pandemic, about 260 million children were not in school, a figure that rose to 1.6 billion last year when classrooms closed around the world.

Now, another 24 million, typically from the most marginalised and poorest regions, are at risk of never returning to school.

"Girls are now more vulnerable," Mr van Fleet told The National. Communities are less safe, more people are unemployed. Climate change remains unaddressed. Refugees are still not in school.

“Children are dying, really, before the age of 5, because their mothers didn’t have a basic education. That’s what we’re up against.”

In its Education Finance Playbook, Theirworld calls on the G7 nations to set the standard in prioritising education when they meet in south-west England in June.

“There’s no way to invest in economic recovery and not make sure every young person has the skills that they need to participate in society, get a job and help to grow the economy,” Mr van Fleet said.

The pandemic should serve as “a real eye-opener” for the importance of sustainable development goals and education, he said.

While the monetary black hole is vast and requires “serious commitment", Theirworld said it was “attainable and practical” during the recovery from Covid-19.

It called on institutions to be fully funded and for greater support for the International Finance Facility for Education, a new fund designed to support lower-middle-income countries, and aiming to maximise the money donated.

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It uses a mixtures of guarantees and grants from donors, alongside existing initiatives and institutions, to “supercharge” finance pools for education for developing countries.

“In the traditional aid model, making $22bn would cost $22bn,” the Education Finance Playbook said.

“But through innovative finance, it would only require the international community to contribute $2.75bn [$750m in cash payments guaranteeing contingent financing and $2bn in grants] for lower-income countries to gain access to $22bn for education.”

Theirworld said a collective $1bn commitment from the G7 to innovative funding such as the International Finance Facility for Education could lead to $25bn for children’s education.

The facility was backed by top officials including Mr Brown, who also served as the UK’s chancellor of the exchequer.

But Mr van Fleet believes there was a need to raise awareness.

Mr Brown urged that the international facility be used immediately and said that “for obvious reasons, we will need innovative financial instruments”.

Hiro Mizuno, the UN special envoy for innovative finance and sustainable investments, called for major global organisations and summits to commit to the fund in 2021.

“Conventional finance approach will not sufficiently support and fill the funding gap," Mr Mizuno said.

"It's critical for all financial players in the public and private sector to bring in innovative finance ideas."

Mr van Fleet said global leaders must honour their pledges and increase their ambition.

"Countries are investing a lot right now in recovery efforts and if the one thing that they want to save money on is on the backs of the poorest and most marginalised young people, I think that sends the wrong signal,” he said.

"We really need our leaders to step up for the next generation.”

His call was echoed by Amina Mohammed, deputy Secretary General of the UN, who called for more “investment in national education budgets, fully funding institutions and leveraging innovative finance”.

“Education must be at the core of the pandemic recovery efforts and the financing gap must be filled,” Ms Mohammed said.

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Flight connections to Ulaanbaatar are available through a variety of hubs, including Seoul and Beijing, with airlines including Mongolian Airlines and Korean Air. While some nationalities, such as Americans, don’t need a tourist visa for Mongolia, others, including UAE citizens, can obtain a visa on arrival, while others including UK citizens, need to obtain a visa in advance. Contact the Mongolian Embassy in the UAE for more information.

Nomadic Road offers expedition-style trips to Mongolia in January and August, and other destinations during most other months. Its nine-day August 2020 Mongolia trip will cost from $5,250 per person based on two sharing, including airport transfers, two nights’ hotel accommodation in Ulaanbaatar, vehicle rental, fuel, third party vehicle liability insurance, the services of a guide and support team, accommodation, food and entrance fees; nomadicroad.com

A fully guided three-day, two-night itinerary at Three Camel Lodge costs from $2,420 per person based on two sharing, including airport transfers, accommodation, meals and excursions including the Yol Valley and Flaming Cliffs. A return internal flight from Ulaanbaatar to Dalanzadgad costs $300 per person and the flight takes 90 minutes each way; threecamellodge.com

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Indoor Cricket World Cup - Sep 16-20, Insportz, Dubai

16 Indoor cricket matches are 16 overs per side

8 There are eight players per team

9 There have been nine Indoor Cricket World Cups for men. Australia have won every one.

5 Five runs are deducted from the score when a wickets falls

4 Batsmen bat in pairs, facing four overs per partnership

Scoring In indoor cricket, runs are scored by way of both physical and bonus runs. Physical runs are scored by both batsmen completing a run from one crease to the other. Bonus runs are scored when the ball hits a net in different zones, but only when at least one physical run is score.

Zones

A Front net, behind the striker and wicketkeeper: 0 runs

B Side nets, between the striker and halfway down the pitch: 1 run

C Side nets between halfway and the bowlers end: 2 runs

D Back net: 4 runs on the bounce, 6 runs on the full

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Netherlands v UAE, Twenty20 International series

Saturday, August 3 - First T20i, Amstelveen
Monday, August 5 – Second T20i, Amstelveen​​​​​​​
Tuesday, August 6 – Third T20i, Voorburg​​​​​​​
Thursday, August 8 – Fourth T20i, Vooryburg

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The biog

Favourite Emirati dish: Fish machboos

Favourite spice: Cumin

Family: mother, three sisters, three brothers and a two-year-old daughter

Living in...

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