BBC – Sean Coughlan
“Boris Johnson says it is his “fervent belief” that improving girls’ education in developing countries is the best way to “lift communities out of poverty”. The prime minister has announced MP Helen Grant as a special envoy for efforts to support girls’ education. It is expected to be a key theme of the UK’s presidency this year of the G7 group of major industrial countries. “It can change the fortunes of not just individual women and girls, but communities and nations,” says the PM.” (more)