International Education Day

In 2021, the International Day of Education was marked on Wednesday 24 January under the theme ‘Recover and Revitalise Education for the Covid-19 Generation’

IPNEd produced a briefing for members of parliament which provided background on the 2021 theme, along with suggestions for how MPs could use the day to advocate for the vital importance of education.

The briefing focuses on the critical task of protecting and growing financing for education.

Find out how IPNEd member parliamentarians marked International Education Day in our summary.

 

Take action in parliament to protect education financing

Questions

Submit a parliamentary question on education financing:

  • Ask what your government’s policy is on protecting and growing education financing.

  • Ask what your government’s plans are for overseas development assistance, including

    the proportion of aid they will be allocating to education and whether they will be supporting the world’s two global funds for education, the Global Partnership for Education and Education Cannot Wait.

Debates

Ask for a debate in your parliament on the state of education in the context of COVID-19 and the importance of protecting education financing.

Motions

Table a motion in your parliament setting out your concerns and urging your government to act.

Statements

To call attention to the challenges which education faces both in your own country and internationally, on the you could work with other like-minded colleagues to issue a joint public statement. This can engage media interest and also bring issues to a wider audience both locally and internationally.

For more information on what you can do to protect education financing, please contact the IPNEd Secretariat at info@ipned.org.