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“I used to feel different. I’d wonder why the children I play with could read and write while I couldn’t,” says Ameer, 15, from rural Homs, central Syria, reflecting on his childhood. Ameer, the second among his five siblings, was born blind.

Ameer was eager to learn since early age. Raised by a loving family, his parents tried to enroll him in school when he reached school age. With the ongoing conflict there were delays and Ameer ended up starting school a year late. In 2014, he started Grade 1 and was also registered at the Blind Care Association, local NGO in the city.

Gracias al proyecto “La educación no puede esperar”, que realiza World Vision junto a Education Cannot Wait (ECW), se realizó la entrega de uniformes escolares para estudiantes en modalidad de aceleración de aprendizaje en 4 instituciones en el departamento de Norte de Santander.

Cerca de  160 niños y niñas migrantes venezolanos, retornados colombianos y comunidad de acogida,, entre los 9 y 14 años, fueron beneficiados con esta donación que busca promover la permanencia, la integración e igualdad de condiciones al interior de la institución educativa.

Tunisie Tribune (5.000 attaques ciblant les écoles)- Les attaques armées contre les écoles sont de plus en plus nombreuses, a indiqué mercredi une agence onusienne relevant que ces assauts contre l’éducation ont augmenté dans le monde entier pendant la pandémie de Covid-19.

Selon un rapport publié ce 1er juin par la Coalition mondiale pour protéger l’éducation contre les attaques (GCPEA), plus de 9.000 élèves, enseignants et universitaires ont été blessés ou tués au cours des deux dernières années.

Armed attacks on schools are on the rise, a UN agency said on Wednesday, noting that such attacks on education have increased around the world during the Covid-19 pandemic.

According to a report published on June 1 by the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA), more than 9,000 students, teachers and scholars have been injured or killed in the past two years.

Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the United Nations (UN) global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises have announced a new $2 million grant to address insecurity, school closures and escalating refugee crisis in Niger.

The new investment which will be delivered by the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) with local strategic partners, will reach 22,000 girls and boys impacted by instability, displacement and school closures in the border region with Nigeria.

(New York) – More than 9,000 students, teachers, and academics were harmed, injured, or killed in attacks on education during armed conflict over the past two years, according to Education under Attack 2022, a 265-page report published today by the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA). More than 5,000 separate attacks on education facilities, students, and educators, or incidents of military use, took place in 2020 and 2021, a significant increase over the previous two years.

NEW YORK, JUNE 1: Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, on Wednesday announced $2 million grant in financing for a new education in emergencies response that will reach 22,000 children and adolescents impacted by instability and the growing refugee crisis in Niger.

The new investment will be delivered by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) with local strategic partners and will address the impact of insecurity on the closure of schools and the endangerment of out-of-school children in the Maradi and Tahoua regions of Niger.

In an interview with Tec Review, he explains the consequences that the pandemic has left on education and how the gap has widened in the poorest countries.

Las crisis migratorias en América Latina y el Caribe han dejado en vulnerabilidad a niños, niñas y adolescentes migrantes, refugiados y desplazados que no cuentan con las condiciones mínimas para su desarrollo social, no tienen acceso a servicios de salud, protección y educación. El rechazo y la discriminación a los que se enfrentan son causantes en muchos casos de depresión, baja autoestima y miedo para afrontar los nuevos entornos en los que viven. 

Kebba Omar Jajursey, national coordinator of EFANet, has urged the government of The Gambia to consider increasing the size of the education budget to meet the global and continental target of 20% of the domestic financing.

Jarjusey made these remarks on Saturday during the Global Action Week for Education (GAWE) 2022 commemoration organized by Education For All campaign Network in The Gambia (EFANet) held in LRR.

With leaders gathering at this year’s World Economic Forum, it’s time to prioritize the impact investments in education bring to businesses, economies and beyond.

As all eyes turn to this week’s World Economic Forum in Davos, we call on world leaders and world-leading businesses to put education at the heart our global social and economic agenda.

Against a backdrop of ongoing social changes, education is becoming increasingly important for success in life. But with disasters, pandemics, armed conflicts, and political crises forcing children out of school, a future of success is often placed far out of reach.

Despite data showing the number of children living in the deadliest war zones rising by nearly 20 percent, according to Stop the War on Children: A Crisis of Recruitment 2021 report, education in emergencies is a chronically underfunded aspect of humanitarian aid.