Question 29585 — teaching

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Ms Frédérique Tuffnell draws the attention of the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs to the covid-19 pandemic, which is causing an unprecedented crisis in the education sector and which is severely shaking education systems, thus endangering the future of an entire generation, with the closure of schools in more than 190 countries and more than 1.5 billion learners affected. The crisis reveals the importance of supporting public services strong and continuous links between education and health, hygiene, prevention, social protection, etc. While all learners are affected, it is children and young people from the poorest and most vulnerable countries who will be most profoundly affected. According to the figures declared by France to the OECD Development Assistance Committee in terms of ODA for the year 2018, which are the latest available data, France has dedicated 992 million euros ($1,204 million) in bilateral aid to education in developing countries. Of this total, only 29% benefits sub-Saharan African countries, 19% goes to ODA priority countries and 5% goes to Sahel countries which are going through an alarming crisis. Support for basic education systems represents only 16% of bilateral aid to education in African countries sub-Saharan and 34% in the Sahel countries. Furthermore, with a contribution of 2.3 million dollars since the creation of “Education cannot wait” - a multilateral fund entirely dedicated to education in crisis contexts - French commitment is not up to the challenges of education in humanitarian emergency and post-emergency situations. So that French aid to education can meet the needs most fundamental and urgent educational issues in this very worrying period for the future of education in the world, she would like to know what commitments will be made by France, particularly within the framework of the PLF 2021 and the reconstitution of the resources of the “Education cannot wait” fund, which aims to mobilize 1.8 billion dollars by 2021 to reach 9 million children and young people in countries affected by crises. She would also like to know what measures will be taken so that France contributes, within the framework of ODA, in coordination with education stakeholders, to strengthening the most fragile education systems in their capacity to anticipate crises and resilience in order to avoid disruptions in learning for the most vulnerable populations, in particular adolescent girls.

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