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This month, world leaders will gather at the United Nations to adopt a new Global Compact on Refugees. The culmination of a two-year process, the Global Compact on Refugees aims to enhance protection for millions of people who have been forcibly displaced due to war, conflict or persecution.

Washington, DC – On September 14, 2018, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) released the new U.S. Government Strategy on International Basic Education.

The Administration is developing a package of rescissions targeting funds that Congress already approved. According to the Washington Post, the White House is considering cutting more than $3 billion from the foreign aid budget. Speak out against these cuts today!

Global Campaign for Education-US Youth Leaders from around the United States traveled to Washington, DC to participate in a global education workshop series and meet with policymakers to discuss global education on Capitol Hill.

Washington, D.C. - From April 22 to April 28, 2018, the Global Campaign for Education-US will celebrate its 15th Global Action Week for Education! This year’s Global Action Week for Education theme focuses on Citizen Participation and Accountability for Sustainable Development Goal 4. We invite you to become a citizen participant by joining Global Action Week for Education & urging Congress to fully fund global education!

On March 26, 2018, President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to appoint Julie E. Cram to be the Senior Coordinator of United States International Basic Education Assistance. The Global Campaign for Education-US welcomes this nomination. We look forward to working with the Senior Coordinator to implement the READ Act and ensure quality education for children and youth.

Congress passed the Fiscal Year 2018 omnibus spending bill, which appropriated $800 million for international basic education and $87.5 million for multilateral partnerships that support global education. 

Celebrate International Women's Day with GCE-US!

Washington, D.C. - On February 12, 2018, President Trump released his proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2019. The Global Campaign for Education-US (GCE-US) firmly opposes proposed cuts, which would negatively impact children and youth around the world.

On February 2, 2018, government, civil society and business leaders gathered at the 2018 Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Financing Conference in Dakar, Senegal, and pledged to finance global education for children and youth around the world.