Education Cannot Wait: Plan, Prioritize, Protect Education in Crisis-Affected Contexts
In September 2012, over 20 government and global humanitarian, development and education leaders representing Ministries of Education, UN agencies, key funding partners, the private sector and NGOs came together to validate the Education Cannot Wait: Call to Action.
They called for urgent action on three fronts to ensure children and youth in situations of conflict and humanitarian emergencies do not forfeit their right to a quality education:
- Plan for emergency prevention, preparedness and response in education sector plans and budgets;
- Prioritize education in emergencies by increasing the education share of humanitarian funding from 2% to 4%
- Protect children, teachers and education facilities from attacks.
On 23 September 2013 global leaders will gather again in the context of the UN General Assembly, to assess progress and identify shortfalls on the Call to Action in the preceding year. We will discuss opportunities for collaboration with a focus on adopting commitments to accelerate the realization of Education Cannot Wait objectives, in particular to take action to reverse negative trends affecting the provision and protection of education in situations of conflict and emergency.