[Editorial] A multisectoral approach to childhood development

On Sept 20, at Financing the Future: Education 2030, a high-level UN conference in New York City, NY, USA, international leaders pledged to end the global education crisis. Without immediate action, by 2030 an estimated 825 million of the 1 ·6 billion young people in the world will be unable to reach their full potential—a catastrophic failure to meet Sustainable Development Goal 4: inclusive and quality education for all. But investment in education alone is not enough. The Lancet Series on Early Childhood Development highlighted h ealth, nutrition, child protection, and safe peer environments, in addition to education, as factors that contribute to ensuring success for young people.
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