10 Things to Know About Estonia
1. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs oversees the country’s development cooperation and its objectives include reducing global poverty, promoting economic development, and enhancing development cooperation capacity.
2. Estonia places particular emphasis on sharing experiences with transition economies.
3. Quality education is a priority for Estonia’s development cooperation.
4. Education is seen as an enabler for sustainable development.
5. Estonia has pledged US$1,000,000 to the GPE Fund for the 2021-2025 replenishment.
6. Estonia has contributed US$200,000 to the GPE Fund.
7. Estonia’s GPE Secretariat Country Lead is Bineta Ba.
8. The Minister of Education and Research in Estonia is Liina Kersna.
9. Estonia’s development cooperation and humanitarian aid objectives include supporting peace and stability, the granting of human rights, and the development of democracy.
10. Estonia is committed to fostering environmentally friendly and sustainable development.
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