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Shining a much-needed spotlight on the education needs of internally displa

Shining a much-needed spotlight on the education needs of internally displaced children After a year of the COVID-19 education emergency, we must not forget that the pandemic has intensified the massive challenges millions of children affected by conflict and displacement already faced in accessing safe learning opportunities . Internally displaced children – who have been forced to flee from their home but remain within their country – face numerous barriers in accessing education. While international migration and refugees make the headlines and are prominent in global debates, internal displacement is rarely viewed with the same political urgency. Our new report Action Towards Increased Quality Education for Internally Displaced Children shines a much-needed spotlight on these children’s learning and wellbeing needs. It calls for urgent action aligned with 12 recommendations. 

INEE Minimum Standards Indicator Framework [EN/FR/ES/AR/PT] - World

INEE Minimum Standards Indicator Framework [EN/AR/PT] - World

Collaboration Across Child Protection in Humanitarian Action and Education in Emergencies - World

Collaboration Across Child Protection in Humanitarian Action and Education in Emergencies Format Introduction Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (CPHA) and Education in Emergencies (EiE) are highly complementary areas of humanitarian response. Conceptually, programmatically, and operationally the two sectors have much in common: both are child focused, both are priorities for affected populations, and, through collaboration, they can reinforce each other’s sectoral outcomes. Many humanitarian and development actors have recognised this interdependence, and have developed guidance for practitioners, as well as laying out policies and procedures that promote integrated or joint programming across the two sectors, such as Save the Children’s Safe Schools Common Approach; IRC’s Safe Healing & Learning Spaces, and NRC’s Better Learning Programme. INEE & The Alliance, as well as the Global Education Cluster (GEC) and the Child Protection Area of Responsibility (CPAoR) have

Launch of the Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies – a Catalyst for Change

GENEVA, Jan 25 2021 - Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the Global Education Cluster (GEC), the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE), Switzerland, UNICEF, the University of Geneva, UNESCO and UNHCR are delighted to announce the launch of the Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies. The Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies is an ambitious commitment towards the realisation of the right to education for crisis-affected and displaced children and youth and comes at a time of unprecedented humanitarian needs. Of the world’s approximately 257 million primary and secondary school-age children out of school, 127 million live in countries affected by emergencies. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated this situation. We are witnessing a global crisis in which children and youth are at heightened risk of losing years of education.