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Hello, this is Kasmira. As US president Donald Trump continues to rewire his country's education system, with states notified just this week of some $6bn in funds for education grants being withheld, the UN expert on the right to education calls out increasing political interference.

Also at the Human Rights Council, a report details dozens of firms that it alleges are supporting Israeli settlements. And in an opinion piece, the boss of UNAids argues for more permanent solutions for fixing a fractured developing finance system.

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Kasmira Jefford

02.07.2025


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Farida Shaheed, the UN special rapporteur on the right to education, outside the building where the Human Rights Council is held at the UN headquarters in Geneva on 19 June 2025. (Geneva Solutions/Kasmira Jefford)

UN expert laments ‘chilling effect’ of Trump siege on academic freedom. As US president Donald Trump muscles in on the US education system, the UN special rapporteur on education warns escalating political interference is part of a wider trend threatening academic freedom, student rights and democratic integrity.

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