Yasmine Sherif

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Yasmine Sherif is the Executive Director of Education Cannot Wait, the UN’s global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises. Follow ECW and Yasmine on Twitter at: @EduCannotWait and @YasmineSherif1.

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Promises to Keep and ‘Miles to Go Before We Sleep’

We have promises to keep. Promises for a more just, more equal world. Promises to provide inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong...

Education Must Come First in our Global Economic Agenda

With leaders gathering at this year’s World Economic Forum, it’s time to prioritize the impact investments in education bring to businesses, economies and beyond. As...

Girls’ Education Must Come First

The International Women’s Day is not a celebration – it is a reminder that we have yet to empower young girls in crisis to...

Delivering on Our Promise for Universal Education

On the International Day of Education, we call on world leaders to transform how we deliver on education. The clock is ticking. As a global...

Education Must Come First in Cameroon: Yasmine Sherif calls for an end to attacks on schools

The future of humanity hangs in the balance. Acute threats of conflict, COVID-19, climate change, poverty, displacement, hunger and other factors are pushing millions...

Afghanistan: The Humanitarian Imperative Must Come First to Avoid Catastrophe

The international community must urgently step-up direct funding through United Nations agencies and NGOs to provide Afghan girls & boys with the life-saving support...

World leaders must fully fund education in emergencies and protracted crises

During June’s UN Security Council High-Level Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict, leaders from across the world stood up to call for expanded...

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