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UNESCO Expresses Readiness to Partner with the Federal Government on Girl Child Education
A commitment to partnership with the Federal Government of Nigeria in advancing the education of the girl child, recorded in the UNESCO REF Institutional Archives.
NIGERIA, 6 November 2017. UNESCO has expressed its readiness to partner with the Federal Government of Nigeria on the education of the girl child.
Global alignmentAlignement mondialThe global commitments this story advances. Open to see how.
The education of the girl child stands at the meeting point of two global commitments.
- SDG4
SDG 4, Quality Education (primary)
ProvisionTarget 4.1: free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education for all girls and boys
How the commitment respondsPartnership with Government for girls’ education
- SDG5
SDG 5, Gender Equality
ProvisionEmpowerment of all women and girls
How the commitment respondsEducation as the foundation of equality
Why it matters
Les enjeux
The education of the girl child remains one of the most decisive investments a nation can make. It shapes the health of families, the strength of household incomes and the prosperity of communities across generations. This record is held in the UNESCO REF Institutional Archives as part of the history of cooperation in support of education in Nigeria.
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About this record. This story forms part of the UNESCO REF Institutional Archives, the record of the milestones that have shaped the work of UNESCO REF since its establishment.
About UNESCO REF. The Read and Earn Federation for UNESCO (UNESCO REF) is a multidimensional and multisectoral development institution, established in 2009 under the UNESCO Provisions Framework in Nigeria. It works to strengthen human and institutional capacity across Nigeria and Africa through education, research and professional development, in alignment with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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