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May 6th, 2013:
Concord-Beyond 2015 future development vision unveiled “A just, equitable and sustainable world in which every person can realise their human rights, fulfil their potential and live free from poverty.” That’s the post-2015 development vision outlined in a new report by the Concord-Beyond 2015 European Task Force, unveiled at a high-level meeting in Brussels on 2 May.
May 2nd, 2013:
World leaders call for “urgent action” on education “There is a global learning crisis that requires urgent action”, was the message from World Bank President Jim Yong Kim at the Learning for All Ministerial Roundtable which took place in Washington last month (18 April 2013). The high-level meeting brought together ministers of finance and education from eight countries which are home to over half of the world’s out of school children, with donors and other development partners.
April 15th, 2013:
“Too young to wed” – MEPs put spotlight on child marriage crisis “The EU must show global leadership” in the fight against child marriage, write MEPs Mikael Gustafsson and Barbara Lochbihler in an article published in the Parliament Magazine. “If we do not tackle this curse now, not only will we miss our development goals, we will condemn millions of girls to a life that is not of their choosing; a life which violates their rights and denies them the opportunity to fulfil their dreams and potential.”
Plan Europe is a regional network within Plan International which links 11 European offices of Plan and our 50 programme countries around the world with the Plan EU Office in Brussels.Plan has the active support of 700,000 individual donors in EU member states through child sponsorship. Plan Europe strives to ensure that the promotion and protection of the rights of the child is a priority for the EU’s external action in policy and practice.
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