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      <title>UK slashes global education fund pledge to £100m — a 77% cut</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Development minister Kirsty McNeill pledged £100 million to the Global Partnership for Education's 2026–2030 replenishment — down 77% from the UK's £430 million commitment in 2021, as the fund raised a 'disappointing' $2.1bn against a $5bn target.</description>
      <author>James Calloway</author>
      <category>UK aid</category>
      <category>Global Partnership for Education</category>
      <category>Kirsty McNeill</category>
      <category>foreign aid</category>
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      <source url="https://neu.org.uk/latest/news/neu-condemns-shocking-reductions-uks-support-global-partnership-education">National Education Union; Devex; Send My Friend to School</source>
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