UN Deputy Secretary-General calls education for the poor as a way out of global crisis

UNITED Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, has called investment into education for the poor so that the world can reap real change and environmental justice as the world faces a multitude of “deep crises”.

Mohammed made the call while delivering a speech at the 12th annual Desmond Tutu International Peace Lecture in Cape Town, the first since Tutu’s death last year.

The lecture, themed “A Vision For Hope and Healing in a Time of Crisis”, was organised by the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation to foster a meaningful dialogue on healing and reconciliation.

Mohammed said nearly three years after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, nations across the world, particularly…

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