LONDON (July 10): Unesco has urged governments and international lenders to expand debt-for-education swaps to help tackle a worsening education financing crisis, warning that 113 countries now spend more on servicing debt than on educating their populations. The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) launched new guidance on debt swaps at a global education…
LONDON (July 10): Unesco has urged governments and international lenders to expand debt-for-education swaps to help tackle a worsening education financing crisis, warning that 113 countries now spend more on servicing debt than on educating their populations. The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) launched new guidance on debt swaps at a global education…
By Marc Jones LONDON, July 10 (Reuters) – UNESCO has urged governments and international lenders to expand debt-for-education swaps to help tackle a worsening education financing crisis, warning that 113 countries now spend more on servicing debt than on educating their populations. The U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) launched new guidance on debt…
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Most developing countries spent less on education than they did repaying debt last year, according to the UN, at the same time as global aid to education is predicted to decline by up to 30%. More was spent on servicing foreign debt than on education in 113 developing countries in 2025, according to research by…
LONDON – UNESCO has urged governments and international lenders to expand debt-for-education swaps to help tackle a worsening education financing crisis, warning that 113 countries now spend more on servicing debt than on educating their populations. The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) launched new guidance on debt swaps at a global education summit…
A new Open Budget Survey 2025 Debt Accountability Module by the International Budget Partnership reveals that Malawi lacks an independent fiscal institution to scrutinise public debt management, leaving Parliament and the public to rely almost entirely on government’s own assessment of its borrowing decisions. Reserve-Bank-of-Malawi Although the country has legal and policy frameworks for debt…
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Di Marc Jones LONDRA, 10 luglio (Reuters) – L’UNESCO ha esortato i governi e gli istituti di credito internazionali ad ampliare gli scambi di debito in favore dell’istruzione per contribuire ad affrontare una crisi del finanziamento dell’istruzione in continuo peggioramento, avvertendo che 113 paesi spendono attualmente più per il servizio del debito che per l’istruzione…
Most developing countries spent less on education than they did repaying debt last year, according to the UN, at the same time as global aid to education is predicted to decline by up to 30%. More was spent on servicing foreign debt than on education in 113 developing countries in 2025, according to research by…