[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-18836618[/url]
[quote=BBC News][B]Former prime minister Gordon Brown is to become a global education envoy to the UN secretary-general[/B]
Gordon Brown has been appointed as the United Nations secretary-general's special envoy for global education.
Since leaving office the former UK prime minister has produced a series of reports on education in developing countries.
Earlier this year he launched a campaign for an international fund to bring education to all children.
Mr Brown said his new role would be a "great privilege".
"Ensuring that every child in the world has the opportunity to go to school and to learn is a longstanding passion of mine," said Mr Brown.
"Education breaks the cycle of poverty and unlocks better health and better job prospects."
[B]Global goals[/B]
The announcement, made in New York, means Mr Brown becomes a UN envoy - supporting UN secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon.
He joins the likes of the former US president, Bill Clinton, and Kofi Annan.
Mr Brown has been campaigning in support of the millennium development goal that by 2015 all children should have access to at least a primary school education.
While it seems increasingly likely that some of the millennium goals will be missed, Mr Brown has called on the international community to try to keep its pledge on primary education.
Mr Brown earlier this year published a report warning of the "silent emergency" of millions of children not receiving any education - and called for an urgent investment to change this.
He reported that in South Sudan, girls were more likely to die in childbirth than complete a primary school education.
Mr Brown says he wants to support the UN secretary-general's initiative, Education First, which aims to prioritise education within development projects.
"Enrolling an additional 61 million children and ensuring a quality education for all by the end of 2015 will not be easy - but it is a goal which, working together, we can achieve," says Mr Brown.
Mr Brown has worked with his wife Sarah on a number of international education projects, including promoting the cause of children in conflict zones who miss out on education.
In a report on South Sudan published in April, he said that more than 40% of the world's children missing out on education lived in "fragile states" or those affected by violence.
He warned that at present, only 2% of humanitarian aid goes into education.[/quote]
For some reason I read the title as Gordon Ramsey
It was infinitely more entertaining
Meh. I know a lot of people dislike him for what he did as PM, but it seems like he had Blair shit on his plate, then people attacked him for ordering shit.
I'm sure he'll do a decent job. He wouldn't he been chosen if he was truly that incompetent.
[QUOTE=scout1;36756485]For some reason I read the title as Gordon Ramsey
It was infinitely more entertaining[/QUOTE]
Get your education system in order Namibia you fucking donkey
He kinda got a raw deal as PM, got nothing against the guy myself
I hope to god he doesnt smile at any kids
I thought he was half decent as a PM, he had a lot of shit on his plate thanks to blair and you cant clear everything in a short timespan
Considering he was one of the more socialist people in the labour party I respect him.
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[QUOTE=Sir M;36756810]I hope to god he doesnt smile at any kids
I thought he was half decent as a PM, he had a lot of shit on his plate thanks to blair and you cant clear everything in a short timespan[/QUOTE]
Considering he inherited the financial crisis I think things were a bit unfair for him.
Almost as hilarious as Blair being made Middle East peace envoy.
EDIT: Well, looks like it's true. Forums only have a left-wing majority.
Gordon Brown is a great man. He did absolute wonders for the country under Blair's authority, but he sadly couldn't cut it as PM. Also not many people are aware that shortly before or right at the start of his time in office, his son died...Not to mention the stesses of what he had to do after Blair.
The man couldn't take it, I don't blame him and I hold nothing against him.
He pulled us out of Iraq
That was nice
I think Gordon Brown may be one of the most boring people who have ever been in a position of power. The way you can tell is if you can imagine a tuba soundtrack to accompany their entire life.
[QUOTE=Ray-The-Sun;36756869]I think Gordon Brown may be one of the most boring people who have ever been in a position of power. The way you can tell is if you can imagine a tuba soundtrack to accompany their entire life.[/QUOTE]
[video=youtube;Wr9lEPYf4vQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr9lEPYf4vQ[/video]
[QUOTE=Ray-The-Sun;36756869]I think Gordon Brown may be one of the most boring people who have ever been in a position of power. The way you can tell is if you can imagine a tuba soundtrack to accompany their entire life.[/QUOTE]
Yeah but this is the problem, people voting on personality rather than their politics, which is why we end up with dickheads like Cameron.
[QUOTE=carcarcargo;36756982]Yeah but this is the problem, people voting on personality rather than their politics, which is why we end up with dickheads like Cameron.[/QUOTE]
...I'm not sure why that problem caused Cameron's election, since he has the personality (and face) of a condom.
[QUOTE=Ray-The-Sun;36757109]...I'm not sure why that problem caused Cameron's election, since he has the personality (and face) of a condom.[/QUOTE]
We kinda didn't vote for Cameron though, we just ended up with him because of this stupid coalition.
He kept us out of the Euro (currency), so he is pretty good just on that.
[QUOTE=FlashMarsh;36757835]He kept us out of the Euro (currency), so he is pretty good just on that.[/QUOTE]
Introduced the minimum wage as well.
[QUOTE=Ray-The-Sun;36756869]I think Gordon Brown may be one of the most boring people who have ever been in a position of power. The way you can tell is if you can imagine a tuba soundtrack to accompany their entire life.[/QUOTE]
you've obviously never heard of John Major, a prime minister so monumentally fucking boring that Spitting Image only rendered him in black and white for the entirety of his appearance on the show.
[QUOTE=Drsalvador;36758227]you've obviously never heard of John Major, a prime minister so monumentally fucking boring that Spitting Image only rendered him in black and white for the entirety of his appearance on the show.[/QUOTE]
If Edwina Currie wrote a biography about her affair with Major, she'd call it Fifty Shades of Gray.
I thought it said Gordon Freeman. :suicide:
Gordon Brown was an okay chancellor (unprecedented length of growth) but not a good PM.
[QUOTE]Gordon Brown has been appointed as the United Nations secretary-general's special envoy for global education.[/QUOTE]
Are you fucking serious, we scots can't teach, look at our education sector, its a fucking mess, when I was in school, we had Scottish, Canadian, English and Irish teachers, mind you, saying that now only brings me back to when I would look forward to those classes because the Canadian and the Irish teachers were very hot indeed, 70% of the teachers were woman :v:
[QUOTE=Cypher_09;36756856]Gordon Brown is a great man. He did absolute wonders for the country under Blair's authority, but he sadly couldn't cut it as PM. Also not many people are aware that shortly before or right at the start of his time in office, his son died...Not to mention the stesses of what he had to do after Blair.
The man couldn't take it, I don't blame him and I hold nothing against him.[/QUOTE]
It's like Tony Blair went: "HAHAHAHAHA! I'LL LEAVE THINGS IN SUCH A WAY EVERYTHING YOU TOUCH WILL TURN TO SHIT!!" and it did
It's a shame though, I actually liked Brown in a way, he was more with it than Cameron, Blair, Major and devil Thatcher
[QUOTE=BowedYapper;36759209]Are you fucking serious, we scots can't teach, look at our education sector, its a fucking mess, when I was in school, we had Scottish, Canadian, English and Irish teachers, mind you, saying that now only brings me back to when I would look forward to those classes because the Canadian and the Irish teachers were very hot indeed, 70% of the teachers were woman :v:[/QUOTE]
Our education system used to be really good but it slipped lately, and when I was in school we had all Scottish teachers except for one or two.
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