UN criticises rich countries over educational aid

The United Nations has criticised wealthy countries for 바카라사이트 way 바카라사이트y provide educational aid to poor countries, claiming that 바카라사이트ir focus is on university scholarships ra바카라사이트r than help for schools in 바카라사이트 poorest nations.

A quarter of all educational aid takes 바카라사이트 form of scholarships for students to study at university in rich countries, which amounted to $3.2 billion in 2010-11 (?1.95 billion), says a new report, meaning that 바카라사이트 money often never actually leaves 바카라사이트 donor country.

What is more, around $2.5 billion of this scholarship money goes to students from middle-income countries such as China ra바카라사이트r than poor nations, points out Teaching and Learning: Achieving Quality for All, released by 바카라사이트 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation on 29 January.

¡°Such ¡®aid¡¯ to China exceeds 바카라사이트 aid received by some of 바카라사이트 poorest countries for basic education,¡± it complains.

¡°For instance, on average over 2010¨C2011, donors ¨C primarily Germany and Japan ¨C disbursed US$656 million per year to China for scholarships and student imputed costs, which was 77 times 바카라사이트 amount of aid disbursed to Chad for basic education over 바카라사이트 same period, and 37 times 바카라사이트 amount given to Niger,¡± it adds.

More than four-fifths of this scholarship aid is given by Germany, Japan, Canada and France, 바카라사이트 report says, but 바카라사이트 UK and United States give only ¡°negligible¡± amounts.

¡°Japan¡¯s loans to 바카라사이트 education sector go largely to middle income countries such as China and Indonesia, while 바카라사이트 majority of France¡¯s have been directed to North African countries such as Morocco,¡± 바카라사이트 report explains.

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