Failure to invest in education is penny wise, pound foolish

We could play the numbers game all day long, but the facts are clear. At the World Humanitarian Summit, the global community must ante up with a down payment and mobilization plan to invest in the futures of disenfranchised young people shut out of schools in emergencies and crises.

"Education Cannot Wait" will be a new, historic fund to deliver education in emergencies and realize the long-awaited promise for children and youth impacted by crises and conflict. This ambitious fund, paired with sufficient capital, will be a first crack at bucking the trend in the growing number of refugees, displaced persons and children locked out of opportunity during circumstances beyond their control - whether earthquakes, floods, outbreaks or armed conflict.

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