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ECW- Education Cannot Wait, the fund said the UN global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises received $42 million in new funding from the LEGO Foundation, Germany, and the US.

Xinhua news agency reported that the donors declared their decision during the high-level week of the UN General Assembly, with the LEGO Foundation proposing $25 million, Germany 10 million euros ($9.7 million), and the US $7 million.

ECW- Education Cannot Wait said the new funding catalyses much-needed aid to manage a global learning crisis where more than 78 million crisis-impacted girls and boys are out of school, and about two-thirds of 10-year-olds are unable to read a simple text.

The Director added we must join hands to fully fund Education Cannot Wait (ECW) and our strategic partners in mobilising $1.5 billion over the next four years.

According to the fund, since its beginning in 2016, the ECW and its strategic partners have marshaled more than $1.1 billion and instantly supported nearly 7 million children and adolescents.

News Source: The Siasat Daily