By Tetiana Vakulenko, Senior Specialist at the Ukrainian Center for Education Quality AssessmentThe terrible war in Ukraine has struck all of us. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, more than 6 million people have now left Ukraine to escape from war; many more have stayed in the country but have left their homes. Despite...
The EiE-GenKit is now available in Arabic! This resource provides education practitioners with practical tools to promote gender-responsive programming from crisis to peace and sustainable development.
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Country: Lebanon
Sources: International Labour Organization, UN Children's Fund
Please refer to the attached file.
INTRODUCTION
Lebanon’s economic, social and security situation has rapidly deteriorated since the October 2019 protests calling for an...
Countries: Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lebanon
Source: Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies
Please refer to the attached file.
On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. In...
The Ministry of Education launches the Transition Resilience Education Fund, to support Lebanon's Education Sector [EN/AR] - Lebanon ReliefWeb
Two years on, the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to impact national education systems due to partial or complete closures of schools, or by creating uncertainty around the possibility of school closures. In response, policymakers have developed flexible teaching and learning strategies to support schooling continuity, as well as students, their parents/guardians,...
Countries: Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lebanon, occupied Palestinian territory, Uganda, World
Source: War Child International
Around the world, education is in crisis. Not only COVID-19 and its fallouts but also a rise in armed conflicts worldwide is destroying hope for...
— Education Cannot Wait (@EduCannotWait) June 21, 2022 In fact, just one in ten crisis-impacted children attending primary or secondary education are actually meeting proficiency standards.
‘Standing with children’
Around the world, 222 million children are losing out on essential classroom time.
Their dreams for the future are being snatched...
Country: World
Source: World Vision
Please refer to the attached file.
Introduction
In emergencies and protracted crises, access to education is critical to advancing children’s wellbeing and future opportunities both during crises and in the aftermath....
By Ghulam Omar QarghaThe Taliban government’s decision earlier this year to ban girls from attending secondary school (grades 7-12) sent shock waves across the world. The outcry against this decision has been loud—within the country and internationally—and has set back hard-gained advances in educational access over the last two decades. While it is...
ETUCE joins in celebrating World Refugee Day. This
year the UNHCR theme is ‘the right to seek safety’ and ETUCE and EI
remind that every child has the right to quality and inclusive
education wherever they are, including refugees, migrants, and
displaced children.
In 1954, the United States opened its borders to a refugee from Syria. His son, Steve Jobs, became one of the world’s most creative entrepreneurs, revolutionising industries from personal computers and animated movies to mobile phones and digital publishing. All that became possible because his host country afforded him a school and teachers who helped...
Can digital personalized learning end the world’s education crisis? Learning at your own pace, catching up on missed classes, filling learning gaps… EdTech products can offer many solutions in lower-income countries. A new analysis by UNICEF shows good practices and areas for improvement to make these products more equitable and effective. ...
Date: 22 Jun 2022
Time: 8:00pm
Event Type: Webinar
22 June 2022, 8pm BST
Jointly hosted by the Permanent Mission of Switzerland, Save the Children and UNICEF
(Simultaneous translations will be available in French/Spanish/Arabic)
We are pleased to invite you to join us for a discussion on improving foundational learning...
Date: 28 Jun 2022
Time: 1:00pm
Event Type: Webinar
28 June 2022, 1pm BST
The webinar will be moderated by Rosangela Berman Bieler, UNICEF’s Global Advisor on Disability, and will include brief presentations on foundational concepts for disabilities-inclusive programming, and alternatives to address young children with...
Date: 23 Jun 2022
Time: 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Event Type: Webcast
23 June 2022, 14:00-14:45pm BST
In honour of World Refugee Day, please join us for this Concordia Live dialogue on increasing support for the youngest refugees and their families. Over half of the world’s refugees are children, and the number of children forced...
Date: 24 Jun 2022
Time: 12:00pm
Event Type: Webinar
24 June 2022, 12pm BST
NORRAG and the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education which is hosted by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) are organising an online webinar on 24 June 2022 at 13:00-14:30 (CEST/Geneva). This event will explore...
Date: 23 Jun 2022
Time: 12:00am
Event Type: Project Launch
23 June 2022, 2pm BST
The Psychosocial Support (PSS) and Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Toolbox has a variety of tools to meet the interests and needs of many different stakeholders working on PSS and SEL in Education in Emergencies (EiE).
Whether you are...
Date: 22 Jun 2022
Time: 2:00pm
Event Type: Report Launch
Webinar
22 June 2022, 2pm BST
This virtual event will provide an overview of the context, purpose, key findings, and recommendations from the Mind the Gap 2 report and Closing the Gap 2 policy paper. The event will also feature case study presentations on...
Date: 21 Jun 2022
Time: 3:30pm
Event Type: Panel
21 June 2022, 3:30pm
In 2020, schools around the world closed their doors to students in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. For all children, prolonged school closures risk creating detrimental impacts on learning, wellbeing, and protection. For children living in humanitarian...
Bridging the humanitarian-development nexus can help refugee students get the education they deserve
Overlapping crises. This is the term of our time. Whether it’s the pandemic, rising food prices, or the climate emergency, the consequences are almost always most devastating for the poorest. These global threats often exacerbate local crises relating to fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV). The result is an ever-increasing number of families forced...
Country: World
Source: Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies
Please refer to the attached files.
Financing for education in emergencies coming up short in the wake of COVID-19
Time to reinvest to meet growing educational needs
Geneva, 16 June...
The lives of most Congolese have not improved since the Congo Wars ended 20 years ago. Persistent conflict and slow economic progress caused living standards to decline year after year. Most people (73%) live on less than $1.90 a day, and, in 2020, there were 20 million more poor citizens than in 2003. Population growth, combined with weak economic...
Country: Ethiopia
Source: UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNESCO has enhanced the effective coordination, data production and policy Development in emergency response in Ethiopia through the programme The Education Cannot Wait-
Country: Ukraine
Sources: Centre for Sustainable Peace and Democratic Development, UN Children's Fund
Please refer to the attached file.
1. Executive Summary
The main aim of the present study is to provide insight into how effective the “Safe and Child-Friendly...
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Enhancing effective Coordination, Data Production and Policy Development for Education in Emergency response in Ethiopia - Ethiopia ReliefWeb
On behalf of The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action and the Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies, Porticus, the Elevate Children Funders Group, and the International Education Funders Group invite you to the launch of:
In 2020, schools around the world closed their doors to students in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic....
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Advocacy Brief Bridging the Gap: Strengthening the Evidence Base for Gender-Responsive Education in Emergencies
INTRODUCTION The impact and experience of emergency situations is profoundly different for women and girls than for men...
By Jenny Perlman Robinson, Chantale Kallas, Maya Elliott, Heidi Rosbe, Hebah FodaLearning starts long before most children enter school, and research has shown that play-based learning is linked to improved education and developmental outcomes that expand far beyond the early years. Yet supportive, safe opportunities to learn through play are often...
Date: 7 Jun 2022
Time: 11:00am - 1:30pm
Event Type: Forum
The BAICE funded forum is a part of a series on Teaching and Learning Comparative and International Education (CIE) during Global Emergencies and Uncertainties. This event will bring together comparative education experts from China and the UK to explore the impact...
Sarah Dryden-Peterson is delighted to be in conversation about Right Where We Belong. We hope you can join to discuss bold ideas about how to ensure that all displaced young people have access to learning that enables them to feel a sense of belonging and prepares them to help build more peaceful and equitable futures.If you are interested...
(Beirut) – Donor governments should address the unprecedented education crisis in Lebanon at the funding conference on May 10, 2022, in Brussels, the Center for Lebanese Studies and Human Rights Watch said today. Public schools for hundreds of thousands of Lebanese and Syrian students have largely been closed for the last three school years. Donors...
Country: South Sudan
Sources: UN Children's Fund, Save the Children, Education Cluster
Please refer to the attached file.
1.0. Introduction
The attacks on education occurred in South Sudan throughout and across the country resulting to damaging of...
Low learning levels are putting the future of Iraqi children and, as a result, the future of the whole country at risk. The development of human capital, necessary for sustainable economic growth, has been in decline for years. An early grade reading assessment (EGRA) found the vast majority of students in grades 2 and 3 did not comprehend age-appropriate...
Published by Secondary Education Working Group Written by Alessio Baldaccini, UNHCR; Giti Carli Mohn, UNICEF; Rachael Lumley, Plan International Levels of Learning - Secondary Education Globally, nearly 200 million lower- and upper-secondary age adolescent girls and boys are out of school, with many never having started or...
Before COVID-19, we promoted evidence highlighting how skilled teachers are the strongest school-level predictor of child and adolescent learning. We also emphasized the correlation between teacher well-being and children and adolescents’ own social and emotional development and mental health. While these facts remain true, COVID-19 has helped us realize...
The European Commission has provided policy guidance for EU Member States outlining key principles and practices supporting the inclusion of Ukrainian refugee children, young people and educators in schools, based on previous experience. The guidance document presents suggestions to Member States....
The education sector in Iraq has struggled for decades as a result of sanctions imposed on the country following its invasion of Kuwait in 1991 and then later, during the American-led invasion and subsequent occupation in 2003. The flare-up of violence following the incursion of the Islamic State (IS) between 2014 and 2017 further exacerbated these...
Country: World
Source: Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies
Please refer to the attached files.
The INEE Gender Training Manual is intended to orient education practitioners to the INEE Guidance Note on Gender: Gender Equality in and through...
Country: World
Source: Jesuit Refugee Service
Please refer to the attached file.
Jesuit Refugee Service/USA Releases Policy Brief on Refugee Higher Education
Today, only 5 percent of refugee students around the world have access to post-secondary...
Country: occupied Palestinian territory
Sources: Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack, Education Cluster
Please refer to the attached file.
Summary
This case study highlights some of the effects of violence on education in Palestine...
Published by G7 2022 Education Advocacy Working Group Human Rights and Children's Rights COVID-19, climate-induced disasters, the Afghanistan crisis, the Ukraine con ict, and other forgotten crises – threats against global stability and security are at extraordinary highs and projected to worsen.
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Country: World
Sources: Citizens towards Overseas Disaster Emergency, Associazione Volontari per il Servizio Internazionale, Amnesty International, Adventist Development and Relief Agency International, War Child International, ZOA, Sightsavers, World Food Programme, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UN Children's...
This Blog Post is contributed by Olena Shevtsova, Deputy Director of Administrative Directorate, State Statistics Service of Ukraine and Anastasiia Fitisova, Durable Solutions Project Coordinator, Danish Refugee Council in Ukraine as part of the NORRAG Blog Series on Missing Education Data which aims to further explore six themes that emerged from the...
Country: Yemen
Sources: Norwegian Refugee Council, UN Children's Fund, Education Cluster, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), Building Foundation for Development
Please refer to the attached file.
Introduction
Yemen remains the world’s largest humanitarian...
