Leaders Appointed To New Commission On Global Education As United Nations Goes Into Session

The Commission is co-convened by the Norwegian Prime Minister alongside President Michelle Bachelet of Chile, President Joko Widodo of Indonesia, President Peter Mutharika of Malawi and the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova.

The Commission is co-convened by the Norwegian Prime Minister alongside President Michelle Bachelet of Chile, President Joko Widodo of Indonesia, President Peter Mutharika of Malawi and the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova.

Gordon Brown, UN Special Envoy for Global Education, has been appointed Chair of the Commission.

Prime Minister Solberg said, "Education is key to fighting poverty, and I believe educating girls is the single most powerful investment for development. When you educate a girl, you educate a nation.  I am confident that the Commission will play an important role in mobilizing the resources needed to achieve education for development set out for 2030 and beyond."

This Commission includes the following leaders:

Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, Minister of International Cooperation and Development for the United Arab Emirates will join the inaugural meeting of the Commission. Jeffrey Sachs, United Nations Secretary-General's Special Advisor, will join the third meeting of the Commission. Malala Yousafzai will join the Commission's youth panel.

The Commission will meet on September 29 during the United Nations General Assembly to start building the economic case to inspire and persuade world leaders to action. In September 2016, the Commission will report to the Co-conveners and the Secretary-General of United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, who has agreed to receive the report and act on its recommendations.

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