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<p>The UK is a strong supporter of Education Cannot Wait and has been at the forefront
of developing the fund. We were a founding donor and the largest contributor to the
fund having pledged £30million from 2016 to 2018. We also provide technical expertise
including through a DFID senior adviser seconded into the fund’s Secretariat.</p><p>75
million children and youth are affected by emergencies and protracted crises and are
in need of education support. Education Cannot Wait is a critical platform to raise
additional funds for education in some of the most challenging contexts, including
inside Syria and Yemen, and to transform the delivery of education in emergency contexts
globally.</p>
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