Question 38113 — foreign policy

Summary

Mr. Erwan Balanant draws the attention of the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs to French public development aid intended for education in developing countries. The covid-19 pandemic, which is severely shaking education systems, is causing an unprecedented crisis in the education sector and endangering the future of an entire generation, with the closure of numerous schools in the vast majority of countries of the world. This crisis reveals the importance of supporting strong public services and the continuous links between education, health, hygiene, access to water, prevention and even social protection. While all learners are affected, it is children and young people from the poorest and most vulnerable countries who are most profoundly affected. In this context, it seems important to strengthen 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, particularly adolescent girls. However, French public development aid intended for education in developing countries, as currently distributed, does not fully match France's ambitions nor the importance of this essential public sector to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 4 “ensure equal access to quality education for all and promote lifelong learning opportunities”. Indeed, in 2018, only 1.8% of French bilateral aid was allocated to the education sector. Furthermore, with a contribution of $2.3 million since the creation of the multilateral fund “ Education Cannot Wait” entirely dedicated to education in crisis contexts, French commitment could be amplified to respond to the challenges of education in emergency and post-humanitarian emergency situations. So that French aid to education can respond to the most fundamental and urgent educational needs in this period of great concern for the future of education in the world, France could thus significantly increase its contribution to the “Education Cannot Wait” fund, whose resources are being replenished with the aim of mobilizing $1.8 billion by the end of 2021 to reach 9 million children and young people in countries affected by crises. Thus, he questions him about French public development aid intended for education in developing countries, and particularly about the evolution of France's contribution to the “Education Cannot Wait” fund.

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