Last in Line, Last in School: How donors are failing children in conflict-affected fragile states

Our report reveals that the world's richest donors, despite pledging to ensure every child receives an education by 2015, are selecting more stable countries to receive aid for education over those affected by conflict.

The report reveals:

• Despite donor pledges twenty out of twenty-two donor countries have, to date, failed to contribute their fair share of funds to achieve education for every child by 2015
• France, Switzerland, Spain, Japan, US, Austria, Italy and Germany are the worst donors for committing their fair share of aid for education and for supporting education in countries affected by conflict
• Donors turn a blind eye to providing aid for education in countries affected by conflict because they don’t fit their criteria for funding
• Donors give the least amount of aid for education to the countries most in need of it - conflict affected countries receive less than a fifth of global education aid, despite being home to more than half the worlds children missing out on education

There is currently a $9 billion funding gap that donors need to fill if they are to meet their goal of giving every child the chance to go to school by 2015. At least half ($5.2 billion) must be targeted at the countries where it can make the biggest difference - those affected by conflict.