Safety, resilience and social cohesion: guidance for education sector planners and curriculum developers

The overall purpose of the programme is to strengthen education systems to better withstand shocks from disasters, insecurity or conflicts should they occur, and to help prevent such problems. The aim of this programme therefore is to support Ministries of Education (MoEs), at central, provincial and district levels, to promote education systems that are safe, resilient and encourage social cohesion within education sector policies, plans and curricula. As recognized by the Education Cannot Wait campaign (which is within the UN Secretary General’s Education First Initiative): No matter where a country is in its planning cycle there are opportunities to determine its priorities for conflict and disaster risk reduction and to integrate them into annual or sector plans.