Brown is UN’s special envoy for education

Former President Dr Joyce Banda on Tuesday attended a high level meeting on “A world at School: Global Business Coalition for Education” organised by former prime minister Gordon Brown’s Global Leaders Forum for Education in New York on the sidelines of the 69th Session of the UN General Assembly.
Banda called for a holistic approach in addressing education, especially girls’ education. She argued that there is a stubborn link between girls education and maternal health; nutrition and population growth; and, therefore, called upon global leaders to increase support in keeping girls in school longer to finish secondary and tertiary education. The picture shows Banda with some attendees to the meeting.