At the UN General Assembly, the Prime Minister has announced new funding to give millions of girls around the world the chance to go to school and get a quality education.
- The Prime Minister will announce £515 million to help get over 12 million children – half of them girls – into school; this will boost economic growth and improve women’s rights in some of the poorest countries in the world.
- Supporting the empowerment of girls and women is a priority for the Prime Minister, who used his first speech on the steps of Downing Street to underline the pledge he made as Foreign Secretary that all girls should receive 12 years of quality education.