UNESCO Urges Expansion of Debt-for-Education Swaps Amid Declining Global Aid
UNESCO highlights the need for innovative financing to protect education spending as foreign aid decreases and calls for investigation into Sri Lanka prison violence.
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UNESCO highlights the need for innovative financing to protect education spending as foreign aid decreases and calls for investigation into Sri Lanka prison violence.
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politics
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global-institutions
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world
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business
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world
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business
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politics
European political leaders express resistance to widespread air conditioning despite rising heat-related deaths and extreme weather disruptions.
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world
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world
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business
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