{
  "id": 18406039,
  "title": "Over US$400mil pledged to UN fund for education in crises",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/over-us-400mil-pledged-to-un-fund-for-education-in-crises-18406039",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T23:34:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/11/06/over-us-400mil-pledged-to-un-fund-for-education-in-crises"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "GENEVA: Countries pledged a collective US$405.8 million to support schooling for millions of crisis-affected children through the UN fund Education Cannot Wait (ECW), according to the organization. ECW Director Maysa Jalbout emphasized that education is a fundamental right for every child and stressed that it is not a luxury, but rather oxygen for children in crisis situations. The fund aims to raise US$600 million for its work over the next four years, and the pledges announced Thursday account for 90% of this target, with a total of US$541.6 million already secured. With an estimated 258 million school-aged children and teens affected by conflicts and climate-related disasters worldwide, including 93 million who are completely out of school, ECW estimates that it will reach another 10 million children during the 2027-2030 period, with half of them being girls and including one million with disabilities. Germany led the pledges with 100 million euros (US$113 million), followed by Britain's 80 million pounds (US$108 million) and Norway's 600 million kroner (US$65 million).",
  "summary": "Education Cannot Wait hailed the 'remarkable start' towards its goal of raising US$600 million for its work over the next four years.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}