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The INEE Blog is an open space for sharing opinions, resources, developments, and discussions on topics relevant to education in emergencies. It is a place to engage the INEE community and raise awareness about issues important to our field of work. INEE publishes blog posts in Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish.

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Note: The opinions expressed in the blog posts included here are those of the respective authors; they do not necessarily reflect the opinions of INEE or its members.

[New Report] Refugee education during COVID-19: Crisis and opportunity

Written by
INEE Advocacy Working Group
Published by
Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE)
Published

This report synthesises the outcomes of five INEE refugee round table events, held in July 2020, highlighting challenges and recommendations, and giving voice to young refugees.

One year on from the Global Refugee Forum, progress on education for refugees is under threat by COVID-19.

Written by
Emma Wagner
Published by
Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE)
Published

As we mark one year on from the Global Refugee Forum, we must not lose sight of the global commitment made in the Global Compact on Refugees to get all children in school and learning within a few months of their displacement, including the responsibility the international community shares to enact this promise with refugee hosting countries.

Adapting Right To Play education programs to address gender inequalities during COVID-19

Written by
Aamina Qadir Adham, Right To Play International
Published by
Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE)
Published

Right To Play is working to ensure that girls' rights to education and protection are not permanently reversed during the COVID-19 pandemic through their Gender Responsive Education and Transformation (GREAT) project in Mozambique, Rwanda and Ghana.

World Arabic Language Day

Written by
Ayman Qwaider
Published by
Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE)
Published

On the occasion of World Arabic Language Day, we want to acknowledge the important role that the INEE Arabic Language Community plays in facilitating knowledge and making connections with community educators, teachers, and parents working in education in emergencies (EiE) contexts.

New INEE Reference Group to drive reforms and set global standards for EiE data

Written by
Sébastien Hine, Dr. Christian Stoff, Dr. Silvia Montoya, Dr. Anne Smiley, Patrick Montjouridès, Sonja Anderson
Published by
Education Cannot Wait (ECW)
FHI360
Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE)
NORRAG
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organziation (UNESCO)
Published

INEE, ECW, and the UIS have launched a new reference group on education in emergencies (EiE) data aimed at tackling some of the sectoral challenges in EiE data collection, storage, sharing, and use.

We Need to Start Talking about Race, Power, and Privilege in the Education in Emergencies Sector

Written by
Jess Oddy
Published by
Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE)
Published

More than ever, education needs to be centred around racial equity, yet bar the INEE Statement on Anti-Racism and Racial Equity, released in October, there are few if any resources, articles, inter-agency working groups, or toolkits reflecting on how racism shows up in EiE.

Move girls’ education out of the line of fire!

Written by
Maleiha Malik and Mary Joy Pigozzi, PhD.
Published by
Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE)
Published

Education can uplift communities and help build just, equal, inclusive and peaceful societies. Yet over 130 million girls worldwide were out of school before the pandemic, and 11 million girls may not return to school this year due to the health crisis, putting them at risk of adolescent pregnancy, early and forced marriage, and violence.

INEE Member Voices: Cleopatra Chipuriro, Afghanistan (ENG)

Written by
Cleopatra Chipuriro
Published by
Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE)
Published

This story from Cleopatra Chipuriro on the value of INEE, was collected as part of INEE's 20th Anniversary commemoration to highlight how education in the midst of crisis and upheaval has made a difference for our members and those they work with (learners, youth, teachers, caregivers, etc.).

INEE Member Voices: Ali Iskan, Syria (ARA)

Written by
Ali Iskan
Published

This story from Ali Iskan on the value of INEE, was collected as part of INEE's 20th Anniversary commemoration to highlight how education in the midst of crisis and upheaval has made a difference for our members and those they work with (learners, youth, teachers, caregivers, etc.).