Brown pledges €1.08bn a year in global child education drive

BRITISH Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged yesterday to contribute £1 billion (€1.081bn) every year towards educating children around the world when he was joined by sporting heroes and world leaders for the launch of a global campaign.

Brown met Queen Rania of Jordan, Sir Bobby Charlton, Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker at the Emirates Stadium in north London to begin the 1GOAL initiative to provide education for all children in the run-up to the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa.

Brown said: “The greatest of injustices demands the boldest of action by the best of people preparing for the greatest sporting tournament in the world.